Chapter 25 Annette started working on her thesis. She was focused and completely ignored the person behind her. After a while, she checked the time on her computer, only to find that it was half past eleven. She took off her earphones and was about to say something. But then, she noticed that Connor had already left. Annette got up and stretched herself. She saw a note on the table. She walked over and picked up the note. It read, "Sleep early. Come to my house for dinner tomorrow. We will celebrate Marcus' graduation from high school." She smiled, crumpled the note into a ball, and threw it into the trash can. The next day, just as Annette entered the school building, she was caught up by Roxanne. Roxanne tugged at her arm and whispered, "Have you heard of it?"