In her office, Noelle Preston had her head forcibly crammed with entertainment gossip, all of it about Aiden Sinclair and Clara Jacobs.
Dating, breaking up, getting engaged, calling it off, then becoming like siblings, then strangers, and now they were frequently spotted together, with rumors swirling that they were about to get back together.
There was even gossip claiming that Clara Jacobs had spent her two-year hiatus from the entertainment industry having a baby. The rumors were surprisingly detailed, with vivid accounts of her giving birth to a daughter.
When 10 a.m. finally arrived, Noelle Preston made her grand escape by heading to class.
As soon as she entered the classroom, she saw a cup of iced milk tea on the lectern.
Noelle Preston scanned the classroom and said mournfully, "Love fades, doesn't it? Only half as many people showed up today as yesterday."
