CHAPTER 32: Love or Lust?One Month Later,Erica groaned loudly in her pillow as the sun ray hit her eyes out of the blue mercilessly.“Wakey…wakey…” A voice cooed. She let out a series of incoherent sound. Wanting the annoying voice to shut up.“Come on, Princess Erica, you don’t want to miss your flight back to school.”Erica rolled on the bed to face away from such brutality so early in the morning. Covering her head with her blanket.The blanket was yanked away from her and she whine. “Leave me alone.” she bemoaned covering her head with her pillow.“Princess Erica, you have to wake up or you would miss your flight back to school.”The voice, which she now recognized as her father’s, continued to badger her.“Come on, Erica. You don't want to miss your flight and have to stay in this stuffy old mansion with me, do you?”Erica rolled her eyes. She knew her father was trying to play her, and she wasn't going to fall for it. “Go away, dad. I’m not getting up. I want to sleep.”“Eric

The dance floor glowed with different lights as people jumped and had fun. But Erica wasn't, as she sat down close to the bar table with Lisa and James.The smell of alcohol, sex, and drugs was everywhere in the club, but Erica wasn’t interested in the fun. Lisa and James had forced her to loosen up after Lisa found out about what Professor Sebastian did to her.While she was sitting there, she noticed a guy and a lady making out. She wondered why they were doing that in a public place.Don’t they have any shame? But well, the club is where people get to lose their morals and inhibitions. Erica thought to herself as she swirled the drink in her cup and watched the couple getting down to each other in a filthy way. She observed as the guy cupped the lady’s a**, and it seemed she loved it.Maybe they are strangers, she thought to herself, but she couldn’t be sure of her assumption.“See what those people are doing,” James said as he grinned and pointed at the couple. “It’s hot, right?”

Erica’s heart sank as she realized it was her phone. She reluctantly pulled away from Adam and reached into her pocket to answer the call. It was Lisa.“Hey, where are you?” Lisa asked, her voice sounding concerned. “I’m waiting for you downstairs; we have to go. We have class tomorrow.”“I…I’m sorry.”She said she was trying to regain her composure. “I got caught up with something. I will be down in a bit.”“Okay…I’m waiting…” Lisa said that and then ended the call.Erica took a deep breath and looked at Adam.“I’m sorry, but I have to go,” she said, trying to sound apologetic.“I kind of have a place to be tomorrow, and I need to be there.”“Oh, it’s okay,” he said, but she could see the disappointment in his eyes.“Can I get your number then?”Erica hesitated; it wasn’t really a good idea. Yes, they had kissed, and to her, the kiss wasn’t supposed to happen. It was a mistake, and she hated herself for it.“Um…I’m sorry, I can’t. But I had a really great time tonight,” she said as s

Sebastian got out of his car after parking it. He was tired and frustrated with everything going on lately. Sarah had been consistently calling and visiting him, and Richard had also been sending him threatening messages to stay the hell away from his woman.A lot was going on in his mind, and now there is this student who won’t even let him sleep peacefully. She had walked into his life only a few months ago, and now, for some reason, he couldn’t get her out of his mind.He had told her coldly that he had no feelings for her, but why can’t he get her out of his mind?After Sarah, his ex-wife, cheated on him with his best friend, he told himself that he would henceforth be in control of his feelings. He had been in control of his feelings until he met Erica, and now she’s all he thinks about.He hated the feelings because they could affect a lot of things, especially his career as a lecturer. So he hated the feeling that was assailing him, making him lose control for the first time.A

Sebastian arched his brow as he heard the familiar voice.“Erica?”“Hmmm,” she slurred. He could hear that she was drunk. Really drunk.“Are you drunk, Erica?” He frowned in displeasure. He could hear the sound of music in the background.“Yes, I am!” he heard her chuckle.“Why would you be drinking at this hour when you should be at home studying?” he inhaled as he leaned back.“Why do you care, Professor Sebastian?” she slurred.“I’m an adult. I can do whatever I want!”He sighed deeply. “I know you are, Eric, but I think you should be responsible about it.Drinking too much can have serious consequences. You know that, right?” He frowned, feeling concerned about her.“Awwww, you care about me. That’s so sweet.” She giggled, completely oblivious to the seriousness of the situation.“Of course I care about you, Erica. You’re one of my best students. But I think you should stop that and return home immediately.”“And if I don’t, what are you going to do?”“Then I’ll have no choice but