Chapter 248

Jameson had a business deal he wanted to work out with the Shelly family. He was currently getting cozy with Danielle’s father, Tim Shelly, and to pave the way for Jason, he was really going all out.

He’d figured out what Tim liked and was making trips to Neclen every few days to go fishing and hiking with him.

Once Jameson got tight with Tim, he’d definitely cook up some big scheme to help Jason get what he wanted and land Danielle.

He figured Ross would actually try to keep things going with Danielle, but it turned out Ross saved him the trouble and broke it off all by himself.

It made perfect sense though. Ross only cared about business. He was dying to get his hands on all of Jean Group’s power, so there was no way he would waste time on romance.

But as long as Jameson was still breathing, there was no way Jean Group was going entirely to Ross and Shermaine. Jason had to get half no matter what.

The worse things got between him and Ruth, the more his loyalty shifted completely toward Natalie and Jason. As for Shermaine and Joshua, who he didn’t get along with anyway, he cared even less about them now.

That whole thing about loving all his children equally didn’t apply to Jameson at all. He had no idea that down the road, he’d be the one drowning in regret.

Shermaine was supposed to check into Basterel University today. Janice had planned to come with her, but she had other plans and couldn’t make it.

Shermaine’s room was on the seventh floor – a four-person dorm. Basterel University was famous for having the nicest dorms out of all the colleges around.

She found room 703 with the door already open and walked right in. Her roommates had already arrived with their parents, and everyone was busy getting settled. When Shermaine stepped through the door, every single person in the room turned to look.

Shermaine was stunning, and the guy following behind her was something else too. Even though he was dressed casually and keeping a low profile, there was still this quiet intensity about him that made them sit up and take notice.

Just looking at their faces, one could tell these two weren’t average college students.

Shermaine gave them all a small nod as a way of saying hello.

Joshua automatically headed to the last unmade bed. It looked clean enough, but since he had a thing about cleanliness, he grabbed the new towel he’d bought and gave everything another wipe down with some water.

The dorm was actually a duplex setup with two beds upstairs and two downstairs. Shermaine’s bed was on the upper level facing the window, so she got great natural light.

One of the girls with short hair suddenly perked up. “Wait, you’re Shermaine, right? The one who got top scores in science for all of Basterel? I know you. You’re amazing!”

Shermaine gave her a small smile. “Hi there.”

“Hey! I’m Yasmine Lane, math major.”

'Math major? Interesting,' Shermaine thought.

Yasmine was super friendly and outgoing. She was from Gerton Province and had brought some local treats with her. She pulled out a package of apricot cake and handed it to Shermaine.

Shermaine thanked her and took it.

Yasmine continued, “I’ve got an open pack here if you want to try some right now.”

“Sure, thanks.”

Even though Shermaine and Joshua had this intimidating presence about them, they seemed really easy to get along with and down to earth. Before long, the other roommates came over to introduce themselves too.

Shermaine munched on the apricot cake while chatting with everyone. She found out that her other two roommates were studying economics and civil engineering.

After chatting for a while, Shermaine realized everyone was pretty decent. At least personality-wise, they all got along really well.

Yasmine especially had an even more cheerful and outgoing nature than Summer.

The apricot cake she brought was seriously delicious. Shermaine grabbed a piece and offered it to Joshua to try. He didn’t even hesitate, just opened his mouth and took a bite.

“This stuff will make you thirsty, so let me know if you want some water,” Joshua said.

“Okay.” Shermaine nodded.

They’d all figured Joshua would just drop Shermaine off at the dorm and leave, but surprisingly, he actually rolled up his sleeves and started making her bed.

They watched in total disbelief because Joshua looked way too refined and wealthy to be doing manual labor, but there he was, proving them completely wrong.

Meanwhile, a whole bunch of professors were rushing over to the dorm building together. The second they heard Shermaine had arrived on campus, they’d all raced over here.