But after graduation, what awaited me was not her love. It was her standing beside Orion, hand in hand, with a joyful expression.
"You liar! How dare you claim you were admitted to Stellar University!"
"You can't even get into a mediocre university and yet you dream of being with me? Shameless!"
"Do you really think a family like yours is worthy of being with the Elander Family? If I married you, what would happen to our reputation?"
At that time, I desperately explained to her that I had indeed passed the Stellar University entrance exam, but my admission letter had been torn up.
Yet, she refused to believe me. Instead, she stared at me with her eyes filled with disgust.
After that moment, I did not see them again for four years.
Under the pretense of working far from home, I secretly went to the capital city, Stellaria.
I did not tell Evelyn anything, but I managed to complete four years of my university degree through work-study programs. By the time I graduated, I had also secured a decent job in finance.
"Vincent, you're back! It's been years since the last time we saw you."
Orion's parents greeted me with surprise when they returned home from work.