Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 76

He was surprised to see Ashton at Shoneport High School and wondered why he had come. The security guard thought he’d be able to bra about it to his family and friends for hours after his shift ended.

The school leadership had already been alerted by the call from the security booth and were now approaching with the rest of the administrative team.

They were excited that Ashton had come to their school and speculated whether he might be considering an investment.

Landon Carter, the principal of Shoneport High School, was only 49 years old. He had been transferred from another region based on his impressive track record and was considered one of the most capable principals among Shoneport’s prestigious schools.

This year marked his second year at Shoneport High School.

From the moment he arrived, he had reformed some of the school’s bad habits and practices.

He also boldly hired innovative and energetic young teachers, raising the average performance of the senior class to a new level and quickly boosting the school’s reputation.

Many parents were eager to send their children to Shoneport High School, hoping they would achieve good results in their senior year as

well.

For high school students, life was like an endless cycle of studying and taking tests. Parents and teachers always focused on the students‘ grades.

The darker aspects of school life were hidden away by this dedicated principal.

Thanks to his efforts, Landon had brought in a number of business collaborations for the school. The most important of these was the

guaranteed admission spots to prestigious universities.

These spots were highly coveted not only by the students but also by the parents, who tried to use their connections with teachers to get

inside information for their children.

school leaders saw Ashton get out of the car, they were all very excited. Landon greeted him with a smile. “We had no idea you were coming,

extended his hand, but Ashton just gave him a cold glance and walked past him to open the back door

Briar and Ellen.

any displeasure at being ignored. He hid his embarrassment and joined the

out of the back

wondered which wealthy family these two young ladies came from since Ashton

who was with the school leadership, gasped in shock when she saw

she had scolded harshly earlier in the day and who had run out of

child from

of Ashton’s car.

so noble, definitely

crowd. She couldn’t hide her emotions,

ad just stopped,

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filled her eyes again.

class and crying.

topped the entire school in the recent exams and should have been guaranteed a spot

had already investigated the backgrounds of her students and knew that Ellen was an

and given

University. She

got the top score in the school, she was overjoyed, thinking she would get the guaranteed spot. But

hundred of the entire grade. No

front of the whole class. Elowen also said something about how, given Ellen’s current family situation, she would probably drop out of Shoneport University anyway

recommendation spot to

foster home and had seen some of the superficial darkness of society, she was still young and inexperienced. She

twisted reasoning only made the classmates, who already disliked Ellen, look

and ignoring she experienced in the past few days were worse than anything she had

criticized by Elowen and ostracized by her classmates once again, she couldn’t take it anymore. She lost control of her emotions, got into a big fight with a classmate, and