room to be told that the discipline teacher h

you do some

e transferred to this high school. Sophie often slept in class, but almost everyone in Horington High School did the same. Horington Hig

I’ll go to

onto her desk and went to

have a bad reputation, but why did you beat Jack Keyes up? Do you know who he is? He’s the son of Percy Keyes, the deputy director! I can’t believe you’re bold enough to b

e dare not keep you here. You are free to go to any sc

’t utter a

harmaine Laird, arrived

pened? Did Sophie do

e didn’t ask about the details a

Keyes, a deputy director in a government agency. I’m in trouble no thanks to her. I shouldn’t have taken her

n her heels and strode out

ce. If she gets expelled from Horington High School, no other hi

You should worry about Mr. Keyes

, Charmaine left th

f Sophie outside. She raised her arm wit

abbed her arm and

mily should stay out of my business. You discarded me b

ago, right? They chose Willow, a

do after your humiliating incident? You were the reason our family became the lau

ng her words. Despite being her mot

e on is none of your business. Stop coming to me or butt into my business,” Sophie told

nt increased when she sa

if Dad comes home and finds out we abandoned Sophie in Horington, th

elix promptly updated Tristan. “She’s the youngest daughte

e Tanner family wasn’t that influential i

ie caused an uproar in Jipsdale for living together with a

could you believe

er with a thug and abort her child in

ched his no

ter, Willow Tanner, w

istan had no recoll

ner family’s personal matter.

f we bring her back, she might be of us

ning on letting her work in Lomb

got a probl

k his head

th that. You call the shots,” he responded

n’t figure out any solution. She did

ithout taking Sophie with her

to do that, you don’t have to come home,” Jos

ack? Dad, five

explain, Josiah h

in Jipsdale waiting to see her make a joke out of herself. If she we

prise, Caleb sho

Why are you even here?”

ing Sophie home.” Ca

tion in Jipsdale. We can’t afford to h

I don’t think Sophie did anything to humiliate our family. Back then, I allowed her to leave Jipsdale as s

Charmaine said nothing else d

home with you. Don’t you know he

can leave now. I’ll b

r ado, Caleb w

he here? I have nothing to do with the Tanners anymor

ast Caleb, so he reached o

ere to bring you home

ng me home? He wasn’t even here during my most h