Chapter 67

It wasn’t long before Anthony pieced out the whole thing. On the first day of school, he had said a few things to Morgan, mentioning that Mirabella was a special recruit by the principal. Later, when he learned that Mirabella had left in a hurry, he was so anxious that he left the conversation unfinished.

What he had meant to say was, “Mirabella was recruited by the principal after a lot of effort.” Could Morgan have misunderstood him because of that?

Anthony rubbed his temples, a frown creasing his forehead.

Seeing Anthony’s gesture, Morgan knew Anthony must’ve recalled the incident and couldn’t help but snort dismissively. “With so many people present, how could I possibly lie?”

The vice principal, interpreting Anthony’s silence as guilt, curled his lips into a mocking smile. “Let’s not start accusing me of slinging mud at the principal I can’t bear this blame.”

Anthony opened his mouth to clarify, but before he could get a word out, Delilah and Shawn burst into the office, their faces etched with urgency, and cut him off.

rushed over to squeeze Mirabella’s arm and pat her shoulder, a wave

addressed Delilah and Shawn with a modicum of politeness. “The situation is such that we at Parkside High School can no longer continue to enroll your child. These admissions through pulling strings cast a long shadow, and we thought it best to discuss this in person before you take your

Could you please be clearer? What’s this pulling

received an acceptance letter,” Shawn’s frown deepened, his usually friendly demeanor now replaced by an imposing

proud like the vice principal was slightly taken aback by

strings, and putting

All because

laughed bitterly. “Are you seriously suggesting you don’t know how she got in? Do we need the principal to come back and

too harsh. We haven’t done anything underhanded. Why should we confront

Delilah shot back, her voice rising with indignation, “Isn’t Parkside High known for its rigorous standards? Surely you don’t

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