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Chapter 40 : Alone

Astrid

I was still gathering my paperwork when my dad came into the library. I started to greet him, but then I noticed the look on his face. He wasn’t quite angry, but it was clear that he was unhappy about something.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

“Nothing,” he replied unconvincingly. “I just wanted to see how the meeting went.”

“Great,” I answered. “We made a lot of progress. Tristan is going to set up a meeting with the head of the financial aid department so we can finalize a few things. It won’t be much longer before we’re ready to announce the program. Why?”

“How was Dr. Ward?” he asked. There was a strange quality to his voice. I was starting to get the feeling that he wasn’t a big fan of Tristan, but I had no idea why.

I stared at him in confusion. I didn’t expect him to ask about Tristan. I didn’t think that he cared.

“Why?” I asked suspiciously.

He sat at the table and looked at the stack of papers. “What do you think of him?” he pressed.