for yourself, haven’t you?”

Chapter 176

Chapter 176

Daniel froze for a second before understanding. “Latham, so that’s why you whisked her off to the nurses office! Just to make sure she was all clear, so she wouldn’t come back to bite me in the butt later? Man. you’re slick–way more cautious than me!”

Latham chuckled, giving Daniel a playful kick in the shin. “Kid, I want a 500–word essay on my desk to make it right. Can’t be giving people ammo to use against you, get it?”

Daniel nodded, a sheepish grin on his face. “Sure thing! But, Latham, can we maybe make it 200 words?”

Get lost!” Latham cursed.

Daniel’s laughter trailed him out the door.

As he reached the entrance, he spotted Leila, and his smile briefly turned into a grimace. But he quickly shook it off and strutted back to his classroom with a scoff.

Leila stood frozen at the office door, her expression shifting rapidly before she headed towards her classroom.

Classes One and Two were adjacent. As she passed by Class One, she saw through the window that a crowd had gathered around Merry’s desk. They were laughing and chatting, the previous aloofness nowhere in sight.

Glancing down at her own solitary shadow, Leila clenched her fists tightly.

only to find that aside from the housekeeper, Cain and Paulina were nowhere to be seen.

and Dad?”

they’ve gone to deliver some things to Miss Merry,” the housekeeper replied.

Merry again! As she climbed the stairs, she overheard two maids gossiping.

she’s been through. She used to

and a troubling thought flashed through her

the Delaney

had arrived after a delay due to other patients. He was administering psychotherapy to

Merry’s trauma was serious, it was

exposure to water would help her

think Merry

“Then she’ll learn.”

equipped with a pool and instructors, would be

for them. Once they would have been comforted by her presence, but now, thoughts of Merry’s detachment and her ordeal only filled them with

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once again feeling neglected, clenched her fists

desk had been moved to the back of the classroom. Her classmates bluntly explained they didn’t

ways.

moved to her new spot, her books strewn about on the floor. As she bent down to gather them, her frustration mounting, she spotted a nondescript white envelope. Ensuring no one was watching, she secretly opened it and read the contents, her eyes narrowing with resolve.

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