Chapter 396

Evangeline felt rather full when Alex's conversation topic zapped her appetite. She decided to just relax and chat with him.

Her thoughts drifted to the woman who was always tagging along with Alex.

"Alex, how come Ms. Kast isn't here?"

The mention of Minnie's name took Alex off guard, and he blurted without thinking, "Why would she be?"

Evangeline was stumped for a second.

To everyone else, Alex had always said Minnie was just his student. Since they were not dating, it was normal for them not to hang out together.

However, still…

"I always see you two as joined at the hip, so I figured she'd be with you wherever you go."

Alex laughed. "She stuck close when she was new here because everything was so foreign to her. Now that she's got her own friends, she doesn't need to shadow me anymore! Plus, it's not always ideal for a girl to be around me all the time."

'Like right now.'

Alex bit back the rest of his thoughts. When he faced Evangeline again, his heart was racing, though