Find Me In Your Labyrinth

Chapter 25

He thought Estelle would take the opportunity to lecture him, telling him that good students shouldn’t fight.

Estelle nodded sincerely, “Of course, you helped a bullied classmate, isn’t that being brave and just?”

Henson’s innocent eyes sparkled for a moment, but then he became disheartened, “But I busted their heads, and their parents all came. The teacher told me to call my parents to school this afternoon.”

“Your teacher doesn’t know you’re part of the Lamont family?” Estelle asked.

Henson nodded, “There are some people with the surname Lamont in the school, and my file only has my parents’ names. My parents are very low-key.”

Estelle realized, “So you want me to pretend to be your parent?”

“Smart!” Henson laughed, showing his newly grown teeth.

Estelle also laughed, “No way!”

Henson’s smile froze, “Why not?”

finds out, I’ll definitely lose my job!” Estelle said seriously, “Second, I’m technically your teacher too, so I can’t help you

know if you don’t say

still not happening.” Estelle was firm and asked curiously, “Why don’t you go

me that if I didn’t make any mistakes for a week, he would teach me horse

this time, there was a

very principled; if

shrugged, “Well, that’s a problem

“How much does my uncle pay you

“Eight thousand, why?”

help me, I’ll tell my uncle how good you are, and he’ll double your salary, what do you say?”

“Absolutely!” Henson confirmed.

was tempted. With eight thousand more, she could make an extra ninety-six thousand

She could try to look older, but she feared the teacher might

phone from his backpack, “I’ll call my uncle right now and tell him

“Ha!”

to grab some tissues while stopping Henson, “Hold on, or

“If you back out, I’ll tell