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 opened my mouth to answer, but before I could get a word out, Stella’s voice cut through the air.


“It wasn’t her fault,” she said, softly but clearly. “It was just an accident.”


Stella straightened her shoulders slightly, still clutching her elbow like it ached. “She didn’t mean to grab me. I lost my balance on my own. It was a misunderstanding.”


A pause hung in the air, thick and uncertain.


“I mean,” she added with a small, apologetic laugh, “we’re classmates. We have our differences, sure—but that doesn’t mean we need to make a scene out of every little bump.”


The administrators exchanged looks. Even the older faculty member who’d asked my department a few minutes ago nodded slowly, his expression softening.


Kerwin’s sharp gaze lingered on Stella, then turned back to me. He seemed to be weighing something.


Chapter 23: Desperate Measures