Chapter 427

Emmie's expression was the same as usual as she returned to the private dining room. "Everyone, please enjoy yourselves! Don't be shy!" she said warmly to her students.

After the celebration, her students drove Emmie back to her dormitory at Collinview University. The building was a five-story walk-up, and Emmie found it unusually strenuous to climb up the stairs that night.

Emmie was completely drained by the time she reached the landing between the fourth and fifth floors. Leaning against the wall of the stairwell, she tried to catch her breath. But when she looked up, her breath caught in her throat as she noticed the figure standing at the entrance to her apartment.

Michael, dressed head-to-toe in black, leaned against the wall, smoking a cigarette. He looked just like the rebellious young man he once was.

"What, you can see Elijah but not me?" he asked coldly.

Her breath caught as she clenched her fists. She forced herself up the last few steps, but when she tried to scan