She had never been struck before, and the incident left her feeling deeply upset and resentful towards Hannah.

As she sat stewing in her anger, Rex’s calm voice broke through.

“iihat did Miss Moore say to you in private?”

Initially, Victoria wanted to dismiss his question.

However, feeling the sting of the slap, she meekly replied, “She was just playing games with me!”

Rex frowned, pressing for a clearer answer, “I need to know exactly what she said to you.

“She… she said something really vague!” Victoria struggled to explain, recounting Hannah’s words.

“She told me sometimes it’s not about choosing the wrong path but being mislead by others.

She mentioned changing schools might be good for me and hoped I would understand her point.

How am I supposed to grasp what she meant by that? Maybe she was just taking revenge and mocking me!”

Rex, however, grasped the meaning immediately.

With a frown, he exclaimed, “Who on earth did you inherit your brain from? You certainly don’t take after your mother or me!”

Caught off guard by the sudden rebuke, Victoria looked at Rex with a hurt expression.

“Dad! What’s the problem?”

“The problem is you! You’re being taken advantage of and you’re still helping the other person count their money.

you even realize

Rex’s words were sharp.

by his blunt criticism, Victoria blinked back tears that started to spill

“I… I don’t know.

.

distress, Rex’s tone

sign of his frustration easing

encouraged you to behave

unsure, Victoria averted her

Rex’s frustration flared again.

should I find out myself?

not that I’m trying to protect her!”

on

has nothing to

follows my

to come up with a plan because I wanted to

It’s all my fault.

spiteful, she wasn’t inclined to shift the

and said, “You think she was advising you, but in fact, she was using you to further her own goals! Miss Moore told you that because

looking up

about to object when a memory

where Sadie had spoken negatively about

a chill, as if she had fallen into an

set me

dawned, and Victoria’s

confront her and find out why she

“Enough!”

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