Aaron reached up to rub his arm and said, "I overheard Selena talking to Aveline on the phone. She sounds pretty certain. What did you do to make her want to leave Cloudflare City?" But he received no answer; Lucas hung up on him abruptly.

"What a temper!" Aaron commented, setting his phone aside and leaning back against the headboard.

"Selena!" He called out loudly, immediately feeling dizzy and unwell.

A moment later, Selena pushed the door open and poked her head in. "What is it?"

Aaron, half-squinting, said, "Add me to your messe: owner of this content.

keep shouting; it gives me a headache."

Selena replied, "You could just call me."

Aaron said, "That's too much trouble."

Selena was speechless.

contact. I don't want to

She gave him a perplexed look, unable to understand why he found calling her more troublesome than opening WhatsApp to send a message. What had gotten into him this time?

But, remembering that she only had a week left with him, she decided not to argue. She walked in and added him as a contact.

Aaron glanced at her profile picture and suddenly asked, "Do you like snow?"

Selena's expression froze, cursing silently. She had forgotten to change her profile picture!

Both her main and secondary accounts had snow-themed avatars!

"Uh, yes, I'm from the south and have never seen snow," Selena lied smoothly.

She had seen snow. She had witnessed it while watching the Northern Lights in the Arctic.

Aaron scoffed lightly. "You haven't seen much of the world, have you?"

Selena's face turned cold. "Mind your own business!"

With that, she turned and walked away.

Aaron didn't make things difficult for her and instead opened another WhatsApp chat window.

Aaron texted, "Hey Snow, with a name like that, do you like snow?"

After leaving the room, Selena received a message on her secondary account. She glanced at it, smirked, and headed into the kitchen, ready to dig deeper.

Snow replied, "Yes, Aaron. I'm from the south, and my biggest dream since childhood has been to see snow and build a snowman. It would be so romantic. And if I could do it with you, it would be even better!" Then she sent a shy emoji.

Aaron responded, "Are you getting a break soon? It's

wing up north this time of year. You should go see it. Take some photos for me when you're there. I'd love to see them."

Snow texted, "Yes, my break is coming up, but the north is too far. I'll have to work part-time during the break to pay for my tuition, so I won't be able to take beautiful snow photos for you."

Aaron replied, "I'll transfer you ten thousand dollars. You go see the snow there, and I'll handle the rest."

Snow texted, "Aaron, you're so kind. I've never met anyone as good as you..."

Aaron responded, "Just remember to take photos for me."

Snow texted, "I'll work hard to earn the money to go. I can't take your money."

Aaron replied, "Be good, or I'll be upset."

Snow texted, "Aaron, don't be mad. I'll accept it."

She accepted the transfer and sent a heart emoji in response.

Selena smirked.

Ha!

This man usually seems so shrewd, but the moment he encountered a female college student, he lost all sense of direction. What a naive fool!

"What are you laughing about?"

At that moment, Aaron's voice suddenly came from behind her.

Startled, Selena dropped her phone, which landed screen up on the floor. Aaron instinctively glanced down at it!

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