At the beginning, Frank, whose mind was in turmoil, didn't notice anything different. During the meeting, he seemed to be watching the dean of the math department intently, listening to the meeting content, but in fact, his mind was entirely on how to escape after the meeting.
So even when many people's eyes unconsciously turned directly to him, Frank acted as if he hadn't noticed. After all, when a person is lost in thought, they truly don't care about the gaze of others.
It wasn't until he suddenly realized that the droning voice seemed to vanish, replaced by the noisy whispers filling the conference room.
Frank instinctively thought the meeting had ended. Coming back to his senses, he was about to stand up and quickly leave the place that made him restless, but suddenly realized something was amiss.
It was then he noticed that many people's eyes were focused on him.
