Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband novel Chapter 1641

Garrett's phone buzzed unexpectedly as he was mid-sentence. He immediately picked up. "Zavier, I'm at school."

Skyler couldn't hear what Zavier was saying on the other end, but she heard Garrett reply, "Why would it be strange for me to be at school today? I'm just checking up on that cute girl who applied to be a tutor at my place a few days ago."

Garrett paused for a moment before adding, "Funny thing is, she happens to be our underclassman. I figured I'd swing by early to see if she needs any help with anything."

Skyler had zero interest in their conversation. While Garrett was on the call, she seized her suitcase and bolted.

Meanwhile, Garrett continued, "Oh, and I heard your folks set you up with a fiancée who's also a freshman at our college. When are you going to introduce her to us, so we can check her out for you?"

He hadn't even finished when Zavier hung up on him. Listening to the dial tone, Garrett shook his head. "Well, if he doesn't want to meet, it's his loss. What's with hanging up on me, though? That kid’s getting more unpredictable by the day.”d2

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Skyler was self-reliant and quickly adapted to the communal life of college.

Her dorm mates, all from different cities, were like her—alone in the big city. They all soon became close companions. Once they were comfortable with each other, the other three girls let their guard down.

Even before classes officially started, Skyler knew all about their families—how many siblings they had, and she even learned about one girl’s father who had an affair and abused her mother. But due to her own circumstances, she couldn’t share everything about herself.

In the days leading up to the start of the semester, and before the official classes, Skyler took the opportunity to land two tutoring jobs. There was a high school adjacent to Capital College, most of whose students lived in nearby residential areas, making it convenient for Skyler to reach her students’ homes.

Her roommates would often tease her. “Skyler, you don’t act like someone from a poor family. Why are you working so hard?”

Whenever she heard this, Skyler would just smile and say, “The only person you can truly rely on in this world is yourself.” She had known for a long time that the only reliable person was herself.