A Poor Scholarship Girl Tutored the Heir She Couldn’t Stand — Then He Became the Man She Never Expected to Love
Chapter 12
The tutoring room at Westbridge University remained on the campus after renovations.
Adrian occasionally visited.
One afternoon, he saw a student sitting alone.
She was working three jobs.
Her scholarship covered tuition but not living expenses.
Adrian recognized the look immediately.
Fear.
Exhaustion.
Determination.
He sat beside her.
“Need help?”
She looked surprised.
“I’m okay.”
“You don’t have to say that.”
She laughed.
“How do you know?”
“Because I used to.”
He told her about Sophia.
Not everything.
Just enough.
The student listened.
“How did it end?”
Adrian smiled.
“I married her.”
The student laughed.
“Seriously?”
“Very.”
“Was she rich?”
“No.”
“What happened?”
“I learned she was worth more than anything money could buy.”
The student smiled.
“That’s actually nice.”
Adrian stood.
“Keep working.”
She looked at him.
“Why do you care?”
He remembered Sophia’s answer from years earlier.
Because someone once cared about me.
He smiled.
“Because I know what it’s like when one person decides you’re worth helping.”
