Chapter 20

Elara was extremely familiar with Tom Horne, the plump young man in front of her. In fact, she was traumatized by him.

They'd gone to college together, and at the time, he'd persistently pursued her. She wasn't interested in him, so she rejected him countless times. Much to her detestation, he shamelessly continued his attempts anyway.

In the end, she had no choice but to get a few people to beat him up. Following that, he stopped bothering her.

It had been three years since then. Elara didn't expect Tom to show up here, and from what Nino said, it sounded like he was a person of some importance.

Elara remained doubtful. To her knowledge, Tom came from an ordinary background. No matter how much success he achieved in three years, how could he have managed to become a big shot who could hang out with someone like Nino?

"It's been a while, Elara," Tom said meaningfully. "I bet you never thought I'd show up here."

Snapping back to reality, Elara said, "Mr. Duran said it was you who