In the following week, the internet was busy discussing the aftermaths of Neil’s confession.

[Hey, did you know that Neil Valcourt’s mansions and properties are getting auctioned to pay off the civil lawsuits filed against him?]

[I just found out that Judah Hunt’s parents have received monetary compensation for their daughter’s death. It’s not much but it’s still better than nothing.]

[Titan Crest Entertainment has officially gone bankrupt and is getting auctioned, but no one wants to buy it, hahaha.]

[Man, who would’ve thought a major agency like Titan Crest Entertainment would end up like this?] 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

[I want to see Iris’s reaction. She was acting so high and mighty. Now all her wealth is gone. Isn’t she poor like us commoners, hahaha.]

[Is she still unconscious due to the accident?]

[How come Aren is quiet in all this? Isn’t this like a win for him? After getting threatened by Iris of ending his career, he struck back and ended Titan Crest Entertainment instead.]

[Did you all see Titan Crest Entertainment’s former celebrities’ posts about the former CEO? They all seemed to have had a close relationship with him.]

Ethan Starfall:

[Aren Frost was like a mentor to me. When no one believed in me or my talent, he was the one who trusted me. He was like family to me, and to find out that he was betrayed by his closest friend, it’s heartbreaking. That man didn’t deserve such an end. Rest in peace.]

Similarly, each and every celebrity shared their interactions and relationship with Aren.

When Aren read those posts, he couldn’t help but tear up, feeling touched by their words.

But then, he arrived at his location.

"VALCOURT UNIVERSITY OF ENTERTAINMENT"

However, its name has changed now.

"BLEMURE UNIVERSITY OF ENTERTAINMENT"

Yes, the government had bought the university in the auction.

Previously, it was going to be auctioned off freely; however, considering the future of the students studying at the university, the government decided to acquire it themselves.

Moreover, all the money paid by the government went to pay off the penalty compensations against Neil in those civil suits filed against him.

So he lost this university without earning a single cent off of it.

Moreover, since Ariana and Selene were enrolled in the university, they couldn’t just change universities in the middle of it despite the ongoing mayhem around them.

Since Aren still had his guest celebrity status, he decided to check on Ariana to see how she was doing.

Now that she knew Aren had died at Neil’s hands, would she side with Neil or with Aren, the one who raised her with utmost love and care?

More than his curiosity, it was his expectations that motivated him to check how the reality would turn out.

He exited out of his luxury car, instructing Arol to park it in the parking area.

He remembered to wear his mask and cap to not cause a commotion. Still, his car had already attracted many curious gazes.

Fortunately, no one knew which car Aren owned, so they couldn’t find his identity.

He went to the guard, showed his ID card, and was allowed to enter.

Of course, the guard asked for a photo with him, but Aren promised to take it when he would leave.

Remembering from his memory of his visit from last time, he navigated to the management department building, taking the lift to reach the senior management class in which Ariana and Selene studied.

Knock! Knock!

After knocking twice on the classroom door, he swung it open inside, asking, "May I come in?"

The teacher looked at him, not recognizing him under that cap and mask, but as his gaze noticed the guest celebrity ID card, he instantly recognized him.

There was only one guest celebrity still associated with their class; however, the teacher never thought this person would ever return.

After all, this university was owned by the very Titan Crest Entertainment that he had destroyed recently.

He nodded. "Please come in and take a seat."

Aren nodded in acknowledgement, entered, closed the door, removed his mask and cap, and went to sit on the seat behind Selene.

He noticed that the seats had changed.

On the seat which Ariana occupied previously, now Selene sat.

And on the seat where Selene had sat previously, Ariana was occupying it. Even the rugged boys who served Selene before were now sitting alongside Ariana.

While he was busy noticing these changes, the class was bustling with murmurs about him.

"H-how is he so handsome?"

"Has he gotten even more handsome from the last time we saw him?"

"Why can’t I take my eyes off of him?"

"Ah, if only I could date him."

"God, please let me become his girlfriend."

All the gazes were directed at him, even the teacher’s. Most of these gazes were dazed by his appearance and charm, unable to focus on anything else.

Moreover, with the sunlight coming from the window, his face against that radiance appeared even more breathtaking.

Even Ariana stared at him in awe.

Only Selene was looking straight.

When Aren noticed those gazes, the teacher immediately returned to teaching the class.

After the lecture, another lecture started as this new teacher also seemed surprised by Aren’s appearance. Even while teaching, she would constantly glance in his direction.

After this lecture also ended and the cafeteria break began, all the students in the class approached him, showing their appreciation for Aren’s recent deeds.

Despite studying at Neil’s university, they were on Aren’s side.

Aren thanked them, and even though they asked for photos with him, he declined, saying he had to eat first.

However, when he followed Ariana to the cafeteria, almost all the students followed him as if he was their gang leader or something, staring at him with awe.

Even students passing by were joining this gang, walking behind him.

In the cafeteria, he filled his plate with food and sat on one of the tables, only to find students arguing to sit around him.

While the students crowded around him...

Clank!

The sound of a metal bowl falling to the ground resounded in the cafeteria, and then a laughter, "Hahaha, how do you like it? Is it tasty? If you want more, you just need to ask."

Aren’s eyes widened as soon as he heard that voice; he recognized it.

"Aria?"

He stood up, moving towards the source of the voice through the crowd of students blocking his view.

The students moved away to let him pass, allowing him to see the scene.

Selene, drenched in soup and noodles, picking up her plate and collecting the food that had spilled.

Meanwhile, Ariana looked at her with disdain from the top with those two rugged boys standing beside her as if they were her bodyguards.

He was shocked to see that scene.

’What happened in the time... I wasn’t here?’

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(A/N -Thanks for reading. ^..^)