NovelXXXChapter 293 It was the first tHastings had ever been publicly embarrassed like this, and his face immediately darkened.
But he knew full well that he'd been in the wrong-he had misunderstood her. Though his expression remained stern, he finally lowered his head. "I'm sorry, miss. I didn't have all the facts." Hastings thought that would be the end of it.
He hadn't counted on the girl pushing further.
"Mr. Cooper, could you speak up, please? I can hardly hear you." Citrine pointed to her own cheek, glancing around at the other students with a look of wounded innocence.
"Oh my god, she's still bleeding, and Mr. Cooper just won't admit he was out of line." "Seriously, I'm with Citrine on this one." "Mr. Cooper was way too rough." "How could he scratch her face like that?" The murmurs grew louder and louder as the crowd watched.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWith his jaw set, Hastings finally raised his voice so that everyone could hear. "Miss, I'm sorry. I didn't have all the facts and I misjudged you." This time, his apology rang out clearly across the room.
And so, a morning packed with ended with Hastings' public apology.
By lunchtime, Citrine was heading to the campus dining hall with Ingrid and Lisa.
As they walked, the three girls grumbled about the morning's events.
"I must have been out of my mind to think Hastings was a heartthrob," Ingrid said, still rubbing her sore arm. "Right? He's a total nightmare. I bet he'll make our lives miserable from now on," Lisa chimed in, then turned to Citrine, eyes wide with admiration. "By the way, Citrine, you were honestly amazing back there!" Ingrid burst out laughing. "God, just thinking about the look on Hastings' face when he had to eat his words- priceless! He totally had it coming." Citrine grinned. "I can't deny, it was pretty satisfying." Once inside the cafeteria, the girls split up to grab their favorite food.
Citrine picked up her tray and found an empty table to sit at.
Just as she sat down, a gentle voice called her name.
"Citrine." She looked up, startled, to see a familiar face.
"Sebastian Vesper." She hadn't expected to run into him here.
"Mind if I join you?" Sebastian asked, gesturing to the seat across from her, tray in hand.
Citrine nodded, smiling. "Of course." Sebastian had just settled in when Ingrid and the others returned.
Citrine introduced them. "These are my roommates-Ingrid, Lisa, and Jane."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThen, turning to her friends, she hesitated, searching for the right words to describe her connection with Sebastian. She didn't really know what they were to each other.
Before she could figure it out, diny Sebastian stepped in with an easy. smile. "I'm Sebastian, a friend of Citrine's. Nice to meet you all." "Nice to meet you!" the three girls chorused.
They exchanged glances, shooting Citrine curious looks, then peeking at looks, then Sebastian. It was obvious they were dying to gossip. Ingrid was already mentally shipping the two of them.
She grinned, barely holding back laughter. "A friend, huh? You two must have a lot to catch up on.' "We'll let you chat," she added, giving Lisa and Jane a knowing look.
The three girls wandered off to a window seat, but kept sneaking glances back at Citrine and Sebastian.
Once they were gone, Sebastian leaned in a little, lowering his voice. "So, we're just friends?" Citrine looked up at him. "Of course we are." He feigned a hurt expression and teased, "You hesitated back there. For a moment, I thought maybe we weren't even friends."
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