The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 47

Vivienne hopped into a cab, telling the driver to head for Cloudcrest High School. Once she arrived, she paid the fare and made a beeline for the principal’s office.

Vivienne had never been to Cloudcrest High School before. She randomly asked a student for directions and quickly found her way.

As she neared the principal’s office, she heard voices inside.

Vivienne swore she wasn’t trying to eavesdrop; it just so happened that the door was ajar.

Because there were people talking inside, she didn’t want to barge in uninvited, so she decided to hang out by the door.

Consequently, the conversation inside made its way to her ears.

“Principal, I can’t deal with the students in Class Eighteen any longer, last time they put a trash can over my head and gave me a beating. I’ve still got the bruises. If you insist on me teaching Class Eighteen, I’ll have to quit.” Vivienne peeked inside the office, the speaker was a man in his forties, wearing glasses, looking like a gentleman. His face was filled with pain. as he rubbed his arm.

“I can’t handle them either, they used to put cockroaches in my textbooks, but this time they put a rat in it! You know how terrified I am of rats.” A woman in her thirties added, “These students are beyond redemption. I’m at my wits’ end.”

“Principal, you can’t keep throwing us under the bus, we’re not trying to shirk our responsibilities, it’s just we can’t get through to them. We’re here to teach, not to risk our lives!” Another male teacher chimed in.

The Principal Lysander Harper exhaled a deep sigh, “I understand, you’ve all been put in a tough spot. But we can’t just let it slide. The higher-ups have issued an order, if none of the students from Class Eighteen get into college this year like before, then our status as an elite school will be revoked.”

Lysander felt helpless hearing the teachers’ complaints. Havenwood was a big city, home to many high schools, but only Cloudcrest High School was an elite school.

The school fees for this elite school were astronomical, yet every year, many people would do whatever it takes to get in, causing a headache for the regular schools trying to recruit students.

Especially because Cloudcrest High School had a class known as the “demon class”-senior year Class Eighteen.

The students in this class all came from wealthy families, their academic performance was abysmal, and they were all lumped together in the same class. These students were notorious troublemakers, and things only got worse when they gathered together.

They often bullied teachers and classmates, it was all too common.

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key issue was, Lysander couldn’t expel

parents all made donations to the

but not those in Class Eighteen, as that needed approval

jointly reported this to the Department of Education who took this matter seriously. They demanded that Class Eighteen be rectified. If none of the students from Class Eighteen got into college this year, the school’s elite

revoked.

news had the school board on edge, urging him to

What could he do?

Class Eighteen… it’s a real hellhole, we all want to

a sip of water, and fell silent for a

standing outside the door. He took a closer look and his face lit up with joy, he quickly stood up, “Miss Vivienne, you’re

great! His

was here to deal with

days were

Lysander.” Vivienne walked in and

at ease now that you’re

her up, he truly felt

to worry that Vivienne. might change her mind after a good night’s sleep. That kept

Vivienne standing in front of him, he felt he could finally get a good night’s

Lysander again, without any further ado,

on Class Eighteen when he invited her

roughly knew what the class

They were just some presumptuous

her.

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on, let

the three teachers in his office looking at Vivienne with

them, “This is our newly appointed class teacher for Class Eighteen, and she will be in charge of all

forty-something man

thirties, “This is Ms.

then to the younger male teacher, “This

told Vivienne, “The other teachers have

few teachers, “Hey, Mr. Dennis, Ms. Abby,

teachers

They were freaking out!