"!!!"
Zoe Rhodes's head shot up. "No, of course not."
She denied it instinctively.
Julian Bennett reached out, pointing from a distance at the bracelet on her wrist. "I think I've seen that before."
"..."
Zoe Rhodes's brow twitched. 'Our last meeting was so rushed, and Julian Bennett seemed so hyper. How could he possibly have gotten a clear look at my bracelet?'
'No way, right?'
'Could it be... he's trying to trick me!'
Julian Bennett scanned her features again. The more he looked, the more familiar she seemed.
He'd met very few women recently, especially ones around Zoe Rhodes's age.
For one to leave an impression, he must have met them up close.
'So, where was it?'
He had only come to Capella for the start of the school year. Before that, toward the end of the break, his grandfather had kept a tight leash on him, so he never had a chance to leave Porten. He'd spent most of his time at home, occasionally accompanying his grandfather to a few banquets.
