Chapter 48 Samuel Swanson of Weston
When Emelie attended Cloudex Corporation’s annual dinner last year, she accidentally bumped into a man. Though she’d reacted instantly, she still accidentally splashed some of her wine onto his sleeve. He was forgiving and didn’t pursue the matter.
Emelie offered to pay the man for staining his shirt, but he refused. Still, after Emelie’s insistence, he
finally agreed to take the money.
Because of that, Emelie thought she owed nothing to the man anymore. But now that Samuel brought it up, she’d immediately remembered.
Emelie carefully observed Samuel. He was a handsome young man with gold–rimmed spectacles and clear eyes. His gaze was cool but not uncomfortable. Overall, he gave off a harmless but wise air.
Emelie even noticed something glinting by his ears. She squinted and realized they were spectacle
chains. They added a seductive air to him, making him look both demure and attractive.
Emelie took all but five seconds to make all such observations. She extended a hand. “Hi there, Mr.
Swanson.”
He didn’t shake her hand but cocked an eyebrow instead. “You call me Mr. Swanson just like my students do, but I’m sure you have no idea who I am. Let me introduce myself. I’m Samuel Swanson. I’m the fourth son of the Swanson family from Weston. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Hoven.”
Emelie was surprised. She didn’t expect him to be from the Swanson family from Weston.
The Swanson family was just as powerful in Weston as the Middleton family in Capebatt City.
Emelie composed herself. “I didn’t expect one of the Swansons to be a college professor. My apologies.”
Only then did Samuel shake her hand. “One benefit of having so many siblings is that my brothers can handle the business while those who aren’t skilled in that respect can pursue something else.”
“If college professors ‘aren’t skilled,‘ then I’m sure there are no other professional careers in existence anymore, Mr. Swanson.” Emelie thought Samuel was too humble.
Samuel smiled and asked again, “So, do you not need me to show you around, Ms. Hoven?”
Emelie said frankly, “I’m honestly not here for much besides taking a look around. I’ve had my fill already.”
Samuel cocked an eyebrow and glanced at his watch. “It’s midday now. The best way to get to know a college is to see what its cafeteria offers. Let me treat you to lunch, Ms. Hoven. It’s quite serendipitous for us to be able to meet, after all!
Emelie didn’t want to refuse such an offer. She figured that since Samuel was a professor here, he probably didn’t need to spend that much when paying for food, so she accepted his offer. “Alright.”
The cafeteria at Capebatt University served their dishes in bowls, which the patrons would place on their trays before paying for everything at the counter.
Emelie got food from each food group. She glanced at how much Samuel paid at the counter and saw
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that it was only about 17 dollars. Sho instantly felt relieved
Samuel would be able to afford that little amount of money.
“The cafeteria sorven really good fish pie. Try some Samuel pinced his slice of fish pie in front of Emelie. which Emelie gratefully accepted.
Emelle had expected someone born from an upper–class family like Samual to be more peculier when it came to dining etiquette. For example, to not talk while outing.
But he did the opposite.
“Are you a local, Ms. Hoven? Which college did you study of?” Samuel naked.
Emelie ate her food and answered, “Yes, I’m a local, but I graduated from Glenfield College.”
“I’ve taught there before as well. They have rown of magnolia trees that go in full bloom in spring. It always makes the campus smell amazing.”
Emelie nodded. “Yeah, I just so happened to graduate when the magnolias went into full bloom. It felt like the trees were sending us off. It’s also because of those trees that I grew to love the flowers‘ smell.”
“Capebatt University has sweet olive trees,”
“I like them. They smell nice, too.”
Samuel then got out his phone. “Why don’t we exchange contacts? I’ll tell you when the flowers bloom here so that you can come and see them.”
Emelie exchanged contacts with him without hesitation. She shot Samuel a quizzical glance when he
chuckled.
