Novel Square
Chapter 15
Chapter 15 You Are Sick in the Mind.
William asked her, “Mia, which one of them is your math teacher?”
She pointed at a middle–aged man with a buzz cut. The man was dressed in a formal shirt and pants, looking boring and uninterested.
William went up and greeted the teacher. “Sir, how are you? I’m Mia’s brother, William.”
The teacher nodded at him. “Oh, you’re Mia’s brother. Nice to meet you. Mia always has good grades. She scored 146 points on a math test not long ago and ranked first in the school.”
William replied, “Indeed. Mia has been talented in math since a young age. Sir, can I request that she represents the school in the National Math Competition for Middle and High Schools?”
The teacher considered his request and nodded. “She is capable of participating in that competition, but the school will need to assign the candidate a math teacher for the pre–competition coaching. There’ll need to be a budget allocation on that.” Content © provided by NôvelDrama.Org.
William smiled. “Money is not an issue.”
Hearing that, the teacher nodded. “If so, I’ll get it arranged soon.”
The girl named Janet Langdon stood right beside the math teacher with her mother, a lady dressed in a luxurious outfit. The daughter seemed to have overheard their conversation and blurted out. “Sir, I want to join the competition too.”
The math teacher glanced at her. “Janet, your math is good, but you only scored 121 on the last test. So”
“Sir, I wasn’t in my element then. I promise I’ll rank first in the school next time. Believe me,” she announced confidently.
The math teacher had no choice but to agree. “Okay. I’ll talk to the principal about it.”
At that moment, a commotion broke out at the entrance to the meeting room. A group of parents barged in with a teen boy in tow. One of the middle–aged men scanned the room and bellowed, “Who’s Mia Barrett? Show yourself now!”
The timid Mia instantly paled and hid behind her brother. Meanwhile, Janet’s eyes lit up as she pointed at Mia. “That’s Mia Barrett, but why are you looking for her?”
The man rushed up to them and cursed, “You motherf*cker! How dare you seduce my son! You’re the reason his grades are freefalling, shameless b*tch! And where are your parents? Come up to me now!”
William’s stomach started aching from anger. He glanced at the short and chubby boy behind the parent and sniggered. “Watch your mouth! My sister would never be interested in that ugly and dense son of
yours.
The people around them erupted in laughter at the remark as the middle–aged man fumed even more. “Nonsense! How is he ugly and dense? Which company are you from, and who’s your manager? Tell me, I dare you!”
“Which company are you working for, and who’s your manager?” William retorted.
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William remarked. ‘District department? That explains your rude behavior.”
“So what? She’s the shameless one for seducing my son! My son scored good grades in the past, but look at his results now! He’s ranked second–last in his class!” Another middle–aged woman jumped out and chastised William, who was at his limits after being humiliated by the two..
He uttered calmly, “Watch your manners.”
The middle–aged man chuckled sarcastically and pointed at Mia. “Where’s the homeroom teacher? You’d better expel a student like her!”
Infuriated, William rolled his fists, ready to teach the man a lesson.
At the same time, a woman with slender legs strutted into the meeting room. It was Gwendolyn, one of
William’s patients who had recovered. Two girls followed behind her and chattered happily. The the
immediately spotted William, and her eyes lit up in pleasant surprise. She hurried over to him in joy. “Mr. Barrett!”
He recognized her and asked, “Miss Zuch, why are you here?”
She smiled. “My cousin Katie has transferred to Halivaara High. I sent her to school today!”
The middle–aged man, who had been acting conceited earlier, immediately paused and trembled a little when he saw Gwendolyn. He suddenly toadied her. Are you Miss Zuch?”
She shot him an odd look. “And you are?”
Tm James Arden from the Department of Land and Resources. We met before when Old Mr. Zuch came to my district for inspection.”
In truth, Gwendolyn had no memory of the man at all. The Zuches were an influential family in the area, and her dad was one of the city leaders. There was no reason they would remember the name of an employee from a minor department.
“Oh, she muttered and ignored him. Turning to William, she gushed. “Mr. Barrett, I’m surprised to run into you here.”
James noticed her respectful attitude toward William, and his heart sank as he speculated on his identity.
William explained, “I’m here for the parent–teacher meeting, but I ran into an unreasonable bloke who claimed he’s from a district department. Huh. Are the department employees as rude as him nowadays? How can they govern the district with that attitude?”
At that point, James was shaking from head to toe; his legs turned to jelly and his face went pale. Gwendolyn lifted a brow and glared at him. “Do you not remember my dad’s teachings? One shall not abuse your power. Did that fall on deaf ears?”
James was on the verge of crying as he clarified, “Miss Zuch, it was a misunderstanding! A total misunderstanding!”
“Is that so? Didn’t you claim that my sister was seducing your son?” William confronted him coldly.
He hurriedly replied, “That’s not true! My son is the one to blame. He wanted to go after Mia because she was pretty, but she didn’t have time for him because she was focused on her studies. This useless son of mine wallowed in heartbreak and neglected his studs. It’s all his doing, and Mia has nothing to do with
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James‘ change of face was amazing to watch. There was no trace of his anger, and he was now showing a humble attitude, William was amused by James being fickle, and at the same time, he was more outraged. when he learned that James had wanted to pin the blame on Mia even when he knew it was his son’s fault. He needs to be taught a lesson!
He turned to Gwendolyn and asked. “From what I heard, if an employee at the district department is unhealthy, they will not see any hope of getting promoted.”
She nodded. “Of course! Without health, how could we give our all at work?”
He nodded and added James, Judging from your look, I think you must be sick in the mind. Remember to get that treated.”
Right as James wanted to clarify his health, he suddenly started foaming at the mouth and fell on his back. Unfortunately, he collapsed right on the stairs and knocked his head against the edge of a step, which led to profuse bleeding.
The crowds instantly went into panic mode. Someone lifted him up, while another called the emergency
services.
This was all the doing of William, who had deployed a Golden Needle in secret. With one prick, he successfully sent the needle piercing through a seemingly minor blood vessel in the head, which was not fatal but came with lasting effects of facial paralysis. However, he had not planned for James to fall right on the stairs. The severe fall might have caused a crack in his skull, and he would be lucky not to develop a
concussion.
The Ardens were shocked and quickly called an ambulance, their exit as abrupt as their entrance. After they left, peace and calm returned to the meeting room.
Gwendolyn admired William’s skills. “Sir, your medical skills are godlike!”
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He dismissed the compliment. “It’s nothing much.”
Soon, the homeroom teacher showed up and kicked the meeting into full motion. The reason for the conference was to encourage the students to put in more effort in the second semester of eleventh grade and score well to prepare for next year,
After the discussion, the homeroom teacher suddenly announced, “Can I meet with Mia Barrett’s parents?”
William followed the man, who looked in his thirties, and they started chatting in the corner of the room. The teacher questioned, “You’re Mia’s older brother. Is that right?”
“Yes, Mr. Craig
Mr. Craig revealed. “I need to talk to you about Mia’s behavior. I received complaints from the parents of some boys, claiming that she’s too intimate with their sons. The parents are unhappy about this, and they believed that the distraction was the reason for their bad grades”
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