Pursuing Her

Chapter 5 Tell Me Who She Is

After hanging up on his call, Andy rushed out of the office and cried, “Please wait, Old Mr. Tanner. I’ll take Ms. Sophie Tanner as a student.”

His attitude had taken a one-eighty from before.

Even Josiah had no idea why the principal had suddenly changed his mind.

“Are you sure, Mr. Langston?” Josiah asked.

“That’s right, Old Mr. Tanner. I’ll have her placed in a class right away.” Then, Andy immediately called the high school’s academic head and informed her about Sophie’s immediate enrolment.

Sophie went along with the enrolment, but even she knew things were hardly as simple as they seemed.

The academic head promptly assigned Sophie to the worst-performing class in the school. After receiving her school uniform, Sophie was handed over to the homeroom teacher of Senior Class 8, Derrick Hayes.

Before Josiah left, he said to Derrick, “I’ll have to trouble you to keep an eye on Sophie, Mr. Hayes.”

“It’s no trouble at all, Sir! You should head back. I’ll lead Sophie to her class soon,” came Derrick’s courteous reply.

That was the only answer he could give, seeing as every student at Jipsdale Premier High had a wealthy or influential parent that the teachers could not afford to offend.

Derrick happened to be in charge of the third lesson of the day for Senior Class 8, so he personally escorted Sophie to her new classroom.

When he arrived at the classroom, he announced, “Hi, everyone, we have a new student in our class. She’ll introduce herself. Please give her a warm welcome.”

Sophie walked onto the podium at the front of the room and wrote her full name on the board.

Then, she declared, “Hi, everyone, my name is Sophie Tanner.”

Sophie Tanner? Her new classmates immediately whispered furiously among themselves.

“Isn’t she the Sophie Tanner who was expelled five years ago?”

“I think so! She used to be in my class.”

“I heard she had an abortion around tenth grade. Do you know if it’s true?”

“It was! Back then…”

piped up, “All right, everyone, settle down. There’s a seat at the end

and ignored the spiteful

produce spectacular grades. Naturally, most

were the farthest thing from cowards. Once Derrick ended his lesson, Queenie Lane sauntered to Sophie and taunted, “It really is you, Sophie! I can’t believe you’re thick-skinned enough to return to Jipsdale.

in abruptly. Queenie had always been a member of Willow’s clique and had had her fair share of picking on Sophie

was nursing a headache after a sleepless night in an unfamiliar house, and she was

grabbed Sophie’s hand and continued, “We’re not in Horington anymore, Sophie. Did you think you were something in Jipsdale?” She still believed Willow’s sister was as

eyes

twisted her hand

yelped

the threat in Sophie’s eyes, and no one dared to step forward to break

“I don’t want to cause trouble, but I’m not a target for you to pick on, either. Remember this, Queenie. I’m not the same Sophie from five years ago. Not just anyone can trample over my dignity. Oh right! I’m sure you remember what you all did to me five years ago.

though coming back

shoved Queenie roughly, causing the latter

Queenie was dumbstruck.

Sophie was utterly fearsome.

allow Sophie to remain in Jipsdale. We have to get rid

across her desk,

outside the school

Langston must’ve changed his mind because of

Felix had said a thing, Sophie decisively got into the car beside

word of

Sophie announced, “Tristan Lombard, right? I saved you last time, and you helped me today, so

characters, and she did not wish to

worth a fortune.” He merely asked Felix to make a call, and it was nothing compared to what she

“I’m Tristan Lombard of Lombard Group, and I need

anyone we want in the world. Why must Mr. Tristan insist on this

said drily, “I have poor grades and poor morals. What exactly

and he knew in

medical skills,” came

student. What would I know about medicine? I’ve said this many times; I managed to remove the bullet from your body out of sheer luck.

merely insisted, “I’m dead serious,