All Chapters of HOT PROFESSOR NEXT DOOR: Chapter 61 - Chapter 67

ARIANA'S POV“Watch your back, Ariana Castillo. From this moment on, your safety is no longer guaranteed.”My heart stopped.For a second, I simply stared at the screen, convinced I hadn't read it properly.Then I read it again.And again.Each time, the words seemed darker than before.A cold shiver crawled slowly down my spine as my fingers tightened around my phone. I could suddenly hear my own heartbeat, loud and uneven in my ears, while the room that had felt warm only seconds ago seemed to grow colder around me.What the…Who sent this?I frowned and immediately looked at the contact.Unknown number. No profile picture. No name.Nothing.My thumb hovered over the screen as I checked it twice, hoping I had somehow missed something.I hadn't.It was just an unfamiliar number and one terrifying message.A dry lump settled in my throat.Was this... some kind of joke? No, it didn't feel like one. This person had used my full name.Ariana Castillo.I swallowed hard. Before I could sto

ARIANA'S POVMaya took a deep breath. "We don't have a choice," she whispered. "We need to go in."I stared at the open doorway. Every instinct in me wanted to turn around and disappear."Maya..."She didn't give me a chance to argue. She grabbed my wrist and pulled me toward the entrance.My heart hammered wildly against my ribs. The moment we stepped inside, all heads turned turned to us. I wanted the ground to split open and swallow me whole.Professor Thiago stopped speaking. The marker remained loosely between his fingers as his gaze settled on us.For a few seconds, he said nothing. His expression was unreadable.No smile. No annoyance.Then his voice broke the silence. "You're thirty-three minutes late." The words echoed through the quiet lecture hall.Beside me, Maya lowered her head. "I'm sorry, sir.""I... I'm sorry too," I managed to say, my voice barely above a whisper. I couldn't even bring myself to look at him.Not after yesterday. Things were different now. He was my p

ARIANA'S POVInstinctively, I turned my head sideways, angling my face toward him while letting my hair fall over the side facing the front of the classroom.Maybe if I didn't look at Professor Thiago… maybe he wouldn't look at me either.Beside me, Maya folded her arms tightly across her chest. The expression on her face made it seem as though Fred had committed a serious crime simply by standing up."Negative space," Fred began calmly, "isn't just the empty area around a subject. It's part of the composition itself. It helps separate elements, creates balance, directs the viewer's attention and prevents the artwork from feeling overcrowded. Without effective use of negative space, even a well-drawn subject can lose visual impact."The lecture hall fell silent.Professor Thiago gave a slow nod. "Good."I sighed in relief.Okay, that's brilliant. Please sit down now.Please.Instead, Professor Thiago asked, "If negative space creates balance, does that mean every composition should co

ARIANA'S POVProfessor Thiago reached for the folder lying beside his computer and pulled it toward him.For a moment, he didn't say anything. That silence made me even more nervous.I sat stiffly in the chair, my hands clasped tightly together in my lap as I kept wondering why he had called me here.Finally, he opened the folder. "This is regarding Professor Reynolds."My entire body went still.The nervousness I had been feeling only seconds ago changed instantly.Professor Reynolds?I stared at him.He noticed the change in my expression but continued."The university board has completed the initial investigation into the incident involving you and Professor Reynolds."My throat suddenly felt dry.I looked down at my hands. I hadn't expected to hear his name again so soon.For the past few days, I had tried not to think about that day. Even though Reynolds had been suspended, there had always been that lingering uncertainty about what would happen next.Whether they believed me. Wh