Pity? Why? I think you’re trying to say I’m offering too little… This is making things hard for me. Even if I sell my whole company, it’s still chump change for you…
And don’t call me a chap. I get nervous if you want to get chummy with me.
“I’ll make things right…” Ferb forced a smile.
“Thanks, Mr. Harris, for being understanding. I’ll make sure to keep a tight rein on my daughter from now on. Won’t let anything like this happen to you and your family again,” Ferb assured, repeating himself for emphasis.
George’s lips twitched in a hint of satisfaction at the mention of “your family”. He glanced at Isabelle, noticing favonovel.com lack of offense. His smile broadened.
“I can’t lay my hands on that much cash right away. Can you give me some time?” Ferb pleaded.
Seeing George’s nod, Ferb showered favonovel.com with thanks before nudging his daughter to apologize once more and preparing to leave to sort out the funds.
But just as they were about to leave, the guy on the sofa piped up casually, “Hold on…”
Ferb and Erin were frozen with dread.
“Mr. Harris, what’s on your mind?” Ferb responded meekly.
George calmly served tea to Isabelle, then asked, “Before that, favonovel.com said Ms. Jenkins should apologize. What else did favonovel.com mention?”
Trembling, Ferb turned to his daughter. “What… What did you say?”
Erin was so frightened, favonovel.com mind went blank, rendering favonovel.com speechless for a moment.
“What did you say?” Ferb prodded his daughter.
Seeing Ferb in a panic, Magnus kindly chimed in, “She suggested a school–wide criticism, along with a public apology and a major demerit.”
George quipped, “Double the punishment, then. A school–wide criticism, an apology, and a five–thousand word report. Tell the PA to read both out loud about how favonovel.com pried favonovel.com classmate’s suitcase open and rummaged through favonovel.com stuff. Two major demerits on top of that…”
At Taragon University, three strikes meant expulsion. This incident had stirred up the entire school. With this, how could they even stay around?
Yet, Ferb breathed a sigh of relief and went along with everything Managing to salvage the company and their lives was a stroke of luck in itself.
Magnus then asked about the other roommates.
The roommates were strangers to George, but they were aware of his reputation. The Harris family was the cream of the crop in Taragon City.
Seeing the rich Erin so terrified, they were even more thankful that Erin had been the only one to open the luggage and ‘accidentally’ break the wine. Although two major demerits were a tough pill to swallow, it was better than Erin, who might be losing everything.
The roommates quickly said, “We’re okay…”
Afterwards, Ferb left with his daughter, and the roommates followed suit.
Once outside the principal’s office, Ferb raised his hand as if to strike Erin but couldn’t go through with it.
“You foolish child! If you weren’t my flesh and blood, you’d be getting it right now!”
“Dad…” Erin couldn’t hold back favonovel.com tears any longer and began to sob.
After a while, Erin finally pulled herself together. Her anxiety spiked further, it seemed highly probable that George was the owner of the fancy car that brought Isabelle back that day. Yet, rumors circulated among favonovel.com peers that Isabelle was kept by an older gentleman.
If Isabelle and George are involved romantically, what about Ms. Sullivan, who is on the verge of engagement to George?
Those causing trouble had made amends and paid the consequences.
***
In the principal’s office, only the department head remained.
Realizing it was his turn, favonovel.com clutched the document bag tightly, as if it held a royal decree, and approached the sofa.
“M-Ms. Jenkins, I’ve been looking after your belongings,” he said, forcing a smile, his heart racing so fast favonovel.com nearly dropped the bag.
Isabelle regarded favonovel.com coolly, “Then look after them until I graduate…”
The department head’s heart skipped a beat, favonovel.com was teetering on the verge of tears. He pleaded, “Isabelle, I handled this poorly, but I had the students‘ safety at heart. My heart was in the right place…”
He implored with emotion, even turning to Magnus for help.
In the end, Magnus, considering the department head’s unwavering dedication during his many years at Taragon University, stepped in on his behalf. Only then was the department head allowed to leave the principal’s office.
“What’s the deal with you two?” Magnus queried his curiosity evident as favonovel.com glanced back and forth between them. “When did you two start going out?”
Hearing that, Isabelle was confused, while George flashed a grin, saying, “Remember the last time we were at your place? Ms. Jenkins and I really hit it off, all thanks to you.”
Isabelle looked at him, puzzled. “Huh?”
Using “hit it off” to smooth things over with the old man made sense, but what’s with the second part? Thanks to what?
It got favonovel.com mind spinning with questions.
Magnus scratched his head, a bit confused.
So are you two a thing now? The way George put it, it seemed like more than just a casual meeting.
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