Lucy’s Pov
“Are these the words of a teacher… or of a man in love with his student?”
The boardroom went dead silent. My eyes darted to Adrian as my breath caught in my throat. Nothing was visible on his face, but his posture's stillness conveyed that he was carefully considering every word.
The grey-haired board member leaned forward, lips curling. “Well? Do you deny it, Professor Wolfe?”
My heart hammered painfully. Say something. Please, Adrian, say something.
Adrian finally spoke, his voice calm but sharp enough to slice through the tension. “What you are asking of me is irrelevant. The important thing is that I will not remain silent while a student is falsely accused and dehumanised.”
Whispers swept across the table. In her seat across from me, Samantha grinned, her eyes gleamin
