The department chair, who had been hiding on the sidelines and pretending not to notice the chaos, finally rushed forward to do damage control.
"Mr. Westbrook, we will absolutely take this matter seriously," he said. "We will make sure you and Miss Sutton receive a proper explanation."
"I'm not the one you owe an explanation to." Julian pointed at me. "She is."
The department chair immediately turned to face me and put on an awkward, overly eager smile.
"Miss Sutton, we are truly sorry for what happened today," he said. "The academic advisor's conduct reflects a serious failure in his professional responsibilities. We will launch an internal investigation immediately."
"There's no need to go through all that trouble," I said.
The department chair froze.
I looked at Mark.
He stood t
