Chapter 40: Guilt

Lily

Before I could even respond to Wade’s question, Hannah, the teacher, had already got her eyes fixed on the ground as she bowed down.

I was just about to wonder why she’s acting like this all of a sudden when I remembered who Wade truly was.

He is well-known and respected by many because of the blood of the royalty running through his veins.

And the only fact that I was the best student of the university back then made me know him in the first place.

“Hey, I asked you,” he interrupts, waving his hand right in front of my face. “What is happening here?”

“I should ask you that, right? What are you doing here?”

“I’m here to pick up the twins. You know, I didn’t allow them to wait by the school gate anymore. Instead, I went early and got them to their rooms,” he delightedly answered.

He seemed to be happy about something.

“It was me who has no idea you would be fetching the twins from school today,” he added, chuckling.

“Well, I was called by their teacher saying Evan and Zoey got int