Chapter 1450

Back to Diana’s phone conversation, Jim chuckled when he heard her question.

Aside from his laugh, Diana could make out some other sounds in the background.

It sounded like someone was chatting. Either that, or there was an ongoing discussion. Or perhaps even some gossiping.

Diana suddenly felt antsy. “Professor Hughes… Are you…are you teaching a class right now?”

If she remembered correctly, Professor Hughes was addressed as such because he was indeed a professor in a college.

Although Diana heard that he seldom lectured and that his title was just a form of address, there was still a remote possibility that he might be in a class.

“I am in a class,” Jim admitted. He switched out of loudspeaker mode, and the noises in the background suddenly disappeared.

All that was left was Jim’s voice echoing into her ear drum.

It felt like a hard slap on Diana’s cheek.

Goodness!

What in the world did she just ask him?

She asked him if he liked her when he was in a class!

“Ms. Winnington,” Jim said, his magnetic voice ringing in Diana’s ears. “If I remember it correctly, this is your second time asking me this.”

Diana rubbed her nose awkwardly. Was that so?

“My memory has deteriorated since I became pregnant. I…”

Diana was about to apologize, when Jim spoke up again, ” But it’s all right. Facts are facts, and nothing will change no matter how many times you ask the same question.”

Diana’s heart leapt at Jim’s words.

“What do you mean by that, Professor Hughes?”

Jim laughed. “Take a guess, Ms. Winnington.”

Diana was stunned.

It was precisely because she couldn’t figure out what Jim felt of her that she had to be direct in questioning him. Yet now, Jim’s answer was still so vague. It frustrated her to no end.

Perhaps because Jim sensed the shift in Diana’s mood, the smile on his face faded slowly.

He looked up at the students in front of him. He seldom gave lectures, and all the students in the school had gathered for his class today.

“I’ll go find you later after class.”

With that, Jim hung up. He turned his attention back to the lecture.

He was focused on giving the lecture, but his students weren’t interested in listening any longer.

They teased, “Professor! Is the lady who called you just now your girlfriend? Many girls in our college fancy you, and us guys have fallen out of favor. Hurry up and announce that you’re taken, so you can give all of us a chance!”

Even the girls started teasing him. “Exactly!”

This was how things were in a university. It enjoyed an open- minded culture, and the atmosphere in classes felt carefree. Lecturers and students could banter with each other.

Jim didn’t get mad at the students, and his warm smile remained on his face. He looked just like a gentlemanly scholar.

Someone once said of him, “When Professor Hughes stands at the podium, he looks just like a lecturer from the 80s, and a very handsome one at that!”

Someone gave an even more vivid description, “A pretty boy, if we use today’s language. Also one with knowledge and charm.”

“But anyone who knows about Professor Hughes’ career and his achievements in the medical field wouldn’t dare to call him a pretty boy to his face. Most would probably cry out loud and call him Chief.”

Jim didn’t take all these remarks to heart. He had only one thought in mind: to do his own research well.

No matter what it takes.

“She’s about to give birth,” Jim muttered before turning around and continuing with the lecture.

He hadn’t seen Diana since she arrived two days ago.