Chapter 25

After the orientation ceremony ended, Adonis saw Rosalind's family off and turned back toward the university campus. Just as he reached the entrance, he looked up and found himself staring into a pair of familiar eyes. For some inexplicable reason, now that he'd completely let go of Meredith, seeing her again always made him feel a pang of guilt. He would feel like a child being caught doing something wrong by a strict parent. It was the same feeling he'd had when he secretly gave his mom's necklace to a classmate in elementary school and got found out. He chalked it up to the natural sense of authority that came from a family elder. Adonis couldn't just pretend not to see Meredith when they came face-to-face. Hence, he steeled himself and walked over to greet her reluctantly. "What brings you here, Sis?" Meredith felt a dull ache in her chest when she saw the evasive look in his eyes. Still, she forced herself to suppress the rush of emotions and tried to sound calm as she repl