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When the lecture was over, Zeda was torn between going over to meet the lecturer or walking out of the class like she couldn't recognize him.

Even though he had smiled at her at random times during his lecture, Zeda did not read inference to any and alluded to his good lecturing habits. Indeed, he was a good lecturer, and she felt that by the end of the semester, he would top her list of favourite lecturers.

She decided on the latter, choosing to walk out of the class like other students. And if peradventure he remembers who she is and calls her, she would immediately act like amnesia was suddenly bestowed on her.

As she tried to walk quickly with other students, Acheron, whose eyes had been on her even before he came to the university, saw her trying to escape.

“Miss Altair!” Acheron called to her, causing some students who were close to the door to turn back and check out whose name their new lecturer knew.