The next day, the group of students from St. Catherine visited the Musee D'Orsay, Arc de Triomphe, and the Eiffel Tower. They were all excited because they could finally take beautiful photos of the iconic tower of Paris City.
"When we passed by Eiffel Tower on the way to the hotel"—said Haoran, sitting next to Emma on the shuttle bus—"you shed tears right then and there. I was worried."
"I don't remember," Emma admitted. However, she had a feeling that was the first day they had arrived in Paris. And later that night, she suddenly woke up on top of the Eiffel Tower, unable to remember what had happened. "But I know I went there alone before the blackout."
Haoran nodded in understanding. "Was that when you got your memories back?"
"Yes, I must have exerted myself trying to remember, but I got injured instead and lost my memory of the previous two days. The last thing I can remember is reading an SMS from you. You deceived me and made me think you failed your exam." Emma narrowed her eyes, accusing Haoran of deceiving her.
The young man grinned and shook his head. "I told you, I wasn't deceiving you. Those were tears of happiness."
"Really," Emma grumbled. "You almost gave me a heart attack."
"Ahaha, I'm sorry, Stardust." Haoran held out his hands, frowning his face. "I just like teasing you so much. It's because you always have this look of seriousness on you all the time, that I can't help but want to make you smile."
"Really?" asked Emma, unconsciously frowning. "I didn't know I look that serious."
"There! If you frown like that too often, you'll get old and wrinkly fast!" Haoran commented. He hurriedly smiled so Emma could understand he was only joking. "I'm just pulling your leg. Don't take it to heart."
"Hmm..." Emma didn't reply to Haoran's joke. She was more interested in knowing what had happened that day. "I'll forgive you if you stop joking and tell me what happened after the exam scores and before the Paris blackout. I need to know."
"Now?" Haoran surveyed their surroundings. He leaned in and said in a soft voice, "I'll tell you after all the programs are over. I don't want people eavesdropping on us."
Haoran's eyes glanced sideways and saw Nadya staring at him and Emma with a concerned look.
"Looks like your friend is suspecting us," Haoran said to Emma. He subtly pointed his chin toward Nadya. Emma glanced in the direction he was pointing and noticed Nadya watching them with suspicious eyes.
For a moment, their two pairs of eyes met. What was Nadya thinking about?
[Gosh, why do Emma and Haoran look so close? Do they have a special relationship? Does Haoran like Emma? This cannot be tolerated! Poor Mary, she'll definitely be upset if she found out.]
Ugh... Emma sighed. It was very easy for her to read Nadya's mind. And as Emma feared, Nadya was becoming suspicious of her closeness to Haoran.
Inwardly, Emma complained. Why should she be bothered by such trivial problems? She hated being made to choose between friends. She liked Nadya and Mary. However, Emma was friends with Haoran before she even knew them, not to mention, Haoran was always kind to her.
If she had to choose, Emma would choose Haoran over her friendship with Nadya and Mary. After all, she had already told Haoran almost all of her secrets, and they had made plans to find information about her parents together.
"Do you know why I cried after I saw the Eiffel Tower?" asked Emma, finally deciding to ignore Nadya. "I don't remember what happened. But if you can give me a hint, maybe I can remember something."
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Finding Stardust (Princess Of Akkadia)
Fantasía#This novel has several male leads and they will shine in their own time. "A man should have a bucket list, don't you think? It'd be nice to see 24 sunsets with you one day." - Haoran Lee "Do you want to see how I would light up the sky for you?"...
