Chapter 747
“Then go ahead and call the cops,” Aria said with a yawn. “Mr. Reed, I have to go.” Her mission here was complete, and there was no point lingering.
Still, the school administrators said nothing. Catherine was stunned that Aria actually dared to leave, and she said, “Fine, I’m calling the police now.”
Cathy curled her lips in a mocking smile and turned to follow after Aria.
Prescott stopped Catherine with a grim look. “Grandma, enough. If this gets out, they’re all gonna laugh at me.”
At first, they had the moral high ground because Aria did hurt Avery. However, it turned out it was all on them.
They had picked a fight and ended up humiliated, and now Catherine wanted to make it worse. If word got out, Prescott would be the laughingstock of the campus.
Catherine was fuming. “I’m not done with Aria. And I can’t believe Cathy is turning against her own family.”
Prescott said, “Grandma, let me take you home.”
Catherine said, “Fine, we’ll talk about this later when everybody’s home. She will pay.”
As Catherine left, the administrators let out a sigh of relief. Finally, it was done.
Deangelo stared at them. “I’ve got one year left on my contract with Kanit University, but I don’t see the point of renewing it.” He walked into his office and shut the door hard with a kick.
One of the administrators blurted out, “Mr. Jordan, it seems Mr. Reed is disappointed in us.”
Frank suddenly turned to look in the direction Aria had left. “Isn’t Aria a teacher at Mandino University?”
“She is,” the administrator replied.
Frank said, “Damn it. Do you think this was all a setup? Is she here to make Deangelo walk away from us?”
They finally got it. Frank looked tired, then turned and glanced at Lennox unhappily. “This whole mess started with him. Handle it however you see fit.”
Aria texted Deangelo on her way home. [Mr. Reed, I hope they didn’t make things hard for you.]
Deangelo: [Relax. No one would dare.]
Aria: [Alright, see you tomorrow.]
Deangelo: [See you.]
Aria put her phone away with a smile.
“Why do you look so happy?” Cathy caught up to Aria. “Are you texting Owen?”
“No, I was chatting with Mr. Reed,” Aria said, grinning.
Cathy was at a loss for words. She thought, ‘No wonder she was grinning like that. Turns out she has her eyes on Mr. Reed!’
Cathy decided to change the subject. “Ms. Langford told me you joined the State Security Bureau. Is the contract signed?”
“Yeah,” Aria replied.
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Cathy said, “How about joining the Office of Special Investigations? We handle major cases, usually with the police. You wouldn’t even need to report back to the State Security Bureau.”
“I’m too busy for the next couple of years. Maybe later,” Aria said. It was a polite rejection.
Cathy sneaked a glance at her and moved a little closer. “Well, when you’ve got time, let’s team up more, yeah?”
Aria nodded and said, “Sure.”
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