Chapter 147 All Roads Lead to Claire University
“Yeah, Henry asked if they could crash here, and I said sure.”
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When Eliza turned around, she suddenly noticed Nolan’s face had darkened. She blinked and asked, “What’s wrong? Why do you look kind of upset?”
“…Nothing.”
Nolan looked away.
At that moment, footsteps echoed outside the door.
Eliza opened it, and sure enough, Henry and the others were already standing there.
“Not bad, Elizze. This place is pretty big.”
Henry was the first one in.
Lewis and Colton followed closely behind.
Seeing how the three of them didn’t act like guests at all, Nolan’s face grew even darker.
“Nolan, seriously? You came over by yourself? We should’ve all come together.”
Henry changed into slippers and plopped down onto the living room couch.
Eliza’s new place had three bedrooms and plenty of space.
Lewis casually scanned the layout and commented, “This neighborhood’s environment is really nice. I bet property values here will go up a lot in the future. Elizze’s got a sharp eye.”
“Our Elizze?” Colton raised an eyebrow. “Since when did you start talking like that? Sounds pretty sappy.”
“Learned it from Henry and Nolan. They’re already calling her Elizze and Eliza like it’s nothing.”
Lewis gave both of them a meaningful look.
Colton could sense something weird in the air.
Eliza was in the kitchen and hadn’t heard any of their conversation.
She came out carrying a tray and asked, “By the way, which universities did you all apply to?”
“Claire University.”
“Claire University,”
“Claire University.”
All three of them answered in unison.
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Chapter 147 All Roads Lead to Claire University
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Eliza froze.
All of them applied to Claire University?
“You guys… you’re all going to Claire University?”
She looked from one face to the next, utterly confused.
How had she not heard about this before?
Colton shrugged. “My family insists on Claire University. I don’t have a choice.”
Lewis said, “Our family’s one of the investors in Claire University. It’s only natural I go.”
Henry raised his hand too. “My folks always planned for me to go there. They even filled out my SAT application form for me.”
Then he looked at Nolan and asked, “What about you, Nolan? Where are you going?”
“…Claire University.”
Eliza blinked. “You too? Claire University?”
“…My family wants me to go there.”
Nolan lied with a straight face.
Everyone except Eliza caught on immediately.
His family?
What family?
Wasn’t Nolan the one calling the shots in the Hayes family now?
Even if he said he didn’t want to go to college, no one would dare oppose him.
There wasn’t a single person who could force Nolan to attend any school.
“Oh, right.”
Eliza thought about it. Every guy in this room came from a ridiculously rich family.
し
Each one was the son of a Westbrook elite. For them, getting into Claire University was just a matter of lifting a finger.
“What about you?” Colton asked suddenly. “Which school did you put down?”
Before Eliza could respond, Henry and she both said in sync, “Claire University.”
The room fell silent.
Colton turned to Henry. “How’d you know she applied to Claire University?”
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Eliza also looked at him. “Yeah, how’d you know that?”
Henry instinctively glanced at Nolan.
Nolan had asked him to check Eliza’s application, which was how he’d found out.
Now what was he supposed to say? That he saw it by accident?
“I guessed.”
Henry shrugged. “I figured, since the rest of us were all applying to Claire University, and Elizze’s such a top student, she’d probably go there too. Right?”
Eliza gave him a look. “Henry… that’s a pretty weak excuse.”
If he’d said literally anything else, she could’ve bought it. But that?
“Okay, fine. I saw your SAT form.”
Nolan sighed and rubbed his forehead.
Colton frowned. “Why were you looking at Eliza’s application?”
“I didn’t mean to. Hers was on top of the stack when I turned mine in. I just glanced at it.”
Lewis asked dryly, “Then why act all sneaky about it?”
“… Because it’s embarrassing to admit I peeked. And clearly I suck at lying.”
Henry looked sheepishly at Eliza. “Elizze, I swear I didn’t do it on purpose. Don’t be mad, okay?”
“What’s there to be mad about?”
Eliza scrolled through her phone. “It’s just a college application.”
“What have you been staring at on your phone this whole time?”
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