Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Mr. Terran Is Jealous, Swap Seats

Goodness. The ninth place?

Harmonia checked BuildEasy’s rules for increasing rank. Then, she understood that the ranking was based on the company’s scale, orders received, the difficulty of the orders, and the importance they held.

Even if the Empyrean Tower’s order was not keyed into BuildEasy, based on its importance and difficulty, Marshtown Studios still got some points for it.

Taking this into account, Marshtown Studios had been dead last before they secured the Empyrean Tower project.

The next day, Nilus City University of Architecture drew its curtains for its convocation.

It was Nilus City University’s 100th anniversary. Thus, this year’s convocation received a lot of attention. Almost all the high-profile people in Nilus City were here.

Harmonia and Hector showed up at the same time. They were

extremely eye-catching. Many students were wondering if they were dating.

Absalom heard the discussions all around. So, he looked toward

Harmonia and Hector.

He saw Harmonia laughing while saying something to Hector. Even though they were not too intimate with each other, the sight of them being happy together irritated him endlessly.

He cursed under his breath. Then, he walked toward the first row and

sat down.

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It was just his luck that Hector was seated on his right. To Hector’s right was Harmonia.

Absalom clenched his fists. He felt extremely irritated and upset.

“Mr. Marsh, can we swap seats?” Absalom asked, but it was not exactly a request. It was really just a demand.

However, Hector did not budge. He replied gently, “I believe you see who is on my right. Swapping seats is not a good idea. As the president of Marsh Consortium, I’m obligated to side with my staff. I do hope you understand.”

His beloved sister had faced so many hardships during the five years she was with Absalom. He was only calm and composed talking to Absalom because this was his sister’s alma mater. He wanted to

show some respect to the university

When Harmonia heard Hector’s response, she discreetly gave him a thumbs-up.

Hector saw it from the corner of his eyes and could not help but laugh.

However, Absalom let out a huff. His words were sharp. “I hope that you’re just siding with your staff and that there isn’t anything else. going on.”

Hector retorted just as unceremoniously, “It doesn’t matter. I’m not married. So, you need not bother how I treat my staff.”

“You are right, but you are not the only one who’s not married.”

They both nodded and smiled. When their eyes met, hostility burned within them! It was like they were about to enter a battle!

Harmonia felt like they were about to get into a brawl.

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Just then, the host announced the start of the convocation.

ceremony. The chancellor went on stage to give a speech, and the whole hall went silent.

Soon after, the vice-chancellor announced the valedictorian.

“Architecture course: Luna Woods!”

The second Luna’s name was announced, the whole hall broke out

into a ruckus.

“Luna Woods? For real?”

“But both Serene Scrolls and William Jackson are better than her.”

“No matter how good they are, their backing is not as strong as hers!”

The muffled whispers did not stop. Under everyone’s gaze, Luna walked up to the stage in her graduation robes. She was utterly

unfazed. It was as if she was meant to be valedictorian all along!

Once Luna stood on stage, her gaze fell on Absalom. It was full of gentleness and love.

However, the second she saw Harmonia, her gaze suddenly changed. She looked arrogant and pleased with herself. It was like she was saying, “Did you ever have this honor?”

Harmonia looked at her and smiled playfully yet profoundly.

Luna took out the script she prepared and started speaking.

Once her speech ended with applause, the music started up again!

“Let’s welcome our campus’s most mysterious valedictorian to come. up on stage to pass on the Legacy Crown!” Once the vice-chancellor said this, the whole hall went silent.