Chapter Fifty Nine

NINA

I continue with my usual routine. Practicing the diorama presentation, attending school, studying and rejecting Clarence's invitation to hang out after class.

He seems moody each time I turn tail to the opposite direction right when he starts mentioning going out together.

Something tells me he doesn't buy my bluff about Gene.

But at home, after that night, I am often feeling so nervous being around Luca that I asked him to take a break and would like to self-study instead.

Not even a mere mention of my strange behavior that evening.

At first Luca is upset and tells me that I still needed “guidance” but seeing that I am serious about my studies, he finally concedes.

“If I see your grades dropping again, mark my words I’ll quit being a CEO if you won’t graduate!” He grins after that sudden declaration.

And I know he isn’t joking when he declares such things.

So, not only do I have to do the self-studying on my own—thanks to my irrational behavior around him—I have to do well or el