"Sorry, Junior Fellow. I really didn't mean to."
Greg reached out and pulled Victoria up from the ground, brushing the dust off her clothes while he was at it.
"Junior Fellow?"
Their roommates voiced their curiosity almost simultaneously.
Kaira tilted her head slightly, her gaze moving between Greg and Victoria, while Adele also looked intrigued.
Rom went so far as to scratch the back of his head, looking at Greg in confusion.
Greg had no choice but to explain. "Victoria and I have the same mentor, so she's my Junior Fellow. Sometimes I just call her that."
Only then did everyone nod in understanding.
Victoria, however, added with a look of disgust, "If I'd known I would be stuck with this guy, I'd rather not have a mentor at all!"
Greg immediately put on a wounded expression. "Junior Fellow, how could you say that? Have you forgotten all the trials and tribulations we overcame together in the Laboratory?"
"Then let me ask you this." Victoria folded her arms and fixed him with a sharp stare. "Who caused those trials and tribulations in the first place?"
Greg's expression didn't change. "That's not important. What matters is-we overcame them together!"
"But why do I remember someone abandoning me and running away once?"
Greg: "..."
Watching the two trade barbs, Kaira and Adele couldn't help exchanging a glance.
Although one kept tearing things down while the other kept patching them up, both girls could tell-the two actually got along very well.
The easy rhythm of their banter, the familiarity of their interactions-none of that could be faked by people who were on bad terms.
At the same time, now that they were closer, Kaira and Adele were once again struck by Greg's good looks.
From a distance, he had simply looked like a