All Chapters of My Contract Love Story : Chapter 101 - Chapter 108

Ashleigh adjusted the strap of her bag as she walked into her department, trying to keep her shoulders straight and her head high despite her nerves. Stiil, the buzz that erupted as she entered the class told her the news had already spread farther than she expected. The article Arthur sent this morning was now the latest buzz on campus.HOT: Ashleigh Hartman Spotted on Campus Yesterday with Security Detail! Click Here to Read the Full Article…The headline still echoed in her mind, she was unable to think of anything else after she finished reading it. Her heart pounded harder with every scroll as photos of her arrival, a blurry video of Tristan and Jake flanking her near the hostel. They speculated about her “wealthy sponsor”, giving theories about why she suddenly had so much security when she'd gone unnoticed in the first few weeks on campus. One paragraph even hinted that she was in “protective custody,” though it didn’t say what reason.Although the article didn’t mention Ad

“The battle stage is set and the stakes are high as Ashleigh Hartman fights to retain her number one spot on the Biochemistry competition team at the showcase next week,” Arthur read aloud from his phone, pacing the narrow study room with a dramatic flair. “The department has come to this decision after her reinstatement into the competition team was not well received by her colleagues, who claim a breach of trust still exists and remains unresolved since the infamous Robinetter bash…”“Enough,” Damien snapped, tugging Arthur down into a seat with a glare. “If you’re not going to stop reading trash blogs and help us out, then leave.”Arthur huffed, rolling his eyes. “Relax. Just trying to lighten the mood. Besides, I think you have helped yourself into a grave. You two have been trapped in here like caffeine-fueled zombies all week. Do you two even remember what the sun looks like?”Ashleigh didn’t respond. Her fingers drummed anxiously on the textbook in front of her, eyes red and t

The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead in a steady, sterile rhythm in the cavernous study lounge at Alana’s off-campus penthouse. A sleek black table sat at the center of the room, cluttered with biochemistry textbooks, scattered notes, and half-built protein models. In front of the digital whiteboard stood a middle-aged man, gesturing as he explained complex metabolic pathways. Alana sat poised at the head of the table in a black turtleneck and perfectly tailored jeans, twirling a pen between her fingers. Her eyes skimmed the tangled diagram of the TCA cycle projected onto the screen.Her friends, however, were less involved in the study session.Diane lounged on Cameron’s lap, murmuring sweet nothings into his ear while Samantha barely looked up from her phone. The tutor tried to ignore the distractions, sticking to what he was paid to do, but their apathy was painfully difficult to miss.“Alright,” he said, raising his voice to grab their attention, “pop quiz time.”The screen chan

Adrian’s eyes moved slowly across the breakfast spread. He didn’t speak at first, which made Ashleigh fidget beside him.“It’s… not too much, right?” she asked, watching his expression for any flicker of disapproval.He turned to her finally, his voice low and unreadable. “You did all this?”“I had help,” she admitted quickly. “Chef Larry did the heavy lifting by making sure I didn’t ruin the dough the third time.”His brow lifted slightly at her words, the edge of his lips twitched upward. “You made the bread?”“Yeah, but this is the third one. The other two tried to eat the counter.”A soft chuckle escaped him, catching her off guard. It wasn’t often Adrian laughed, and even rarer for it to sound so unguarded and gentle.“You didn’t have to do all this,” he said after a moment, his tone soft. “You’ve been exhausted lately with College, so it’s best you rest even more.”Ashleigh sat fully beside him, folding her hands in her lap. “I almost didn’t. But then I was told that you haven’t