Chapter 24 - Schemes
Eleanor sat anxiously in the waiting room of Heaton Mersey Independent School. Although the headmistress, Stella Rimington, had reassured her that there was nothing to worry about, she couldn't help but feel uneasy. It was just an assessment to determine Freya's classroom placement, yet she found herself glancing at her wristwatch repeatedly, counting down the fifteen minutes as if they stretched into an eternity.
Finally, after what seemed like forever, Freya appeared in the waiting room, accompanied by a teacher. She looked perfectly fine as she walked straight into her mother's embrace.
The teacher smiled warmly. "Although she surpassed the level of a third-grade student during the assessment, considering her age, we've decided to enroll her in first grade. The children in that class will be around six to seven years old. Otherwise, she might feel lonely among older classmates."
Ethan stood up and extended his hand. "Thank you, Miss. What should we do next?"
The teacher replied, "We've already informed the admissions office, which is right beside the main entrance. If you head there now, they will guide you through the next steps."
After expressing their gratitude, the trio made their way to the admissions office. By the time they finished all the paperwork and emerged from the school, it was already close to noon.
Ethan turned to Eleanor. "Grandma is in town. If you don't have any urgent matters to attend to, let's have lunch at her villa."
Eleanor hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Okay."
Freya clapped her hands excitedly. "Yay! I want to see Great-Grandma!"
Ethan chuckled. "Alright then, let's go."
towards the outskirts of the city, where Fiona Raynor's villa stood amidst lush
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door, her eyes lighting up as she saw her
arms. "I missed
go inside. I'll make
Great-Grandma's chicken noodle soup! Mommy can't
Don't badmouth me. I
Great-Grandma is the
just accept your defeat. I
villa. While Fiona went into the kitchen to prepare
phone buzzed. Recognizing the number, he stepped outside, making sure Eleanor wouldn't
other end. "The Whitmore family is on the move. One of my colleagues has started investigating Miss Eleanor again, unofficially. They're currently trying
I'll take care of it. Keep me
immediately dialed another number. "I'll send you a bug. Make sure it gets planted in William Whitmore's phone. Just insert it into his charging port. It won't interfere with the phone's function, but it'll give us
third call. "The time has come. Present that investment opportunity to Jennifer Whitmore. Make sure she invests every penny of their cash reserves. If you can push them to mortgage their properties for a bigger investment, there's
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private villa, rocking in his
he mused, exhaling a plume of smoke. "But I played my part well. I ended things after she got pregnant...
events. Even now, he shivered when thinking about Jennifer's ruthlessness. It had been her idea of rape and inject Eleanor with
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