Chapter 54: Project

"Thanks," she said, taking it.

"I didn't know you had a boyfriend," I remarked.

"Well, now you know," she replied with a slight smirk.

I closed the door behind me to give Charlotte some privacy.

"Is it the same girl as last time? Girlfriend?" Jinny asked.

"Not girlfriend," I clarified. "Anyway, thanks for the lighter again. Now, could you go?" I pointed out to the corridor.

She said bye and left right after.

When I got back to my room, Charlotte was already changing in the bathroom.

She didn't want to stay the night, and I wasn't about to ask someone who isn't my girlfriend to stay the night with me, so I drove her to her dorm.

As she got out of my car, she flipped her fingers in a casual wave. "Till next time."

I sighed. "Did I want to spend my time chasing women? No. After all, time is a limited resource... But I did have a lot of fun tonight."

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