CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 22:36
Ava sat at the restaurant, her breakfast mostly untouched as she poured over the folder Miss Valle had given her. She tried to focus on the contents—internship assignments, deadlines, and evaluation criteria—but her thoughts kept drifting back to that brief moment earlier when their eyes met.
The way Miss Valle had looked at her, a hard, almost predatory glint in her eyes, made Ava uneasy. It was clear that she was in for a rough time.
Her concentration was broken when Dimitri suddenly slammed his hand down on the folder, snapping it shut. He was still chewing on his food as he gave her a disapproving look.
“I don’t like people who do something else while eating,” he said.
Ava’s jaw tightened, and she shot him a glare. “I don’t need you to l
