Novel Square
Chapter 104
Chapter 104
Chapter 104 Boyfriend
Spencer smiled and said, “It’s a little stuffy inside.”
Then, Spencer looked at Yuliana’s face for a while and continued, “I noticed you didn’t eat much just now. Are you feeling unwell?”
Yuliana shook her head and replied, “No. I’m just not hungry.”
Still, Spencer said sincerely, “Don’t push yourself if you’re feeling unwell. Make sure you speak up.”
Yuliana nodded at his words and thanked Spencer again politely.
In reality, Yuliana and Spencer didn’t interact much with each other in school. After all, they taught different subjects and classes. Thus, they were nothing more than acquaintances. They had even partnered with each other a few times during meetings or activities organized by the school, but they were never alone because the other teachers were in the group too.
Even when they came across each other in school, they would only nod at each other.
Even so, Spencer was quite famous in the school, mainly because he was young, single, and quite handsome. Standing nearly six feet tall, not only was he well-mannered, but he also had a good temper. Therefore, many young and single female teachers liked him either openly or secretly.
In the first half of the year alone, Lexie had already been gossiping in the office about a female teacher who joined Juxshire Primary School in the same year as the former liked Spencer and even confessed to him. However, Spencer did not accept the latter.
That incident was circulated privately among the teachers in the school, and some people even teased Spencer about it.
Having a good temper, Spencer only smiled back without feeling offended.
Although Yuliana did not have much interaction with Spencer, her impression of him was indeed a warm gentleman.
The two went on and talked about teaching. Being experienced, Spencer had unique insights, and Yuliana learned a lot by chatting with him for a short while.
Their conversation was only interrupted when the phone rang twice.
Yuliana glanced at the phone, and there were two messages from Christopher.
[I was in a meeting just now.]
[Where are you eating at? What time will you be done?]
Yuliana estimated the time, assuming dinners like that would probably end around nine or ten. Considering it was only half past eight then, it would take at least another hour.
Thus, Yuliana sent the address of the Clusian restaurant to Christopher and asked him to get over there at half past nine.
Christopher replied almost immediately. [Got it. I’ll call you when I get there.]
After reading the message, Yuliana didn’t reply. She smiled unconsciously as she put away her phone and only realized that Spencer was looking at her when she looked back up.
Yuliana paused for a second and said, “Mr. Carl, I’m sorry. Where were we?”
Spencer smiled and didn’t answer Yuliana’s question. Instead, he asked, “Boyfriend?”
Yuliana was stunned, but she quickly realized what Spencer meant.
Yuliana was taken aback for a moment and didn’t know how to answer Spencer as she wondered if she and Christopher were in a relationship.
In the end, Yuliana only smiled. She then looked at the time and saw that it had been close to half an hour since they were out. Thus, she turned and said, “Mr. Carl, I think it’s almost time. Let’s go back.”
At the same time, Yuliana felt a little awkward being alone with Spencer anymore because of his question.
Spencer agreed, so they got up and went back to the private room where the dinner was held.
As soon as they entered, the other teachers started teasing them.
However, those who had a little too much to drink went overboard with their jokes, and it only made the party in question feel awkward and uncomfortable.
Unfortunately, since they were colleagues and were used to joking around like that, one should not take them to heart. Otherwise, one would be called petty and deemed as unable to take a joke.
Yuliana had experienced those kinds of situations before, but it was the first time she was teased about being with a male teacher like that.
Yuliana didn’t like it. She did not mind being teased on her own, but rumors might start to spread in the school with another teacher involved.
Even so, it was Sawyer’s birthday that day. Not wanting to ruin the occasion, Yuliana had no choice but to bear with it.
Meanwhile, Spencer kept a smile without explaining.
Fortunately, everyone soon turned their focus to other things. The whole group went back to enjoying the food and drinks and having a great time.
When it was half past nine, Yuliana’s phone rang right on time. NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.
Yuliana looked at the incoming call and took her phone outside of the private room to answer the call.
“Have you arrived yet?”
The man hummed in a low voice and asked, “It’s not over yet?”
Yuliana frowned and replied, “It might take another while.”
It turned out that Yuliana and the other teachers had ordered Sawyer a cake. Thus, it would not seem nice for her to leave before they cut the cake.
After a short pause, Yuliana added, “It should end soon. Have you eaten dinner?”
“No.”
Yuliana went quiet for a while. Somehow, she could hear a trace of pity and aggrievedness from the word “No.”
After a moment of hesitation, Yuliana said, “How about you go and find a place nearby and get something to eat first? I’ll go find you when this ends.”
Christopher hummed calmly in response, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
With that, Yuliana said, “I’ll hang up first then.”
Christopher didn’t say anything.
After a long silence over the phone, Yuliana ended the call and returned to the private room.
It was 10 p.m. when Yuliana finally came out of the restaurant with the other teachers.
When they got to the door, one of the teachers said, “Ms. Clark, I remember you go in the same direction as me. You can go in my car then.”
Fiona didn’t agree immediately. Instead, she glanced at Yuliana because she wanted to take the subway with Yuliana.
However, the teacher immediately saw through Fiona’s thoughts and said with a smile, “Don’t worry. Doesn’t Mr. Carl have a car? Just ask him to give Ms. Livingstone a ride back! Am I right, Mr. Carl?”
After saying that, the teacher even smiled ambiguously at Spencer.
Meanwhile, the other teachers around them also echoed.
Spencer smiled and looked at Yuliana. “Ms. Livingstone, I’ll give you a ride.”
Yuliana glanced at the teacher and smiled politely at Spencer. “Thank you, Mr. Carl, but there’s no need. My friend is nearby. I’ll take his car back.”
Hearing that, Spencer said nothing else.
Instead, the teacher who suggested Spencer give Yuliana a ride added, “What friend? Boyfriend? Or girlfriend?”
Before Yuliana could answer, she heard a familiar voice say coldly, “Boyfriend.”
At the sound of that voice, everyone turned to look subconsciously and saw a tall, slender, and handsome man standing not far behind Yuliana. He donned a black suit with two buttons unbuttoned
on his white-collared shirt. His tie was nowhere to be seen, and his blonde hair was very eye-catching.
A pair of gray eyes swept over the crowd coldly.
Yuliana was stunned, and it took her a moment before she turned around. However, she froze again when she saw Christopher in a suit.
Christopher pursed his lips and called, “Ana, come here.”
Yuliana’s cheeks felt hot when she heard what Christopher called her. She looked at him shyly and walked up to him after a short pause.
Yuliana then whispered, “Didn’t I ask you to wait for me in the car? Why are you here?”
Christopher lowered his gaze and replied, “Can’t I come over?”
Yuliana was a little taken aback and said, “That’s not what I mean.”
Meanwhile, the other teachers exchanged odd looks with each other as they looked at those two. After all, Christopher’s demeanor and the way he dressed were as though he was from a completely different world. In their eyes, Christopher didn’t look like a decent person
Thus, they could not help but wonder how Yuliana got involved with such a man.
Fiona was the only person at the scene who had seen Christopher before. Even so, she could only keep her silence due to the presence of other teachers.