Chapter 108 - Ava's Unhappy Seeing James...

He still remembered when Jeff entered M.I.T. He was only sixteen years old then. But due to him being tall, no one realized that he was younger than he looked. Then, he was aloof and cold, never smiled, and always had a frown on his face. But now, his older version looked so much different. It must have something to do with his beautiful wife, who was sitting next to him quietly.

"Mrs. Go, if you don't mind me asking, which college did you attend?" He assumed she attended a good university from the way she held herself. He could tell that she was one intelligent woman.

Ann was startled by the Dean's question. He automatically assumed that she attended college. It would have been embarrassing for her if she did not. Luckily, she did.

"Oh, I attended Harvard." That was all she said. She didn't elaborate.

The Dean's eyes widened when he heard that her alma mater was Harvard. He was going to interrogate her more, but Jeff interjected.

He first looked at his wife then started bragging.

"She was the Summa Cum Laude when she graduated. She has a double degree in Business Management and Corporate Law. Isn't that right, honey?" He was smiling from ear to ear while bragging.

Ann pinched Jeff on his side, then scowled at him from bragging. The Dean didn't need to know what degree she had.

She only smiled at the Dean, then turned her attention to her daughter.

"Sweetheart, why don't we go to your dorm now so we can start unpacking. Say goodbye to the Dean, so we could leave." As soon as she said that, she prepared to get up already so they could leave right away.

Jeff and Ava did the same thing. So, the Dean had no choice but to get up to walk them out to their car.

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Ava would be staying at 'MacGregor House' located at building W61 on Memorial Drive, a little distance from the Dean's office. The Dean said his goodbyes to them as they entered their vehicle that was still parked right in front of his office.

Although Ava was a freshman, she was issued a single room which was usually only given to upper-class students. Ann had made the arrangements already to equip her room and changed the interior to look like her bedroom at home. She had done that so Ava wouldn't feel homesick once she was on her own.

"Ava, are you sure you don't want to live somewhere off-campus? You can still change your mind. You can stay at the hotel temporarily until we find a house for you. What do you think?" Ann was worried about how Ava would survive living on her own. She had lived the life of a princess since she was born. 

Even at Royal Academy, she had Pisces to take care of her. Now, she didn't even have a bodyguard or a nanny to take care of her. That really worried her.

"Don't worry, mom, I'll be fine. Dad has taken care of everything already.  Actually, I will not be living on my own. I will have someone with me all the time." She said calmly as she punched the code on her door to open.

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A young Filipina woman of about 20 years old was inside the room unpacking Ava's belongings. When she heard the door opening sound, she stopped what she was doing to greet them.

"Good afternoon Sir, Ma'am, and Miss Ava. Hello!" Said the young woman.

"Good afternoon to you too, Miss Santos." Jeff greeted her back. He then introduced her to Ann and Ava. 

"Sweetheart, this is Miss Gizelle Santos. She's a student also and would be taking care of Ava. If you're wondering where I found her, she actually works part-time at the hotel and is recommended by the G.M. So, now you know that Ava will not be alone. Alright?" He then put his arms around his wife's shoulders and hugged her from behind as he gave her a light kiss on the back of her head.

Ava came forward to talk to Gizelle face to face. 

"Hi, thank you for unpacking for me. In the future, you can just guide me on how to do things. I want to learn to do things on my own, okay?" She said it with a smile on her face and kindly.

Gizelle only nodded before looking at Ann and Jeff for approval. Ann nodded to Gizelle, telling her that she agreed to Ava's request. 

"Alright, you saw everything already. Let's get out of here and let Miss Santos do her job." Announced Jeff, who was already bored and wanted to get out of the small dorm.

The mother and daughter duo could only follow Jeff because he had already turned around and was ready to walk out the door.

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Meanwhile, James and Prince Edward had just arrived at the admission office. But, unfortunately, since he didn't have an appointment, the guidance counselor wouldn't give him the time of day. Naturally, that didn't bode well with James and Prince Edward. 

"If the guidance counselor won't see us, how about the Dean then? I would like to speak to the Dean!" Demanded James while his brows were knitted, almost colliding with one another.

"I'm sorry, young man. The same goes for the Dean. You can only see him if you have an appointment. Now, I can check for you when they will be available and make the appointment." The receptionist started clicking her mouse and looking for an available date without knowing if James was willing or not to wait.

Prince Edward, who was standing next to James quietly, pulled out his cellphone and made a call. When his call was answered, he moved a little further away to have privacy while he was speaking to the person he called. 

When James saw what Prince Edward had done, he figured that he was calling for reinforcement. Who he was calling, he didn't know.

"Yes, sir! We are at the Admission office, and we are getting nowhere. James' adamant to complete his registration before we leave for Stonasia." He told the person he was speaking with.

"Alright! Just stay there. I will be there in a little while." Said the person on the other line before hanging up.

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"James, let's just wait. I called Chairman Go to come and help us. I remembered him saying that they would be coming here today. So, I figured that they were probably inside talking to the guidance counselor or at the Dean's office. So, let's wait. He's on his way." Prince Edward proudly informed James, who let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, your highness. I can't believe I had forgotten about them. It's one of the reasons I rushed to come so we could run into them." He said nonchalantly.

The receptionist, who was still looking at the calendar, heard the conversation between the two young men and stopped what she was doing. She then quickly left and went inside to speak to the guidance counselor.

The guidance counselor was sitting behind his desk, busy with some paperwork. Then, he heard a knock on the door.

"Come in!" He shouted without raising his head from what he was doing.

"Sir, there's something I must tell you." Announced the receptionist while standing in front of the desk waiting for the guidance counselor to acknowledge her.

"Go ahead! I'm listening." He said as he looked up to give his undivided attention to the receptionist.

"Sir, it's about the young man that wanted to see you. I overheard his conversation with another young man. He called him your highness. Anyway, I assumed that the other young man was a prince of some country." She kept going while the guidance counselor was already losing interest.

"Stop blabbering and get to the point" He growled while pinching the bridge of his nose.

"The Prince called a man called Chairman Go. If I'm not mistaken it was the same one that the Dean had been waiting for all morning. The one with the genius daughter, remember?" The receptionist anxiously said.

When the guidance counselor heard Chairman Go, he jumped and rushed outside where James and Prince Edward were waiting…

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Just as he arrived at the lobby, he saw a very distinguished-looking gentleman walking in. He knew it must be Chairman Go. The man looked scary, not from his physical appearance but because of the aura that was emanating from his body.

"James! What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to enroll at Harvard?" Jeff asked curiously.

James turned around to see who called his name and saw Jeff. He sheepishly replied.

"I already finished my enrollment at Harvard, I came here to see if I could enroll in some classes. I planned on doing a double major, just to see if I can do it." A half-smile plastered on his face while unable to look at Jeff in his eyes.

The guidance counselor was about to approach them when two more people arrived. One was a woman and the other seemed to be a teenage girl. However, they were equally gorgeous. He stepped back and just watched.

"Godmother! Ava! Hello!" Greeted James while his eyes were trained at the young girl...

"Hello, big brother!" Greeted the young girl back.. Her voice was calm and the cold lush of her voice penetrates through James.