Chapter 17

Gwen's POV

The professor's ex-girlfriend has left a bad impression on me since I entered. Her attitude is manipulative and despicable. It's clear that she enjoys playing with people and making them feel like everything is their fault. There was nothing but manipulation in her eyes. I'm sure that with that dress, Conrad would have easily given in if I hadn't been there. In the car, he was nervous, his legs were trembling, and his hands were clenched, indicating that he might be sweating. He's someone who doesn't show his feelings through facial expressions but through body language.

I never thought that the girlfriend he talked about so much and for whom he had suffered so much would be like this, so rough, irritating, and hateful. She's a beautiful woman, and I can't deny that, but everything else about her feels empty. She's not like the girls at the university who may seem airheaded but are actually intelligent. She didn't look like that; she just seemed like someone w