Chapter 380

Mandy’s frown deepened as she was abruptly cut off. She glanced at Annette, whose stern expression suggested seriousness. Though Mandy felt a twinge of discomfort, she knew better than to cause a scene in front of others. Casting a final look at her foster daughter, she held her tongue and quickly exited the office.

Once alone, Annette’s severity softened. She walked over to Mirabella and gently patted her shoulder, offering comfort, “Mirabella, there’s no need to be scared. This is school, and your foster mother wouldn’t dare do anything to you here.”

Mirabella looked up at Annette, slightly sighing at the sight of Annette’s nurturing demeanor. She nodded obediently. “Yeah, thanks, Ms. Annette.”

“It’s no trouble at all. Remember, you can always talk to me if you’re facing any difficulties,” Annette said, her maternal instincts surging.

“If only I had a daughter as lovely as Mirabella to complement my son,” she thought, “it would be a dream come true.”

Mirabella simply smiled in response.

Glancing at her watch, Annette noted the time, “School’s almost out. You should head

back.”

“Okay.”

before the dismissal bell rang. She packed the day’s unfinished assignments into her bag and

phone and saw a message from Delilah

delays meant she hadn’t yet arrived at the school. She asked Mirabella to wait by

Annette’s office, Mandy made her way to see Morgan.

to school today,” Morgan announced without looking up from the papers he was grading at

of the Prodigy Class and

the Gilbert family, he wouldn’t be the

work. When he mentioned that her daughter hadn’t come to school, she furrowed her brows In concern and asked,

she doesn’t want to come to school, she might as well

aback. “Mr. Morgan, that’s not a very appropriate

was among the top performers in her grade. His attitude seemed almost as if he couldn’t wait for her to leave the

expressionless face. “Thanks to your family, I

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