Coolest Girl in Town

Chapter 888 Oftentimes, Personality Is More Important

Elise felt that he was being too pushy and asked sternly, “Let me ask you this. Who’s the reason why things have come to this? Would this have happened if you had kept your word? You didn’t do what you should’ve done in the first place, so why do you expect others to tolerate your mistake?”

Irvin looked a little shamefaced, but he stood by his reasoning. “It’s been several days since we agreed that he could get a dessert as a reward if he finished his workbook, and we shouldn’t be holding to the same old standard. People should constantly strive to do better instead of holding to the lowest passable standard and feeling good about themselves when they have achieved it. I’m only doing this for his own good.”

“But… you didn’t tell me about this beforehand.” Chubs was so aggrieved that his eyes were red.

“That’s because you don’t hold yourself to any form of expectations. Didn’t you notice that Specky has progressed twice as much as you have? You have eyes, too, you know.” Irvin was a little furious and didn’t hold back with his sharp remark.

Chubs had nothing to say. He slowly lowered his head as the situation became a stalemate.

After giving it some thought, Elise decided to be the mediator. “None of you is in the wrong. Why don’t I decide how we can resolve this?”

Neither one of the boys answered.

“I’ll take your silence as your agreement, then.” She decided with a smile. “Alright, here’s what I think. Chubs has just completed the first stage, so he gets to have a dessert as a reward. From now on, it’s time for him to begin the next stage of his learning progress. If he finishes the task within the time Irvin has set, he gets another dessert as a reward!

“However, he won’t get the reward if he fails to finish the task, and Irvin will make adjustments to the tasks as well. Chubs will get a reward each time he meets expectations and a small punishment if he doesn’t. Either way, from now on, the process must be fair and transparent. You need to discuss things calmly instead of fighting. Understood?”

Chubs nodded eagerly. “Understood!”

“What about you, Irvin?” Elise made a funny face in the hopes that Irvin would give in.

However, he turned away in a huff. While he neither agreed nor objected, it was clear from his body language that he wasn’t satisfied with the outcome at all.

“I’ll take Chubs down for his reward then, yeah?”

and after noting Irvin’s

the stairs, Alexander spoke up. “Are you dissatisfied with the way

stubbornly looked off into the distance without denying

Alexander raised his voice and took on a more severe tone.

isn’t she?” Irvin

you don’t think you’ve done anything

I do wrong? It’s not my fault he’s

capable isn’t the only requirement to become a great person; you also need to have the courage to take on responsibility instead of pushing it onto others. Doing that will only hinder how far you can go in life.” Alexander

sigh. “But he’s too dumb. Am I supposed to waste

down and placed a hand on Irvin’s shoulder. He looked his son straight in the eye and said, “You have to know that people aren’t required to be intelligent before

he bowed

he turned back to

an hour later, the door to

on the balcony with his back to everyone, he opened the

and was about to

as he glared at Specky in vexation. Are you

was about to pull the chair out when Irvin turned around all of a sudden. The two boys looked straight at

chuckled sheepishly before apologizing, “I’m sorry, Irvin. I played with Lexi for a bit before coming over. As for the cake, I only

at Chubs. He had a serious, complicated look in his eyes that made him look like a grown-up instead

noticed the awkward atmosphere. He started sweating again as he

voice rang out. “Look at

mustered the courage to look at Irvin. He was

met Irvin. Although they were the same age, whenever Irvin became serious, the aura that emanated from him would make Chubs

feather flock together. In order to be friends, we need to be like-minded people who have the same interests and values. That’s how we can form a lifelong friendship without ever turning away from each other. I don’t like being complacent. I will always strive to do my absolute best in every situation, and I expect the people around me to be