Chapter 21 I 55 vouchers Kaia lifted her brows slightly , thinking she caught something different in Tobias's tone . " I had to tell my family I'm moving out , so it took a while , " she said , dragging her suitcase toward the stairs . " Here , let me get that ," Tobias said , taking it from her . Kaia blinked , caught off guard by the sudden change in attitude . He'd been grumpy earlier , and now he was being nice . " It's fine . It's not heavy . I can carry it ," she said , reaching for it . But Tobias didn't hand it back . He carried it upstairs straight to her room . That was weird - he'd said before he wouldn't set foot in her room . Once they were inside , Kaia gave him a polite nod and said , " Thanks ." " You're welcome ," he replied evenly . A quiet beat passed before Kaia noticed he was still standing there . She frowned . " You can go now . " Tobias frowned and didn't move . " Let's play another game of chess ." Kaia got it - so that was what this was about . " It's late , and I have school tomorrow . Maybe next time , " she said , making an excuse . Tobias glanced at his watch . " You're right . It's late . " The silence stretched again . Kaia looked at him , wondering why he still wasn't leaving . Just as she was about to say something , Tobias blurted , " Did you tell your family everything ? " I told them I'd be gone for a month , " she answered . " They were okay with it ? Didn't they ask questions ? Weren't they worried about you living alone ? " he asked in quick succession . " I lied . I told them I needed a quiet place to study for the SAT , " Kaia said . Tobias hesitated . He thought she was supposed to be a bad student . After a moment's thought , he offered , " I graduated a while ago , but I still remember high school stuff pretty well . If you need help , I can tutor you . I'm especially good at foreign languages . " " No , thanks . I can manage , " Kaia said coldly , giving him a faint smile . She wasn't the terrible student everyone thought she was . 1/4 11:48 pm Chapter 21 65 voucher Tobias took her refusal the wrong way . " Sorry . I didn't mean to imply you're bad at school or hurt your feelings . " Kaia's mouth twitched . " My grades are fine , and no one's ever hurt my feelings . Mr. Moreno , you can leave now . " Still , Tobias didn't move . So Kaia flopped onto her bed and gave him a teasing smile . " If you're not leaving , are you planning to sleep here with me ? " That lit something in his eyes . His gaze slid over her curves , her inviting smile - a mix of innocence and temptation . Heat crept up his neck , his ears turning red . Then , without a word , he left , his expression frosty . The next morning , Kaia came downstairs and spotted Caden scratching his head , looking nervous . She walked over and saw he was hunched over his homework . " Didn't you do it yesterday ? " she asked . Caden quickly put a finger to his lips , panicked that someone might overhear . ' Oh , got it , " Kaia said , catching on . Caden looked embarrassed and nervous . " You're not gonna stop teaching me boxing just because I skipped my homework , right ? " ' Of course not . Back when I was in school , I never touched homework . I didn't even bother filling in test papers , " Kaia said casually . She'd always thought that stuff was too easy - she'd rather work on real research problems . " That's awesome , " Caden said , giving her a thumbs - up . Then he frowned . " I can't talk now . This problem is tough , and I need to finish before the teacher chews me out . " Seeing him so stressed , Kaia said kindly , " If you're stuck , I can teach you . " " You ? Would you help me ? This one's so hard - how would you even know the answer ? " he blurted out . " This is just elementary school stuff . Are you looking down on me ? " she said , raising a brow . " No , no , don't take it the wrong way . I'm not looking down on you . You know , I go to the best private school in Morganburg . All our teachers have PhDs , and the stuff they give us is so hard that 2/4 11:48 pm Chapter 21 even college students can't solve it , " he said in a rush . 55 vouchers " Watch and learn , " Kaia said . She took his homework , barely glanced at the problem , and started writing . Seconds later , she slid it back to him . " Done . Take a look . If you don't get it , I'll explain . " Caden stared at the neat , logical solution , totally stunned . Kaia got up from the couch . " I'm skipping breakfast here . Heading to school now ." Caden watched her go , still in shock . " I thought she was supposed to be bad at school , right ? Even high schoolers couldn't solve that . " Before he could say more , a deep voice came from behind . " What are you mumbling about ? " " Kaia is awesome . I can't believe she- " Caden stopped short . He couldn't let Tobias know he hadn't done his homework yesterday . " Oh , uh ... What was I saying ? I forgot . " He scratched his head and wandered to the table . " It doesn't matter . I'll just eat . I've gotta get to school after this . " The word " school " made Tobias think of Kaia's face . " Have you seen Kaia ? " " She already left for school , " Caden said . " Without breakfast ? " Tobias frowned . " Yeah . " Caden nodded . Tobias didn't ask anything more , but the frown deepened . *** At school , Kaia stepped into her classroom , hearing a mix of studying and gossip . " I heard from my dad that Morganburg's most eligible bachelor is off the market , " one girl said . " You mean the owner of Moreno Group ? The head of the Moreno family ? " another asked . " Yeah , him . I wonder which lucky girl's marrying into the family ." " I'm so jealous . " " What's there to be jealous about ? Guys like that are way out of our league . We're just regular people - it's not like the super - rich have anything to do with us . I'd be happy if I found someone like Mr. Snyder , like Casey did . That's more my speed for jealousy . " 3/4 11:48 pm Chapter 21 Hearing her name , Casey smiled smugly . Philip was her ticket to brag . EX 55 vouchers She glanced at Kaia , who was standing by the window , and her eyes turned calculating . " Kaia , I'm curious , " Casey said in a sharp tone . " How exactly did you meet Miss Crawford ? You didn't get close to one of her uncles , did you ? " The whole class turned to look at Kaia . B ADI 1:48 pm Chapter 22 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!