All Chapters of Where the Tide Returned : Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

Chapter 21Tiffany’s POV“Hell no! Why would you say that?” Enzo replied.“So, what happened? I hope it’s not something serious,” I asked.“It’s not that deep. Calm down. The good news is that you now have an identity,” he said, while handing me an identity card with her name oh, I mean, my new name on it. “Stella Teal. The former owner is dead, and she has no relatives. She grew up in an orphanage, so you don’t have anything to worry about,” he said.“So, about the bad news?”“You will not be able to resume medical school this year. I even tried to lobby around, but I think it would be better for you to go through the normal process, sit for the entrance exams, and voilà, you’ll get in. Don’t worry whether your results are good or bad,” he said.“So that’s what you call bad news?” I asked him.“Isn’t it?” he replied.“For future purposes, it is not. Actually, a year’s interval is pretty good for me. I’ll be able to settle down very well before resuming. And thank you. I’ll surely re

Tiffany/Stella P.O.V.I was walking out of the medical laboratory when I noticed the small crowd gathered near the staircase.At first, I didn’t pay much attention.Students gathered everywhere on campus. Some were discussing lectures, others were comparing notes, and a few were probably already complaining about the next test.But then I heard a girl’s voice.“Say it again.”I slowed down.The voice belonged to Celine.She was standing in front of another girl who looked completely different from her. While Celine was dressed in an expensive-looking outfit with perfectly styled hair, the other girl wore a simple blouse and a faded skirt. She had a backpack clutched tightly against her chest.“I—I didn’t mean anything,” the girl whispered.Celine folded her arms.“Then why did you say it?”“I was only answering the question.”A few people around them laughed.I stopped walking.The girl looked like she wanted the ground to swallow her.“Do you think because you’re the professor’s favo

Stella’s P.O.V.Professor Gregory’s Office“Good morning, sir,” I said.“Good morning. Please, have your seat,” he replied.“Some rumours are flying around about you, and I would like to hear your version of the story because I don’t want to believe the rumours are true,” he said.“Sir, if it is about the pictures on the internet, some of them are partly true. I am the one who stepped out of the car. Someone offered me a ride, and I took it. I don’t expect things to escalate to this point,” I explained.“And who is this someone to you?” Prof. Gregory asked, looking straight into my soul.I went silent.Enzo, you are always good at stirring trouble.How was I supposed to explain who Enzo was?My brother.That would make sense. It was simple, believable, and probably the easiest answer.But was he truly my brother?No.And what if the school decided to dig deeper? What if they discovered that we weren’t related at all?I swallowed.Maybe I should just tell him he was Lux.No.Absolutely