Chapter 77

Eden pushed Ewan's face away, wanting to maintain some distance from him.

"Go away," she said curtly, not willing to waste her breath on him.

Joy remained silent for a moment before pocketing her phone and looking at Eden. "Let's go eat."

Raising an eyebrow, Eden asked, "Don't you want to go to the concert?"

Joy smiled bitterly. "I do, but I can't."

"Why?" Eden walked out of the classroom with Joy, her hands in her pockets.

Ewan quickly followed suit when he saw them leaving.

"I can't afford it," Joy admitted with a self-defeating smile.

She hailed from the countryside, where her parents worked tirelessly to pay for her education. She didn't want to burden them with expenses for a concert.

Eden pursed her lips, glancing at her before deciding not to comment.

At the cafeteria, Eden and the others were eating when Simon approached with his meal.

He stood beside Eden respectfully and said, "May I sit with you, Ms. Griffith?"

All eyes in the cafeteria turned toward them as Simo