Chapter 60

A lot of people knew Henry was Elsie’s senior during college—and yeah, he liked her back then. But barely anyone knew they'd actually crossed paths before college. Henry was in the same class as William. One time, for a group project, he and two other guys went to William's house for a meeting. William was one of those naturally gifted types, especially in economics—teachers loved him. But for a few years, he was all “whatever,” not too serious about anything. That afternoon, he had been napping until dinner time. One of the guys got bored waiting and lit a cigarette in the living room. William came downstairs half-asleep, practically melted into the couch, totally not into the discussion. Then a car pulled into the yard. The chill, half-asleep young master suddenly kicked the guy across from him. “Put it out.” Well, it was his house. The guy stubbed the cigarette into the ashtray handed over by the maid, grumbling, “I’ve been smoking for a while. Now you care?” William didn’t bother r