[11]

"Hey, why didn't you tell me?" The girl greeted Sebastian as he opened the door. Fathia had been eagerly waiting for him as the evening approached. Or was it already night? Fathia didn't care; right now, all she wanted was to meet Sebastian and talk to him in person.

Ever since she received his message, Fathia couldn't wait to bombard the man still dressed in his formal attire with many questions. Sebastian wouldn't appreciate being bothered with trivial messages unless they were really urgent.

"What?" Sebastian asked, confused, looking at Fathia who was blinking excitedly in front of him, like a little child welcoming their father home, urgently asking for something. It had been a long time since he saw Fathia like this. Was it because he had spent too much time not being there for this lonely girl? Ah... Sebastian suddenly regretted it.

"Oh, pretending like you don't know! You're the speaker at the seminar on my campus in two days. How come?"

Sebast