Chapter 101

Before he could finish laughing, Anna shot him a sharp look. She raised an eyebrow, tilted her head slightly, and asked with mock innocence, "Tom, are you having a seizure or something?" Tom's grin froze instantly. Honestly, it wasn't exactly her coming to his defense—just a random jab, really—but Julian still felt a strange warmth in his chest. He curled his fingers, flicked her forehead gently, and asked, "Feeling this cheerful means you think you did well?" "Oh, absolutely." Anna gave a smug little smirk, clearly riding high. "Just wait, the drama's about to start." ... The test was written and graded on the spot. Even though Anna had a good feeling about it, the wait felt like forever. A female professor was marking the papers, and the way she looked at Anna while doing it made the pressure skyrocket. Crap. Did she just totally bomb this without realizing? Julian was sitting quietly next to her, reading some thick book. Anna was a bundle of nerves, instinctively leaning over to pee