SWNOVELS Chapter 20
Chapter 20
Just as Juliana eagerly awaited the punchline of the anticipated joke, Yates, with
a scowl that couldn't hide his reluctance, stood before Cordelia with his band of
lackeys and called out in unison, “Boss Cordelia!”
Boss Cordelia?
The classroom fell into a hushed silence. All eyes swept over Yates and finally
settled on Cordelia, who sat still and quiet
Cordelia sat there demurely, her almond-shaped eyen quietly observing Yates
for a couple of seconds before she responded with a simple, “Oh”
Yates jutted his chin up, shooting a glare at Flame No. 1, who quickly chimed in,
“Boss Cordelia, school's out. What's the plan? What fun stuff are we getting into
now?”
Cordelia was already gathering her books. As she stood and walked towards the
door, she answered leisurely.
I've got an advanced math class.”
Yates and Flame No. 1 were speechless and dumbfounded. Their gang's head
honcho was going to a math competition class?
Some Flame Union members stepped aside to let Cordelia pass, then fell in line
behind her. Yates, trying to seem casual, asked, “How can you stand those
boring classes? You get any of it?"
“It's okay” replied Cordelia.
Yates believed he'd caught her drift, his chin still held high, “Okay means not
really, right? So what's after math class?”
...Homework.”
Yates was speechless and had infiltrated the Flame Union like an alien, unwilling
to let it go, he pressed further, “And after homework?”
Cordelia gave him a puzzled look, “After homework, it's time for bed. Don’t you
have a schedule?”
She wished there were more hours in the day for all the problems she wanted to
solve!
Yates was dumbfounded and he'd never done homework in his life!
As Cordelia walked away, something struck her and she paused, turning back.
Yates was daydreaming and nearly collided with her. Barely steadying himself,
he found himself close enough to see her flawless face... Instantly, Yates
flushed.
Feeling the heat rush to his cheeks, he quickly lifted his head. As he was about to
speak, Cordelia slowly began, “Your last name's Griffin?”
Yates blinked, “Uh... Yeah!"
Cordelia faltered her gaze for a moment before she had an epiphany. “Oh, it's
you!”
“Uh?
Cordelia averted her eyes and continued forward. “They all say I offended you.”
“Who the hell...” He bit back the rest of his sentence. Faced with her, Yates found
it hard to curse. He paused before explaining. “You beat me, so I listen to you.
There's no offense.”
They reached the lecture hall where Cordelia nodded at him, “I'm off to class”
She hugged her books and headed up the stairs.
Yates watched her slender figure disappear into the old academic building,
feeling his heart oddly adrift, restless without a place to land.
Flame No. 1 noticed his dazed state and suggested, “Yates, how about we shoot
some hoops?”
“Shoot your damn hoops!” Yates snapped irritably, kicking the ground, “I'm not in
the mood, heading home.” Cordella climbed the stairs and bumped into her
physics teacher, who also coached the physics competition
class.
She greeted him sweetly, “Hi, Mr. Sawyer.”
Sawyer smiled upon seeing Cordelia and joined her ascent. Reaching the math
classroom, Cordelia was about to enter when Sawyer suddenly said, “Cordelia,
I've heard your scores in the math competition class haven't been too great.
Have you considered jotning our physics class?”
His words had barely landed when Latham’s bellow echoed through the hall,
“Sawyer, poaching students behind our backs is unethicall Cordelia chose math
first!”
Cordelia turned to see Latham, along with Hanley and Juliana, just arriving
upstairs.
Hanley frowned, and Juliana looked like a ticking time bomb, as if she would
explode if Cordelia dared to agree with Sawyer.
Unfazed, Sawyer retorted, “Doesn't she look like a misfit for math? She aced her
physics test too. Besides, it's Cordelia’s choice. It's supposed to be voluntary.”
Latham turned to Cordelia in desperation, “What do you think?”
After a pause, Cordelia assured him, I'm not leaving.”
Her words brought relief to both Latham and Hanley.
Juliana also relaxed but was soon bewildered. Why had she been so scared of
Cordelia joining the physics
class?
Sawyer,
disappointed, sighed, “Seems like we're not meant to be.”
As he was about to step into the physics classroom, Cordelia’s voice slowly
reached him, “I'd like to compete in the physics competition too.”
Sawyer stopped in his tracks, his eyes lighting up, “Really? That's great!”
Juliana clenched her fists, her heart skipping a beat.
She glared at Cordelia and blurted out, “Are you kidding me? With such a tight
schedule, you'll join two competitions?”
Latham also seemed unconvinced, “Yeah, Cordelia, you'll be stretched thin. You
might not have enough time to organize your knowledge.”
Cordelia glanced at Juliana, who was tense with anger. Meeting her furious gaze,
Cordelia indifferently looked away, “It's fine.”
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At the sight of her determination,
Latham and Sawyer could only
negotiate and finally decided on a
schedule. Back at home, Sanderson
left early from work, grabbing some
coffee beans before intending to visit
the Griffin family to probe the
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On his way out, Laurinda lounged on
the sofa, her words dripping with
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sarcasm, “We should've pressed
Cordelia to apologize. What use is it
for you to go? Hackett spoiling his
grandson is the talk of
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isn't it?”
Sanderson took a deep breath to quell the rising fury in his chest. He remained
silent.
But Laurinda was relentless. “Anyway, if it's because of Cordelia that we offend
the Griffin family, I'll never forgive you!”
Sanderson asserted himself. “Mom, if it's because of Cordelia that we offend the
Griffin family, I'll take both Cordelia and Lorna away. You can rest easy. It won't
come back to haunt the Delaney family.”
13.07
Chapter 20
With those final words, he didn’t give Laurinda a chance to retort, storming out
and slamming the door behind
him.
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Half an hour later, Sanderson stood
at the entrance of the Griffin family,
the towering walls barring him entry.
The secretary blocked the iron gate,
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saying in a courteous way. “Mr.
Delaney, please return home. Mr.
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“When would be a good time, then?” Sanderson inquired.
The secretary stood up straight, smiling. “That will be up to Mr. Hackett.”
Sanderson was not even allowed through the door.
He furrowed his brow and handed the secretary the item in his hand. “Then
please give this to Mr. Hackett. It's just a small token... some coffee beans.”
The secretary glanced at the gift in his hand, his expression pausing
momentarily.