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Chapter 131

Emily's POVFinals week officially began on Monday.The university transformed overnight.The cheerful conversations disappeared.The cafés were packed before eight in the morning.The library stayed open twenty-four hours a day.Even the squirrels on campus looked stressed.Emily adjusted the strap of her backpack as she walked toward the Business School.Her first exam was in thirty minutes.Corporate Finance.The subject she understood...But never completely trusted.Her phone buzzed.Aiden Outside your building.A smile immediately found her face.---He was standing under the old oak tree near the entrance.One hand in his pocket.The other holding two paper bags.Emily walked over."You've started a breakfast delivery service?""I figured you forgot to eat.""I didn't forget."Aiden raised an eyebrow."What did you have?"Emily hesitated."...Coffee.""I rest my case."He handed her one of the bags.Inside was a warm croissant and a bottle of orange juice."You really think of

Chapter 132

Aiden's POVThere should have been a law against scheduling two final exams on the same day.Especially when one of them was Statistics.I stared at the clock in the examination hall.Ten minutes left.My pencil hovered over the last question.I knew the formula.I had practiced it all week.For some reason...My brain had decided to take a vacation."Come on," I muttered under my breath.A few rows ahead, someone handed in their paper early.Show-off.I looked back at my exam.Closed my eyes for three seconds.Then remembered something Professor Lang had once said."When you panic, stop looking for the answer. Look for the process."I smiled.The numbers suddenly made sense again.Five minutes later, I handed in my paper.Not perfect.But honest.That was enough.---Outside the hall, Marcus was waiting with his backpack slung over one shoulder."There he is!"Aiden laughed."You waiting for someone else?""No."Marcus shook his head dramatically."I was waiting to see if you'd come

Chapter 133

Alicia's POVGraduation was four days away.The house looked as though a small event company had exploded inside it.Garment bags hung from doors.Gift boxes sat on the dining table.Alex had somehow managed to order the wrong color flowers.Twice."I don't understand," he said, holding up two different flower catalogs."They both looked blue."I looked at the pages."Alex.""What?""One is lavender.""And?""The other is purple."He stared at me."...Those are different colors?"I blinked."Oh, sweetheart."He pointed at the catalog."They're both purple."From the kitchen, Zara shouted,"They're definitely different!"Ryan, who had arrived five minutes earlier, wisely stayed silent.I smiled."See?"Alex looked betrayed."I'm surrounded.""You are."---By noon, the living room had become graduation headquarters.Garment bags.Camera equipment.Gift wrapping paper.Aiden walked downstairs, stopped in the middle of the room, and frowned."...Should I come back later?""No," Alicia sa

Chapter 134

Aiden's POVGraduation day didn't feel real.Not at first.I woke up before my alarm.Six-thirty.The house was unusually quiet.For a few minutes, I simply lay there staring at the ceiling.Four years.Four years of lectures.Late-night study sessions.Group projects.Exams.Coffee.More coffee.And somehow...It had all led to today.A knock sounded on my bedroom door."You awake?"Dad."Yeah."The door opened just enough for him to peek inside.He held out a mug."Peace offering."I laughed."It's coffee.""It's good coffee.""I'll be the judge of that."I took a sip.He'd actually made it the way I liked."I'm impressed.""I had your mother supervise.""That explains it."He grinned."I'll pretend you didn't say that."---An hour later, the entire house was awake.Mom was making sure everyone had eaten.Dad was looking for the car keys.Zara was taking pictures before anyone was dressed.Ryan had somehow become the unofficial photographer."This lighting is terrible," Zara compla

Chapter 135

Alex's POVThere were two kinds of parties.The ones people threw because they felt obligated.And the ones they threw because they couldn't imagine doing anything else.Tonight was the second kind.Graduation banners hung across the garden.Strings of warm lights stretched from tree to tree.A long dinner table sat beneath the oak tree where I'd once asked Alicia to marry me.The same bench Aiden and I had restored a few days earlier now overlooked the entire celebration.It felt... right."This is too much."I turned.Aiden stood beside me, already changed out of his graduation gown.He looked around the garden in disbelief."Dad...""What?""You didn't have to do all this."I looked offended."I absolutely did."He laughed."It's just a graduation."I placed a hand on his shoulder."No."I smiled."It's your graduation."There was a difference.---Guests began arriving just before sunset.Close friends.A few professors.People from the Eleanor Foundation.Some of my business part

Chapter 136

Aiden's POVThe morning after graduation felt... strange.For the first time in years, I woke up without a lecture to rush to.No assignments.No exams.No group projects waiting in my inbox.Just silence.I stared at the ceiling for a long moment before reaching for my phone.7:42 a.m.No alarm.No schedule.It should have felt relaxing.Instead...It felt unfamiliar.---Downstairs, Mom was already in the kitchen.She looked up as I walked in."You're awake.""I couldn't sleep in."She smiled as she slid a plate of pancakes onto the table."I made breakfast.""I can see that.""You looked lost.""I wasn't lost."She raised an eyebrow."You wandered into the pantry looking for the refrigerator.""...That happened once.""It happened five minutes ago."I laughed and sat down."Okay, maybe I'm adjusting."She poured me a cup of coffee."You've spent most of your life with someone telling you where you need to be."I looked at her."Today..."She smiled."...you get to decide."---Afte

Chapter 137

Emily's POVThe week before Aiden left for Chicago passed far too quickly.Every day seemed to disappear before either of them had the chance to slow it down.Monday became Tuesday.Tuesday became Wednesday.By Thursday evening...There was only one day left.---Emily sat cross-legged on the floor of her apartment, staring at her laptop.Three job applications were open.One was for a graduate trainee position at a consulting firm.Another was with a nonprofit organization.The third...The third was the one she couldn't stop looking at.The Eleanor Foundation.Graduate Program Coordinator.She had volunteered there for months.She knew the people.She believed in the mission.But..."What if they only hire me because of Alicia?"She whispered the thought aloud.A knock interrupted her."Come in."Her mother stepped inside carrying two mugs of tea."You've been quiet."Emily smiled weakly."I'm thinking.""Dangerous.""I know."Her mother sat beside her."What is it?"Emily turned th

Chapter 138

Aiden's POVI had packed my suitcase three times.Then unpacked it.Then packed it again.Apparently, leaving for your first internship made you question whether you really needed five T-shirts or six."Dad."Alex looked up from the newspaper."Hm?""How many shirts did you take on your first business trip?"He didn't even look at me."Too many.""Helpful.""I've had years to perfect my wisdom."I rolled my eyes."I'm serious.""So am I."He folded the newspaper and smiled."Pack less than you think you need.""Why?""Because you'll come home with more than you left with."I frowned."Souvenirs?""Experiences."He winked."And probably clothes."---By ten o'clock, my suitcase was finally zipped.Mom stood in the hallway holding a small paper bag."Before you leave."I took it."What is it?""Lunch.""Mom...""I know airports have food.""So...""So mine is better."Dad nodded immediately."She's right."I laughed."I haven't even left yet.""And we're already making sure you don't su

Chapter 139

Emily's POVThe apartment was too quiet.Not empty.Just...Different.Emily set her keys on the kitchen counter before instinctively reaching for her phone.No new messages.She smiled to herself.Aiden's probably still getting settled.She wasn't worried.She knew he'd call.Eventually.Still...She missed him already.---The next morning, she woke earlier than usual.Not because she had somewhere to be.Because she couldn't sleep.She made coffee.Opened her laptop.And stared at the Eleanor Foundation application portal.Application Status: Under Review.She sighed.Waiting was harder than applying.Her phone buzzed.A video call.Aiden She answered immediately.The screen filled with Aiden's face.Behind him was a modern apartment with huge windows overlooking downtown Chicago."You made it.""I did."Emily smiled."You look tired.""I am.""You didn't sleep.""I was too excited."She laughed."So..."He turned the camera toward the window.The skyline stretched endlessly outsi

Chapter 140

Aiden's POVChicago had a different rhythm.New York always felt like it was racing.Chicago...It moved with confidence.Not slower.Just... steadier.I had been there for two weeks, and every morning started the same way.Coffee.Notebook.Train ride.Nathan's studio.By the third week, I had stopped feeling like a visitor.I was becoming part of the team.---"Morning, Aiden.""Morning, Sarah."Sarah was one of the senior architects.She had worked with Nathan for almost twelve years and had somehow mastered the art of being brutally honest without sounding cruel.She dropped a folder onto my desk."You're with me today."I looked at the folder."A community center?"She nodded."The clients hated our first proposal.""That's... not good.""It's actually normal."She smiled."Come on."---An hour later, they sat inside a neighborhood community hall.Around the table were local residents.A school principal.Two parents.A retired teacher.And the project committee.Sarah finished

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