From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace (Laurinda) novel Chapter 218

Laurinda watched Adolphus for a bit, then popped a piece of spicy chicken into her mouth and chewed, thinking.

“I don’t really care. I’m not going to bother with people who don’t use their brains. Are you hungry? Want to get something?”

She was almost done eating. She pulled her meal card from her pocket and handed it over. “Go get it yourself.”

Adolphus looked at her nearly empty plate, took the card, and said, “Come with me.”

Harrell, who’d been quietly eating, suddenly choked on his food when he heard that. He couldn’t even look at Adolphus when he was being so soft.

Adolphus shot him a look. “What? Got something to say?”

Harrell quickly waved his hands and set down his chopsticks. “No, no, just swallowed wrong. I wouldn’t dare say anything. I’m full anyway, so you two carry on.”

He glanced at Laurinda’s roommates. “You guys are done too, right? Of course you are. Let’s go, I’ll treat everyone to milk tea.”

The roommates picked up on his hint right away. They nodded, grabbed their trays, and stood up.

“Oh yeah, totally, we’re all finished. We’ll head out now.”

They hurried after Harrell, leaving York still sitting there like a statue.

Adolphus raised an eyebrow at him. “You’re not full?”

“I am. Can’t I just sit here for a bit?”

“Come on, what are you hanging around for? Let’s go, York. Aren’t you on your way to see Irvin? I’ve got some review notes for him, you can take them.”

Shirley came rushing back, grabbed York by the arm, and pulled him up before he could protest, dragging him away.

Laurinda watched them go, her smile growing. Things were always lively with everyone together.

She was so tired of all the scheming. This time, she was ready to go big. She’d have Bonnie use the dirt they had on Finn and completely ruin Fabian. Maybe then they’d finally leave her alone.

“Let me handle the Gates family,” Adolphus said. “You shouldn’t have to worry about this.”

He hated seeing her upset. All he wanted was for Laurinda to be happy and free.

She shook her head. “No, it’s complicated with the Gates family. I can’t just crush them all at once, but I can definitely make trouble for them. This time, I’m starting with Fabian.”

She would have loved to take Finn down right now, but there were still bigger players she hadn’t caught. Finn was still useful for now.

“Alright, we’ll do it your way. In a couple of days, I’ll have a big surprise for you.”

When they finished eating, Adolphus cleared their trays, took Laurinda’s hand, and together they left the cafeteria, heading toward the infirmary.