Unexpectedly Sweet Flash Marriage

Chapter 28 What Went Wrong

Chapter 28 What Went Wrong

"Nothing," Adeline replied as she managed to force a smile.

She realized she couldn't keep her calm while recalling those memories.

She felt as if a dam had burst, and old memories were flooding back into her mind. Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Logan's vows and sweet words became a dull knife cutting into her heart, making her heartbroken.

She couldn't get these memories out of her head after spending three years with him.

However, they couldn't go back to the past because everything had changed.

Adeline suddenly felt sorry for Logan.

She wondered how he'd react when he returned to see all the mess and how heartbroken he'd be.

Adeline's expression revealed to Curtis that she was unhappy and appeared to be considering something that bothered her.

But he was unable to figure out what was on her mind.

The mood in the car was subdued and a slight melancholy.

Steffen dropped Melissa off in front of her family's boxing gym. He had just pulled up the car when a sword slashed through the air and stopped an inch from the windshield.

Steffen looked around in disbelief before rushing out of the car with Melissa.

"Dad! What the hell are you doing?" Melissa asked angrily.

Steffen turned around to see a man with a long sword standing there. The man, who wore a stylish blue sports suit and carried himself with dignity, appeared to be around 55 years old.

Bruce Park, Melissa's father, pushed his daughter out of the way slightly. He looked disapprovingly at Steffen through narrowed eyes and swiftly raised the long sword to Steffen's forehead.

Steffen didn't move a muscle. He focused his gaze ahead and stood a little straighter.

Bruce appeared to be appreciative of Steffen. He asked, "Young man, how many people do you have in your family? What do you do for a living?"

Melissa kicked Bruce in the leg because she was so mad at him. "Dad! What are you doing?" she asked.

Steffen took a step back and replied succinctly, "Mr. Park, it's not what you think. I'm only giving her a ride home because my boss asked me to."

Bruce frowned slightly, clearly dissatisfied with his words. "Are you saying my daughter is not good enough to date you?" he asked.

Melissa's eyes rolled as she expressed her frustration, "Dad, why are you so worried that no one will marry me? Stop asking that question to every guy I know!"

Bruce shot Melissa a stern look and commanded, "Shut up! I'm talking to him!"

Steffen nodded with a gentle smile, "Miss Park is a wonderful girl, but she's way out of my league."

Bruce grunted grimly and said, "Oh! You should remember what you said, young man!"

After he finished, Bruce dragged Melissa back to their boxing gym. He muttered along the way, "If that guy dares to go out with you later, I'll punch him hard in the face."

Steffen got back into his car after seeing Melissa had returned home with her father.

Melissa soon texted him, "Steffen, I'm sorry. My father has always been this way. Please don't take that personally."

He was especially jealous of Melissa because she had a family by her side since he was an orphan. What happened just now didn't bother him, so he replied, "That's okay."

Steffen got in his car and drove home after sending that text, not realizing he had just created a difficult problem for himself in the future.

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When Adeline stepped into the office the next day, she noticed that everyone was staring at her strangely.

She wanted to find out what was happening but had no idea where to begin.

As she sat down at her table, she began to wonder if the vote had gone wrong again. She quickly checked the website but found no issues, so she ignored them.

Soon after, Adeline received a call from Sophia asking her to go to her office.

Adeline had just arrived at Sophia's office door when she heard a loud argument coming from inside.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Adams, but I can't take over Adeline's class!"

"I'm not asking for your opinion now, Ms. Husch. I'm ordering you as your superior!"

"Ms. Adams, you know that Adeline and I are close and hang out a lot. Please don't make things difficult for me!"

"Lilly Husch! We're talking about work here, not personal relationships. All you little girls have just started working, so you don't know how to be professional at all!"

Adeline knocked on the office door with a frown after hearing them argue.

Sophia said, "Come in!" in a somber tone.

Adeline noticed tears in Lilly's eyes when she opened the door.

Lilly immediately looked away to avoid Adeline's gaze.

"You're just on time," Sophia told Adeline. "Please, the two of you, exchange all the files about the classes you teach. From today on, Lilly will teach Class A, and you will teach Class C."

Lilly, who seemed to be in a difficult situation, fixed her gaze on Adeline. "I...Adeline, I..." she murmured.

"Ms. Adams, can you tell me why?" Adeline asked Sophia calmly. "How come you want Lilly to teach my literature class when I've always taught it to Class A? I believe the instability it causes may be harmful to students' learning. I've been teaching students in Class A for more than half a semester, and they have just gotten used to my teaching style. It's also not fair to the students in Class C if you ask us to change out of the blue."

Sophia said with a sneer, her tone dripping with sarcasm, "You want to know why? I'm too embarrassed to explain! This is a request shared by all the parents of students in Class A!"

Sophia took a printed petition from the drawer and handed it to Adeline.

Adeline picked up the petition and noticed it was full of signatures from the student's parents. Her heart felt like it was being repeatedly stabbed.

"Every parent of the 45 students in the class has signed here! Do you have any idea how this will affect our school? Nothing like this has ever happened at our school in all these years!"

Sophia said as she loudly tapped her fingers on the table.

It felt to Adeline like someone was scratching at her heart.

She couldn't figure out why the parents of her students were reacting this way, given that she had done nothing wrong to them.

She considered their actions to be a severe insult to her professionalism.

"You two may now proceed with the handoff. It doesn't matter how close the two of you are, young ladies. This is the workplace, and you must obey those in charge. You can talk to the principal if you have any objections!"

After Sophia finished speaking, she motioned for Adeline and Lilly to leave.

They left Sophia's office one after the other.

"Adeline, I'm sorry," Lilly said. "I didn't want to do it in the first place."

Adeline smiled and said, "It's okay. It's not your fault! Let's get started."

They then went back to the office.

Adeline told Lilly everything she knew about the class and each student's situation.

Lilly said awkwardly, "Adeline, I appreciate all your hard work. I'm sorry, but I don't have that kind of specific information to share with you.

Adeline gave a resigned smile and said nothing else. She could relate to Lilly because she knew that not all teachers would create profiles for each student as she did.

Adeline knew what she needed to do was to calm down and finish her work at this point. She was aware that everyone was staring at her, but she still left the office.

Adeline had just left the office when a girl from Class A rushed over and accidentally bumped into her.

"Ms. Burton, I'm sorry," the girl said as soon as she looked up.

Adeline replied with a smile, "That's okay."

"Ms. Burton, would you really seduce the dads of my classmates like my mom said?" the girl asked after hesitating.

The girl didn't seem to believe the rumor, so she took Adeline's hand and said, "Ms. Burton, none of us want to let you go! But my classmates' mothers insist that they must get rid of you. They said you'll seduce our dads and let us lose them!"