Chapter 184 A Diamond Loses Its Shine
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Everyone in the class was watching Naomi make a fool of herself. To be honest, none of them really took this so–called long–lost “Ms. Cassandra” of the Sue family seriously. After all, she was an illegitimate child who’d spent the last eighteen years being raised in someone else’s home.
Seeing Naomi get humiliated, Eliza turned her head, in a great mood. Her classmates had only ever humored Naomi out of politeness. The moment they sensed she wasn’t worth much, they’d all turn their backs without hesitation. Sure enough, when Naomi looked around again, no one in the classroom even glanced at her.
“Yvonne’s our senior. What, does Naomi think someone like her would stoop to stealing? What a joke.”
“Shh, keep it down. No matter what, she’s still the Sue family’s Ms. Cassandra. Let’s show a little respect.”
“Respect? If the Sue family really wanted her back, they wouldn’t have waited eighteen years.”
Just moments ago, they’d been showering Naomi with praise. Now they were all turning on her. Naomi bit her lip in frustration. Even the bodyguards around her lowered their heads, clearly unwilling to continue serving such a tasteless Ms. Cassandra. If not for Christian’s orders, they would’ve quit long ago.
“Hmph!” Naomi turned on her heel and stormed out, and the bodyguards scrambled to follow.
Class was starting. As Naomi left the office, she bumped right into the teacher. The teacher frowned at once. “Naomi? Again? Class has already started. Where are you going?”
Naomi didn’t want to deal with anyone. She didn’t answer and just turned away. In the teacher’s eyes, that was nothing short of a challenge. She’d been teaching here for years, and this was the first time a student had ignored her so blatantly.
“If she doesn’t want to be here, she should just leave,” the teacher muttered, pulling out her phone to call the principal’s office. The line connected quickly.
“Speak,” came the voice.
The teacher paused. “Mr. Ronaldo?”
“It’s me. Go on.”
The teacher hesitated for a moment before saying, “Sir, I have to say this–Naomi’s only been at school for two days and she’s already caused a ton of trouble. She just walked out of class again. If she doesn’t want to study, maybe it’s best to let her drop out early.”
“I’ll handle it. Thank you.” Ronaldo hung up.
In the office, Christian looked troubled. “Ronaldo, I’ve already asked the hospital. My people checked the logs and the visitor records that day–there’s nothing. Unless it was someone on the inside…”
“Use your head. Look into who that hospital has business ties with.”
Christian frowned, thinking. “That would be the Foster family…”
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He trailed off. “The Foster family?”
If he remembered right, the Foster family’s son had been getting very close to their little sister just yesterday. No way… could it be?
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“Check the Foster family. They’re not clean either.” Ronaldo narrowed his eyes. “Westbrook’s full of snakes. The Foster family’s a century–old enterprise. Even during today’s investigation, that kid from their family seemed suspicious.”
“Didn’t Henry originally have Med School as his top SAT choice? Why would he suddenly switch to Claire University?”
There had to be something else going on.
Eliza had just finished her last class of the day. She pulled out her phone, still waiting for a reply from Nolan. She’d meant to ask him why he didn’t show up at school this morning, but he hadn’t responded at all. Thinking back to when he’d been stabbed in the stomach, she started to worry. Was he in trouble again?
There was a knock at the door. Eliza turned to see Henry standing outside.
“What are you spacing out for?” he asked. “Class is over.”
“We’re in different programs. What brings you here?”
“Nolan called. Something came up at the company, so he couldn’t make it. He asked me to take you home instead.”
Henry added, “Come hang out at my place for a bit. He’ll come find you when he’s done.”
Eliza thought about it for a second, then nodded. “Alright.”
“Where are Colton and Lewis?”
She walked beside Henry. Usually, the three boys were always together. It was weird not to see them around.
“They’re still in class. They’ll head home once they’re done.”
In the principal’s office, Ronaldo and Christian watched as Eliza and Henry left the school building, one after the other.
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