Chapter 264: The Proposal

**Thelma Zane’s POV** Monday. In my mind, I still felt like I was on a short summer vacation from school. But as I approached the new building, reality confronted me. This wasn’t the school I remembered. Where were the simple, green academic buildings of Sivir Academy? Instead, before me stood an impressive complex of classical Baroque-style architecture, grand and opulent. “This is Sivir Academy?” I asked in disbelief. Dorothy, ever confident, slung an arm around my shoulder. “It is. I had the same reaction when I first saw it. You’ll get used to it.” “Are you sure we didn’t come to the wrong place? Did Sivir Academy get bought out and turned into an elite institution?” Dorothy laughed. “Of course not. Don’t you remember? Adele and her plant army destroyed the original campus. After the damage, the construction team decided it was safer to rebuild from scratch. And His Majesty approved adding a significant piece of royal land to expand the academy. Now, the campus is