Sorry, I'm the Final Boss Now novel Chapter 169

“Joseph Green, come to my office for a minute.”

After the first period, the math teacher announced from the front of the classroom.

When Joseph arrived at the office, the teacher asked, “What’s going on with you? You’ve been zoning out in class lately, and you’re making careless mistakes on quizzes.”

Joseph lowered his head. “It’s nothing. I just haven’t been feeling my best.”

To be more precise, he was completely fed up. His brother had snatched his phone and deleted that girl from his WhatsApp. Joshua was insane. That girl wasn't his high school girlfriend at all. And his attempt to get someone to teach that Aaron kid a lesson for beating him at basketball had also failed.

“This is a critical time. You need to get your head straight. As the class math representative, you can’t afford to keep making these basic errors,” the teacher said, trying to reason with him.

Joseph returned to the classroom just as the bell rang for the second period. This class was with their homeroom teacher, who also taught literature. He was a middle-aged man, slightly overweight and balding.

As he walked in, he scanned the classroom and announced, “Today, we have two new transfer students joining our class.”

It was already well into the first semester of senior year, so the news of transfer students—two of them, no less—was unexpected. The whole class buzzed with anticipation. Joseph, however, wasn’t interested and opened his literature book.

“Hello, everyone. My name is Marguerite.”

A clear, pleasant voice made Joseph look up. The next second, his eyes widened, and his heart began to pound wildly. Her skin was like porcelain, her peach-blossom eyes sparkled with life. It was her.

Wait, Marguerite? Her name was Marguerite?

At that moment, every eye in the classroom was fixed on her. She was stunning.

Cedric, who had been dozing off, was suddenly wide awake. “My lady!”

The entire class turned to look at him. Then they remembered—wasn’t this the girl who had come looking for Joseph before? Had she transferred to Pinecrest High just for him? Was she that in love?

Marguerite smiled at Cedric. The radiant girl’s smile was breathtaking. Sunlight streamed in from the windows, bathing her in a glow that made her look almost unreal. Everyone in the class, boys and girls alike, stared, mesmerized.

“My name is Aaron,” Aaron introduced himself next.

“Holy crap! Aren’t you the top dog from Westside High? The one who knocked out two of the principal’s teeth?” a student blurted out.

The homeroom teacher shot him a sharp glare. The student immediately looked around, pretending he wasn’t the one who had spoken. But the damage was done. Everyone now knew they had a genuine tough guy in their midst.

At this, Aaron’s expression softened slightly. “You have even more to be jealous about,” he thought. “She’s my Maggie. My actual Maggie.”

Throughout the entire class, Joseph couldn’t believe that this girl was really his brother Joshua’s ex-girlfriend. She looked almost identical, and her name was the same. There was no other possibility. What was going on? No one could tell him, and he didn’t want to ask his brother. If Joshua found out Marguerite was at his school, he would definitely come chasing after her. He knew his brother; he was incredibly petty, only willing to spend money on things he deemed worthwhile. His grand gesture to confess his feelings for Marguerite back then had cost a full million dollars. He must have really liked her.

But Joseph didn't believe Marguerite still liked Joshua. She had sent him caring messages on WhatsApp every day and had now transferred to his class at Pinecrest High for him. She was clearly crazy about him.

His gaze drifted to the beautiful figure at the back of the room, then to the boy whose eyes were hidden by his bangs. Why had Aaron from Westside High also transferred to Pinecrest? And what right did he have to be Marguerite’s desk partner?

Joseph stood up, walked to the back of the classroom, and looked at Marguerite. “Long time no see,” he greeted.

Marguerite was taken aback for a second before offering a polite smile. “Yeah.” She had forgotten that the male lead’s younger brother, Joseph, was also in this class. The principal had assigned her here.

Remembering the dream she’d had, Marguerite’s brow furrowed. Aaron was supposed to beat up the male lead’s brainy brother, land him in the hospital, and end up in jail. In the original story, Aaron hadn’t transferred to Pinecrest, so the two of them wouldn’t have had much contact. What could possibly happen to make Aaron beat Joseph so badly?

Marguerite’s smile sent a jolt through Joseph’s heart. He finally understood why his brother had been so infatuated with her. A line from a song involuntarily came to mind: “The spring breeze is no match for your smile; those who have never seen you will never know.”

Since he was interested in her, and she had come here for him, Joseph didn't want to waste any time. He looked at Aaron and said bluntly, “You, switch seats with me.”