back of a yellow ca

the iron gates of Columbia Univer

her wallet into her bag, and p

ots hit the pavem

gainst the brick wall near the dormitor

ped the cigarette onto the concrete and

, affectionate look onto his fa

revor said, reac

to grab h

hit her stomach. She twisted her torso sharp

ch me," sh

ase. What happened with Kenzie was a mistake. It wa

ut a harsh, h

id for the room at The Plaza Hotel using my secondary

fake affection vanished, re

, I wouldn't have looked elsewhere!" Trevor shot back, stepping cl

victim-blaming made the bl

as cold as the

hand out of her he

front of his face, ext

ding band caught the d

t the ring. His

d. "Did you buy a prop ring t

t him with absol

llison announced. Her voice didn't shak

s head back and

ve ever heard in my life," Trevor moc

rs of the dormitory

torme

ffee with a double shot of espresso. The ice cub

stride, Zoe swung

cup of freezing coffee directly ont

olently over the white leather an

scream. He jumped backward, fr

screamed at Zoe, his face

ned to the growing crowd of s

ngs. "This guy is a cheating loser who uses his

acks. They pointed at Trevor's ruined shoes and imme

humiliation. He looked around wi

lison, his eyes

g me, Allison," Trevor threaten

pulled out her phone and started diali

turned around, and sprinted away down the sidewalk. His

d Allison'

her eyes wide with shock as she inspecte

p," Zoe w

iped her student ID card at the doo

and stepped into the cram

d shut, seali

ed to this?" Zoe demanded, her eye

y, staring at the floor numbers ticking upward. "My lawyer intr

nged and stoppe

d down the long hallway li

the subject, her en

at blew up the department today?" Zo

drifting back to the corporate audi

hed. "Everyone says he looks like a Hollywood acto

ndedly. She didn't care

in close, "his last name is Dillard. And so

e on the brass door

specific, very sensit

ll

s name was E

l agreement. His resume was a relentless timeline of investment banking, hedge funds, and private equity. There was absolutely zero mention of any academic experi

he door open, completely unaware