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

After Stella stormed off, the corridor felt too quiet.


I didn’t move right away. Just stood there, letting the silence press down. My gaze drifted to the other end, where Freya stood half-shrouded in shadow, her hoodie bunched at the wrists, the faint smear of stage makeup still clinging beneath her jaw.


Embarrassed. Tense. Like a bird that had flown straight into glass and was still trying to figure out which way was up.


Because right now, there were no words that wouldn’t sound like judgment. And I wasn't going to judge her again without listening to her reason.


“Come with me,” I said instead, quiet and certain.


She hesitated for a moment, as if deciding whether to trust me. Then she nodded.


We stepped out through the side exit into the street’s dim hush.


Freya kept her gaze down, her hands fidgeting at her sides, fingers twisting the edge of her sleeve.


Chapter 26: Deal