Chapter 67
It wasn’t long before Anthony pieced out the whole thing. On the first day of school, he had said a few things to Morgan, mentioning that Mirabella was a special recruit by the principal. Later, when he learned that Mirabella had left in a hurry, he was so anxious that he left the conversation unfinished.
What he had meant to say was, “Mirabella was recruited by the principal after a lot of effort.” Could Morgan have misunderstood him because of that?
Anthony rubbed his temples, a frown creasing his forehead.
Seeing Anthony’s gesture, Morgan knew Anthony must’ve recalled the incident and couldn’t help but snort dismissively. “With so many people present, how could I possibly lie?”
The vice principal, interpreting Anthony’s silence as guilt, curled his lips into a mocking smile. “Let’s not start accusing me of slinging mud at the principal I can’t bear this blame.”
Anthony opened his mouth to clarify, but before he could get a word out, Delilah and Shawn burst into the office, their faces etched with urgency, and cut him off.
“What’s happened to my daughter?” Delilah’s voice was tinged with panic. Upon seeing Mirabella standing there unharmed. Delilah rushed over to squeeze Mirabella’s arm and pat her shoulder, a wave of relief washing over Delilah when she confirmed her daughter was alright. She had been terrified by the stern tone of the school’s call, fearing the worst.
The vice principal cleared his throat and addressed Delilah and Shawn with a modicum of politeness. “The situation is such that we at Parkside High School can no longer continue to enroll your child. These admissions through pulling strings cast a long shadow, and we thought it best to discuss this in person before you take your child home.”
Delilah and Shawn exchanged bewildered glances as he finished. “What do you mean? Could you please be clearer? What’s this pulling strings?” Delilah was genuinely confused.
“My daughter was formally accepted by Parkside High, wasn’t she? She even received an acceptance letter,” Shawn’s frown deepened, his usually friendly demeanor now replaced by an imposing sternness.
Even someone consistently proud like the vice principal was slightly taken aback by Shawn’s demeanor, but what did this husband and wife meant?
Were they refusing to admit pulling strings, and putting on an act?
Wasn’t that a bit too revolting? All because they were related to the principal?
The vice principal laughed bitterly. “Are you seriously suggesting you don’t know how she got in? Do we need the principal to come back and confront you about it?”
Delilah grew more confused by the second. “Hold on, that’s too harsh. We haven’t done anything underhanded. Why should we confront anyone?”
After a pause, Delilah shot back, her voice rising with indignation, “Isn’t Parkside High known for its rigorous standards? Surely you don’t engage in these dirty practices behind closed doors?”
The vice principal at a loss for words after Delilah’s blunt retort, nearly keeled over in frustration. Supported by the principal these two were bold to the point of disrespect.
“This is utterly preposterous!”
A sudden thought struck Delilah as she watched the vice principal’s expression darken. She remembered her daughter’s past grades in their hometown and the mysterious acceptance letter that had arrived out of the blue.
A sinking feeling hit Delilah. The confidence with which she had been ready to challenge the school was rapidly deflating, like a balloon pricked by a needle.
Was her daughter about to face a scandal?
