Chapter 25

Emily hung up the call and rose to her feet, still in total disbelief about the whole situation.

It made no sense and regardless of how hard she thought about it, it all felt like something completely out of Giovanni’s character. Why did he have to come all the way to her school? And like that wasn’t enough, why wasn’t he leaving?

Still feeling awkward, she walked towards the main entrance of the library with the thought of going to fetch him from wherever he must have parked his car and was probably waiting for her. But much to her surprise, the moment she was about to approach the door, she caught him strolling into the library, hands shoved in his pocket as he looked around for her.

“Mr. Giovanni?” She called out to him in a low voice, waving her hands to get his get his attention. “Um, here.”

“Oh there you are.”

“How were you allowed in?” She immediately asked as he walked up towards her. “It’s a student only library.”

“Well, I have my ways,” he raised his eyebrows. “You sa