Being caught red-handed left Richard thoroughly embarrassed.Red-faced, he quickly excused himself to Nicole, saying he had something to attend to, then hurried over to Ben, bowing and apologizing profusely."Professor Wallace, I was just giving the new professor some background about you. I accidentally said a bit too much."Ben's long, elegant index finger lightly touched the bridge of his straight nose as his thin lips curved into a smile. "Richard, you really don't know how to lie. Just look at your ears."He pointed to Richard's ears, which had turned red all the way to the tips, then raised his foot and gave him a kick right in the backside.Richard let out an exaggerated "ouch," quickly covered his rear, and made a hasty escape.Having dealt with Richard, Ben ran his hand over his short hair, put his hands back in his trouser pockets, and looked up at the woman before him. "You're Professor Nicole Spencer, right?"Nicole nodded. "Yes."Ben nodded casually. "The Dean aske
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