Chapter 2

I tagged several more staff in the group chat who also had the same kind of rare blood as Chloe.

[@ZoeSmith @JakeMartinez, aren't you both RH-Negatives too? Why aren't you going?]

[Or are you both into Chloe too?]

RH-Negative blood had always been precious. If they had been willing to go, they would not have been stirring things up in the group chat. The moment they saw that, they panicked and quickly argued back.

[Exactly. Why should we be forced to donate?]

[I was planning to donate at first, but after hearing what you people said, I don't want to anymore. I don't want to be accused of being a creep with some hidden agenda for Chloe. Gross!]

[The blood is part of my body. I'll donate if I want to, and I won't if I don't. What does it have to do with you?]

The two of them pushed back one after another.

[I've seen in the group that Professor Liam has donated blood for free many times earlier. He isn't someone who would take advantage of someone in trouble. He must be quite ill now, that's why he isn't going. What right do you have to guilt-trip him like this?]

[Exactly. What if the donation affects his health? Who's going to take responsibility for that?]

Jake even tagged Chloe directly.

[@ChloeSmith, even if you want Professor Liam to donate his blood, you can't ruin his reputation and spread rumors about him like this. No one would be generous if you do that.]

As soon as she said that, Chloe sent a voice message, her voice full of grief and anger, "Professor, you like me. You've harassed me for so long, and I'm finally willing to give you a chance. What else can you possibly be unhappy about?"

I sneered as I replied: [I love my wife very much. I'm not blind to fall for someone like you!]

After a long while, Chloe stopped messaging the group chat.

I let out a sigh of relief, but the weight in my chest still remained.

Everything had only just begun.

Eventually, a volunteer donated enough blood to Chloe. Once she was out of danger, the first thing she did was call me. "You've lost your chance now, Liam Connor. It's too late to regret it."

I scoffed and answered without giving her any courtesy. "Whoever saved you has terrible judgment. They shouldn't have saved an ingrate like you."

"Are you lashing out because I hit a nerve?" Chloe growled over the phone in annoyance. "Don't think you can hide those filthy thoughts you have. You can stop the act already!"

I froze, becoming somewhat confused. What made her so confident exactly?

Chloe went on, her voice filled with arrogance and smugness. "You like asking me questions in class. You've always cared about whether I understood the lesson. You even care about my family. Isn't all of that because you wanted me?"

I was so furious that I laughed. "I'm your professor. It's perfectly normal for me to ask students questions in class. Not to mention your parents called the college several times and demanded that you drop out already. As your professor, of course I had to find out why."

But Chloe only laughed in contempt. "I don't believe you can be that kind. I know how old men like you think better than anyone. I'm so young and beautiful. It's normal for you to want me. If you want me to be with you, fine. You'll have to make me an offer that satisfies me."

Her greedy tone made me sick.

I looked up and forced down the chill in my chest. "What makes you that confident? Everyone in class knows you don't shower and that you stink. Even your roommates avoid you. I'm a neat freak, and my standards aren't that low. If students hadn't kept complaining that you were bothering them, did you really think I'd waste my time on you?"

My words were cruel, and Chloe was so angry that her breathing turned heavy. "You're a professor! How can you say something like that?!"

"So what?" I gritted my teeth and hit back at her. "I'm a professor and I teach and guide students, true. However, I'm also human. Since you've already slandered me like this out in the open, why do you think that I should have even a hint of patience with you?"

Chloe was so furious that she cursed me out loud, the words she used were so filthy that I could not stand it. I quickly hung up after that.

Sensing how angry she was, my mood improved greatly.