Chapter 154

Cordelia was halfway through her roast chicken dinner when Yates pinged her back.

Little Flame said, “Did some digging. She transferred to Elite Future Academy out in the suburbs. That place runs like a military camp, so no phones are allowed. Makes sense she hasn’t texted you back.”

Relieved, Cordelia set down her fork and typed back, “Is she doing okay?”

Little Flame replied, “Talked to a few grads from there. They all turned out pretty decent, went from spoiled brats to straight arrows. Some folks even suggested to my granddad to ship me off there. But Gramps thought my average Joe life was just fine.”

Cordelia was speechless,

Classic Hackett, spoiling the kids.

Little Flame sent another message, “I’ve got a lead. They get a break once a month, and the next one is in a week. I’ll have someone on it to check on her then.”

Cordelia replied, “Thanks.”

Lorna nibbled on her green beans, eyeing Cordelia as she texted seriously, and shot Sanderson a knowing look. “Cordelia was finally in the throes of young love, glued to messaging.”

Sanderson just gave her a look that said, “You’re reading too much into it.”

After their silent exchange, Cordelia put her phone away, and Lorna, seeing her dive back into her meal, exclaimed in surprise, “That was quick?”

“Aren’t those mushy chats supposed to last ages?” she thought.

Cordelia, a bit perplexed, slowed her pace and replied, “Well, I’ll slow down. You know, chew slowly, digest

better.”

Lorna was speechless.

Cordelia put down her fork and looked at her mother seriously, “Mom, Little Parrot was pulled out by her folks for a forced school switch. No

this. She knew about Merry through chats and had even talked to Mrs. Collins to get a

situation. Apparently, Leila’s only brought them pride and praise, while Merry has been rebellious since she was little. Over time, her

recent incident at the school

worried face, Lorna offered, “I’ll look into which school they’ve sent her to. If you’re still

few friends, especially a girlfriend, Lorna was more

nodded in agreement.

be off to her

looked at her mother with

suggested with a smile, “Lia, fancy a game night?”

“Not

set on reviewing some chemistry.

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fretted over their kids‘ gaming addictions, Lorna worried that Cordelia’s life lacked pleasure. She feared Cordelia would be out of the loop

her arm, “Come on,

Lorna picked up her phone and downloaded

game, available on both mobile and PC, with tutorials

was to design the upgraded background animation

at it. You kids

Cordelia said, “Sure.”

was for her to relax, so she decided to

excuse.

game, Lorna said, “Pick a game name.”

“How about ‘Learner‘?”

lips twitched. Cordelia’s mind

the game was quite engaging. It wasn’t just about skill, strategy played a part too, and she found

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