Chapter 55

"Danary is still in a meeting right now."

I turned around at the familiar voice, only to find Benedict standing behind me with a knowing smirk.

He continued, "You were looking for her, weren't you?"

I rolled my eyes at his unamusing antics but nodded anyway. "Liam's class ends in an hour, and I told her I would pick her up before then."

"I see." He opened up the door to his office and gestured for me to enter. "She's running about half an hour behind schedule today. Why don't you wait in here until she's ready?"

I raised an eyebrow in confusion but accepted his offer anyway. Sitting down in one of the free chairs in his office, I asked, "Did something go wrong? Jane isn't usually one to run behind schedule?"

Benedict chuckled slyly as he rounded his desk. "I thought you, of all people, would know why she's late. After all, you are the one responsible for her limping, aren't you?"

My cheeks heated up at the insinuation, making me divert my eyes out of the embarrassment of being