Chapter 147

Haynes' face darkened. "Keen, zip it."

Keen flinched and instinctively hid behind Rachel.

Seeing this, Rachel quickly interjected, "Hey, Haynie, Keen's just a kid. Don't be so hard on him. Besides..."

"You've always held Keen to high standards, and he's never let you down. He's top of the class in kindergarten."

"Keen's competitive, sure. He wants to be the best at everything, which is understandable. But Ms. Cameron..."

Rachel glanced at Stella and quietly added, "Having such an exceptional son like Keen should inspire you to better yourself too. As parents, we shouldn't be the ones holding our kids back."

Haynes seemed to mull it over, his dark eyes clouded with thought, and he fell silent.

But Marvin stepped forward and protested, "Stella won't hold anyone back! She's amazing!"

Don't you think I'd know

with for the competition, unless you want

finger at Keen, his usual timidness replaced by fire. "Shut up about Stella! You're the one who'll be crying when you realize no one cares about your stupid grades! What's the point of being 'perfect'

but Marvin's just a

Ms. Cameron wants to take care of Keen herself, I assure you, I won't step

almost wanted to applaud

like a puppet, turning him against his own blood—all while accusing her of neglecting Keen, yet refusing to allow

when honed to a razor's edge, could

disappointment etched across his

you really stooped to

"Ms. Pearce, could you do me

off

actually,

was stunned. In fact, everyone

it

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