Eva Talesmith

Freya Maiden always believed she was unlucky. Her mother passed away from cancer, leaving her completely alone. She couldn’t afford tuition or living expenses, so she had to take on part-time jobs. To make things worse, after entering university, she encountered a notoriously strict professor—Clarence Finerman. He monitored her every move, harshly scolding her for the smallest mistakes. Even when she was bullied by her classmate, Stella, Clarence insisted it was Freya’s fault.
Until one day, Freya discovered Clarence’s attention had a purpose. He was the legal advisor to billionaire Jack Ramaswamy, who had died months earlier, leaving behind a will that entrusted his trillion-dollar fortune to an illegitimate daughter.
The heiress’s name?
Freya Maiden.

Heiress and Her Dangerous Professor

I didn’t expect it to be handled like that—with no fuss, no reproach, and no pity.


If not for the check I was holding in my hoodie pocket, I would’ve thought this was one of my wild fantasies about Clarence.


The truth is, for a moment when I got that call from the loan company, I had thought of Clarence. I even briefly entertained the idea of calling him to lend me the money so I could pay him back before the semester ended.


Briefly—because I squashed that thought as quickly as it appeared.


I’ve been rejected, humiliated, and disliked by enough people to grow a thick skin. But picturing any negative reaction from Clarence—even a neutral, polite one—was unbearable.


Besides, Clarence had already helped me more than any person ever had. He didn’t owe me anything. And after everything I’d dragged him into—the club incident, my spats with Stella, the endless tension that followed me like a bad smell—I didn’t want to be more trouble.


Chapter 27: His Coat Still Smells Like Him