Chapter 21
“This is Mr. Sebastian Carter, the primary shareholder of Ashwick University.”
Another round of thunderous applause erupted from the audience.
A young man in a sharp suit elegantly walked onto the stage, nodding slightly to everyone before finally arriving at Rosalie’s side.
Rosalie was somewhat shocked when she saw who it was. Wasn’t he the gentleman she had shared a table with at the restaurant a few days ago?
-When Sebastian saw her, he also seemed slightly surprised but didn’t show it. He accepted the degree certificate from the dean’s hands.
Rosalie stepped forward to receive her degree certificate. She bowed. slightly, keeping her head lowered. The tassel on the right side of her mortarboard hung down. As per tradition, Sebastian gently moved the tassel from the right to the left. With that, the ceremony was complete.
Looking up, Rosalie was about to express her gratitude when she suddenly felt a wave of dizziness that caused her to stagger.
Sebastian immediately reached out to support her, pulling her into his arms in a rather intimate position.
“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”
Rosalie felt her vision blur, almost unable to see the people in the audience who were whispering among themselves, unsure of what was happening onstage.
Not far away, a sharp gaze locked onto the stage, dark and intense.
After a few seconds, Rosalie quickly broke free from the man’s
embrace.
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“Sorry, I didn’t eat breakfast this morning, so my blood sugar might be low.”
“If you’re not feeling well, rest for a while,” the dean replied.
Rosalie nodded and stood straight, bowing to the crowd before walking off the stage with her degree certificate in hand.
Vertigo struck her again, causing her steps to be unsteady. She tried to endure it and walk off the stage, but suddenly found herself unable to see the stairs clearly. Though she couldn’t tell where to step, she couldn’t just stand there. She had to take a step forward.
As she was
she was contemplating her next move, the dean said, “Next, let’s invite Mr. Carter to give a speech…”
Before the dean could finish his sentence, he suddenly saw Sebastian rushing past him. Shortly after, screams and gasps came from the audience.
Rosalie had missed a step and was about to fall!
“Ahhh!”
Instinctively, she wrapped her arms around her stomach to protect her abdomen. But instead of feeling the pain of falling onto the hard, cold floor, she felt herself falling into a warm embrace.
At the sound of a man’s muffled groan of pain, Rosalie returned to her senses to find herself pressed against Sebastian’s body. She hurriedly tried to get off him, but her legs were weak and she couldn’t
move.
“Are you okay?” Sebastian asked, still concerned about her despite the pain from the fall.
There was an uproar at the scene, with everyone standing up and
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rushing over.
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Gritting her teeth, Rosalie was about to get off Sebastian when suddenly, a figure broke through the crowd. He strode over, pulling her up and into his arms.
“Ah!” Rosalie exclaimed in shock, her body crashing heavily against the man’s solid chest.
She looked up in astonishment. “Why are you here?”
She thought Theodore had already left, so why had he come back? With a grim expression on his face, Theodore’s sharp gaze was fixed on Sebastian, who had already stood up with help from others.
There was a commotion among the crowd. Everyone was whispering to each other, curious about the intimate relationship between Rosalie and this handsome man.
Someone in the crowd recognized him – it was none other than Theodore Spencer, the CEO of SK Enterprise! Was Rosalie his lover? If not, why were they so intimate with each other?
