Chapter 97 - 97: It Is Really Difficult

In the office, Kurt showed the test paper to Mrs. Lee.

"I finished this paper and got eighty-five points, Mrs. Lee!" Kurt looked at the paper and said, "The last question takes ten points. It's so difficult that I'm sure a few people can work it out. Sophia only got seventy points! I knew there was something wrong with her. I should be the one to attend the exam!" Said Kurt.

Mrs. Lee looked at the test paper and frowned, "Sophia should have some strength. Why did she get so bad on the exam this time? Did Director Bull really leak the test paper to her last time?"

She looked at the last question and said, "It is really difficult. I heard that there was only one student who did it right. I don't know who it is. The odd thing is that the highest score is only ninety points. Did that student lose points on other questions? Then he or she must have been careless…"

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When Sophia arrived at the class, she heard from Mariah that it was Melissa's Birthday.

"Let's buy her a present at noon!" Whispered Mariah, "Keep it a secret. Surprise her!"

"All right." Sophia nodded.

After school, Mariah was in charge of persuading Melissa to go home first. When she was gone, they came out of school and went straight to the gift store.

In addition to a few members of the Sister Alliance, Delgado, Kevin, and Molly also came. Delgado and Kevin were like Sophia's little brothers, and they got along well with members of the Sister Alliance. Molly was Mariah's desk mate. Since it was Mariah's birthday, she couldn't miss it.

The gift store near the school was not small. Various kinds of birthday gifts were available there. Basically, the students at the school bought birthday presents there.

They scattered, looking for their favorite gifts, and came back and forth in the store.

Sophia found a crystal hairpin. It was shiny and beautiful. It wasn't cheap, but she could afford it.

She asked the guide to take the hairpin out and wrap it.

Suddenly, Carol's exaggerated voice came from the corner, "Mr. Cromwell! What are you doing here? "

Hearing this voice, several companions all gathered over.

Sophia went there and saw that Cromwell was surrounded by several girls at a counter and was quite embarrassed.

Molly smiled and said, "Mr. Cromwell must want to buy Ms. Acheson a present! Is her birthday coming up?"

Cromwell smiled and said, "Yes. It's her birthday today. I… I want to give her something. After all, we are colleagues."

Carol laughed, "Are you just co-workers? Aren't you pursuing Ms. Acheson?"

"Well…" Cromwell's face was a little flushed but with a smile. Apparently, he meant it.

Mariah suddenly said, "Mr. Cromwell, do you want to give the pen to Ms. Acheson?"

They then noticed that Cromwell had a pen in his hand.

"Isn't it good?" Crowell was a bit unsettling.

Mariah said seriously, "Obviously, you don't know how to chase girls. Ms. Acheson is a big girl and is sending her a pen... Do you want her to correct papers? Are you the principal?"

Cromwell didn't know what to say and put the pen back to the counter silently.

"If someone wants to send me things, I wish it's a bracelet or a silk scarf or something that I can wear all the time." Said Molly.

Cromwell could not help sighing that girls now know too much!

But his eyes could not help but move to the silk scarf hanging from the counter.

Sophia coughed, "Have you chosen the gift yet? It's time to go. I have to go back to dinner!"

In this case, Cromwell was a little awkward. She had better leave with others and let him have his pick.

It was known that Acheson never accepted gifts from students, so they did not buy gifts for her but decided to wish her verbally in the afternoon.

When the students were gone, Cromwell was relieved. He picked a light blue striped silk scarf and asked the guide to pack it.

Although he had married once, he was still unconsciously shy when it came to such a thing. In the face of Acheson, he always got nervous.

After the first class in the afternoon, Cromwell saw Acheson coming out of the office, followed up, and called her, "Ms. Acheson!"

Acheson turned back and smiled, "What's the matter, Mr. Cromwell?"

Cromwell walked up and gave her the gift box, "Well… it's your birthday today, and I have a present for you."

Acheson accepted the gift with a smile, "Thank you. I'll treat it after the first class in the evening. It's in the K Restaurant. Come with us, please!"

"Well… I'm afraid I can't. My kid will do homework in the evening… I have to accompany him."

As he spoke, he turned away with his head down.

Acheson was smiling at the figure of him leaving when suddenly she heard someone calling her from behind.

"Ms. Acheson!"

She looked back and saw Mrs. Lee coming towards her.

Acheson walked to Mrs. Lee, "What's the matter?"

Mrs. Lee said, "I just got out of Director Bull's office. He asked you to go to him!"

"Thanks!" Acheson smiled and turned to Director Bull's office.

Mrs. Lee looked at Acheson's leaving in silence, and her look was quite cold.

She knew why Director Bull was looking for Acheson. She had just seen the present he had prepared for her.

She thought it was unfair. Director Bull didn't prepare her any present on her birthday a while ago.

Acheson was just a divorced woman, and her teaching was not as good as her. But why did so many people treat her so well?

As for Mrs. Lee, she had been working hard to maintain her family's well-being and career-oriented image. Shouldn't she be more popular?

No one knew how hard she had worked to maintain her present image. But… what had she earned?

As she thought, her cell phone rang, displaying the phone number she hated so much.