Chapter 1816

When Aurelia heard James's voice, she groggily opened her eyes. She had fallen asleep earlier, overcome by exhaustion. Without realizing it, the clock had already struck 3:00 pm. Cyrus, sitting next to her, had purposely refrained from waking her up. Aurelia shot Cyrus a glare the moment she stirred. She'd told him countless times to wake her if a teacher came near, but he'd ignored her request, clearly enjoying the chance to see her caught off guard. "I know you're good at studying, but that doesn't mean you can slack off," James said, then added, "Come to my office after class. I need to talk to you." Without waiting for a response, he turned and left the classroom. As the door closed behind him, the bell rang. "Again with the office summons. Mr. Berkley really does seem to have it out for me," Aurelia muttered as she reluctantly packed her bag. "Well, you do have a habit of sleeping through chemistry. Even if you don't like the subject, you should at least pretend to