After a while, the new period teacher began his lesson, his gaze not settling on Evan. Peter, who had a voice like a loudspeaker, had already informed every teacher that there was a new student in Section-A, advising them not to investigate since he had done so himself, sharing the fabricated story Rick had concocted about Evan.

Finally, the moment everyone had been anticipating arrived, and the final school bell rang. The joy on everyone's faces was palpable, especially since the math teacher had skipped class despite being at school.

James and Evan quickly packed their bags, left the classroom, and descended the stairs to the ground floor to exit the school building.

Students from every class were departing with their friends, while some lingered, chatting and packing their bags.

"So, what now as the school is over and we all are free then why don't we all go to the game parlor." James said as he looked at Evan who was walking beside him still watching the students walking around or running and teachers organizing things or control mischief children.

"No, I think we should study at home today because don't you remember that Sir Peter is administering the test tomorrow, and you're also on the list of students," he said, recalling the day's events.

"Yes, but I have my ultimate cheat code that no one would ever suspect, and with its help, I can ace the exam," James replied, while Evan didn't grasp his words but understood as he gestured towards the person he was referring to.

Indeed, it was Rey, who had the test paper and had given it to James after being bribed with some extra in-game items.

Rey agreed, but only on the condition that James would only answer half of the questions correctly and not draw attention with his cheat sheet, as getting caught would doom them both.

The reason James resorted to this, for those wondering, is because Peter was quite lax in his duties, often setting the same paper for all sections and printing it out, which they had discovered multiple times. Thus, James had become adept at it, especially since Peter was Rey's homeroom teacher and James's class period followed theirs, allowing him to receive help frequently.

But what could Evan say? He preferred not to meddle in this affair and declined the invitation to the game parlor, wishing instead to study and quickly cover the syllabus gaps.

After some insistence, they both agreed with him and decided to go their separate ways after parting.

Now alone, Evan took out his phone and opened the map to find his way home.

The map displayed his location and the route to his house.

After carefully following the directions, he reached a familiar road where he could navigate without the map.

He turned off the phone screen and began walking, trying to memorize the route to become accustomed to it for daily use, not wanting to rely on the map to get to school every day.

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Despite some minor difficulties, he eventually arrived at his building.

He noticed that the door to his aunt's apartment was slightly open. Approaching it to see if something was amiss, he entered to check.

Inside, he found his aunt deeply engrossed in watching TV on the sofa, so much so that she didn't notice him even as he came close.

"Aunt, what are you doing?" he asked, startling Rossy, who nearly fell off the sofa.

"Oh, Evan, you almost gave me a heart attack. How did you get inside?" she asked, taking deep breaths to calm herself.

"I just came from school and noticed your door was open. I thought something might have happened, so I came to check," he explained, gesturing towards the door.

"Oh, sorry Evan, I must have forgotten to close it. I got caught up watching TV. So, tell me, how was your first day at school?" she asked, explaining the reason for the open door.

"It was okay; I met some friends I made yesterday who also study there. It was kind of fun, nothing more," he replied as he sat down on the sofa next to her.

"Alright, if you say so. Your timing is perfect. Go freshen up quickly and come back for lunch. I was about to serve it to myself and Jason, as we thought you'd be late from school," Rossy said, turning off the TV and heading to the kitchen to serve the food.

"Okay, I'll be back in a few minutes," Evan said as he walked out and started towards his apartment to change.

He was just reaching his floor when he saw the girl who lived next door, whom he had seen that morning.

She was standing there, waiting for someone—perhaps him. He decided to confront her if something was wrong, believing that if he hadn't done anything, there was no reason to avoid her.

He walked towards his apartment door, ready for whatever was about to happen—and indeed, it did.

The girl spotted him and quickly approached, fearing she might miss him again if he left.

"Hey, wait! I wanted to talk to you about something," she said, causing Evan, who would normally have fled, to pause and look at her.

"What is it, miss? I don't believe we're acquainted," he replied, gripping his door, ready to enter should anything untoward occur.

"Oh, it's just that I wanted to apologize for yesterday and today. My boyfriend is quite impulsive and overly protective. He worries that other guys living nearby might... well, you understand. That's why he's been trying to secure the apartment next to mine, but his behavior has prevented it. I'm truly sorry for any inconvenience caused," she explained, bowing deeply with a remorseful expression and tone.

This made Evan realize that his decision to wait was correct, as the misunderstanding was now cleared up. He wouldn't need to avoid them anymore and could live normally until he decided to move out.

"No need to apologize; I was unaware of the situation and mistook him for a troublemaker. But rest assured, I've already forgotten his misconduct. You both don't need to worry about me interfering with your relationship, so please tell him not to be concerned," Evan responded before entering his home, leaving the girl to walk away from his door and call her boyfriend.

"Hello, darling. You know the man next to me who fled this morning? He just met with me, and I've successfully completed the first part of the plan by earning his trust. Now, I just need to proceed cautiously with the next step," she said, as laughter could be heard from the other end.

"Oh, my darling you're such a charmer as this foolish guy got into your trap like flies into the sugar syrup and didn't even get to know what happened but listen don't get carried away and do something over extra okay and quickly remove this guy from the apartment as I have already made plan how to get into the building." He said as the girl nodded and walked inside the apartment of her closing the door behind but little did, they know that someone was listening to them and use it was out part time detective Jason who was ready for their act and even recorded it to get some proof but this wasn't much and he wanted to get more so he was ready for it.