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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was,

parents all made

he had the power to expel other students but not those in Class Eighteen, as

was severely affecting other students. As a result, many parents 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

revoked.

school board on edge, urging him

What could he do?

understand that this will tarnish the school’s reputation, but sir, Class Eighteen… it’s a real hellhole,

down, took a sip of water, and fell silent for

outside the door. He took a closer look

great! His savior was

to deal with

days

Lysander.” Vivienne walked in

now that you’re

just buttering her

that Vivienne. might change her mind after a good night’s

in front of him, he felt he could

Lysander again, without any further ado, she asked, “Shall

the lowdown on Class Eighteen when he invited her to the

the

were just some presumptuous rich children, but those more presumptuous than them could be trained to

her.

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on, let

the three teachers in his office

He said to them, “This is our newly appointed class teacher for Class Eighteen, and she

he turned to Vivienne and introduced the forty-something man in glasses, “This is

the woman in her thirties, “This is Ms. Abby,

then to the younger male teacher, “This is Mr. Arkle,

introductions, he told Vivienne, “The other teachers have gone to

few teachers, “Hey,

teachers didn’t

They were freaking out!