Maisie forced a stiff smile as she shook her head.

“Ms. Squire, you’ve been working hard recently. How about we give you some time off?” Ruth kindly suggested. “Take a few days to rest, and if that difficult parent returns, I’ll handle it.”

“Ms. Corbin—”

“It’s okay!” Ruth smiled. “You’ve earned a break. Here’s the plan—you can delegate your classroom duties to other teachers, and you take some time to relax and recharge. Then, we’ll handle this challenging parent together.”

Maisie gratefully nodded and quickly passed on her responsibilities.

However, she couldn’t relax properly at home. The name “Sophia” on the application form felt like it was taunting her. She could see the woman with her arms crossed whenever she closed her eyes.

She hesitated for a while but eventually dialed Graham’s number.

They arranged to meet that evening.

When the appointed time came, Maisie heard movement across the hall and quickly got up to open the door, just in time to see Graham return.

“M-Maisie,” Graham said awkwardly. “I was just coming back to change clothes, and then I’d come to you…”

stared at him

that would capture young women’s hearts. However, the fatigue in his eyes

to be avoiding eye contact with

observing him quietly. “Don’t you have anything you want to talk to

scratched his head, but in the end, he remained

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“Sure, go ahead.”

“Who’s… Sophia?”

flustered, but he quickly regained his composure. He clenched and unclenched his fists or put his hands in his pockets and then took them out a few times as if he didn’t know where to

these small gestures, and her heart sank bit by

after a moment of silence, smiling at her. “Where did you

since your phone was left at

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