The next morning at six, the principal was already on the phone with her.

"Ms. March, please dress smartly today. The higher-ups are taking this matter very seriously. If our preschool can impress the investors, the government will allocate a substantial budget for us next year. No skirts, wear slacks and a blouse."

Zoey rubbed her temples, feeling a bit weary. "Got it, Principal."

"Ms. March, this is really important. There's a lot of pressure on me too, you know."

"Yeah, I understand."

Zoey couldn't afford to take this lightly. She rummaged through her closet for her business attire, then headed downstairs for a quick bite. She decided not to tell Curtis and Miranda just yet to spare them the worry.

Arriving at school, it was still early. Since the news came through last night, the preschool had been cleaning around the clock. Now, not a speck of dust was in sight.

Entering her classroom, Zoey noticed that colorful balloons had been hung up everywhere.

She approached a staff member nearby.

"Do we really need all this? It's a bit over the top."

"It's what the principal and the powers that be want."

Zoey clammed up; after all, she was just a teacher.

Her colleague Gemma and a few others passed by, looking sour.

a child was transferring to Zoey's class. Despite her announcement in the teachers' group that she had withdrawn her application, here she was, having gone

Zoey, considering her too pretentious. Now

they didn't apply, right? But who knows how many calls they've

was a golden opportunity for promotion,

all the secrecy, unless you're playing

just for a leg up, and after I stood up for

hearing the

next to Zoey's. If the investor came to pick up the child, she'd

the situation made her feel guilty, and she didn't even know how things

wearing a spaghetti strap dress and had

single teachers had also

at her unfriendly, she chose to

point, spotting Zoey immediately, "Ms. March, the child and the

didn't appreciate the

it was the privilege of the wealthy. After all, the whole of

ovel

thanks to

breath and put on a professional

"Alright."

others started

Let us get a glimpse

why should Zoey be

"Alright, everyone can come, but please, no chit-chat when we're there." Everyone seemed a bit more

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