Out of Ashes Into His Heart

"Take it slow on your way back!"

After sending Dawn off, it was just me and Tom.

The atmosphere had been lively and cheerful when she had been present earlier.

Now that she was gone, things felt a bit awkward.

"So..."

"You..."

We both spoke at the same time, then stopped, startled.

"You go first..."

"You go first..."

Again, we spoke in unison.

Tom curved his lips into a smile. "Are you full? Do you want to stroll around campus and relive the old days?"

"Can we even get in?" I asked, intrigued. "I heard non-students aren't allowed anymore."

Ever since graduation, I hadn't been back to Fuvine University. I missed those carefree university days terribly.

"Why not? Let's go."

Soon, Tom drove us to the campus gate. The barrier didn't lift, forcing him to stop the car. A security guard quickly approached.

"Sorry, but the university is currently enforcing strict rules. Non-students are not allowed entry."

I glanced at him, a little disappointed. "Maybe we should just forget it..."

But Tom simply smiled and lowered the window. "Is it alright for us to enter now?"

To my surprise, the security guard's demeanor instantly shifted to one of deference. "Of course! Please go ahead."

Immediately, the barrier in front of us rose, and Tom drove straight into the campus without any hindrance.

Stunned, I turned to look back at the security guard. "Why... Did they let us in?"

"Probably because I'm handsome."

I was speechless.

I wasn't expecting him to crack such a joke, even if it might be true.

At Fuvine University, he was considered one of the twin stars of the campus.

Even Gavin, whom I once fell for so deeply, ranked behind him. Back then, he had far more admirers than Gavin.noveldrama

Fuvine University was vast.

Tom parked the car casually and followed me as I wandered around.

I had thought revisiting the campus would be exciting, but instead, every corner

seemed to bring back memories of Gavin.

By the end of our walk, I felt more disheartened than nostalgic.

"Tom, I'm a bit tired. Let's head back."

Tom didn't seem to mind my change of mood. Without a word, he drove us toward the campus entrance.

But as soon as we reached the entrance, a group of people blocked the car.

When I recognized the man leading them, my jaw dropped in astonishment. "Mr. Callahan?"

Tom smiled at me and casually unfastened his seatbelt. "Come on. Let's go say hello."

I was still in a daze when I followed him out of the car and quickly found myself surrounded by several university leaders.

It wasn't until I overheard snippets of conversation that I pieced together what was going on-last month, Tom had donated a massive sum to Fuvine University- amounting to hundreds of millions.

It wasn't a one-time contribution but part of a long-term commitment to fund the university's military engineering research projects.

Only then did I realize why the security guard had let us in so easily earlier.

With someone as influential as Tom, not only would they grant him entry, but the university chancellor himself had shown up to personally greet him.

"Mr. White, this young lady looks familiar," Johan said with a warm smile, his gaze shifting to me. "Is she also one of our students?"

"Hello, Mr. Callahan. I'm Grace Summers, a 2019 graduate from the Broadcast and Hosting department."

"Oh, I remember you now..." His expression brightened with recognition. "I didn't expect the two of you to still be together after all these years! So, when's the wedding? Make sure to send us some wedding favors!"

I was speechless.

I could tell he had gotten the wrong idea and hurried to explain, but before I could speak, Tom smiled and nodded. "Of course. We'll let you know."