“Yeah, I’m a big fan of Rose. If only I can have one physical copy of Rose’s book, I’ll be ecstatic!” Hearing this, Gordon nodded and said nothing. Janet never thought that Abby would also be her fan… I wonder if I should be happy… or worried! After giving it some thought, she recalled that she brought a physical copy over when she first arrived at the Jackson residence. If I’m not mistaken, I put it in my closet. Since Abby likes Rose so much, I’ll just give it to her.
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The first class passed by quickly. Daisy had been teaching Class F for many years but she had never felt so happy. The minute she saw Miss Lilian’s sullen expression when she first arrived at the office early in the morning, she felt even more triumphant.
After class, she hummed all the way back to the office and the other teachers jokingly asked, “Miss Daisy, are you in a good mood?” One of the teachers chimed in and said, “Of course she is. Her class won the basketball competition yesterday.”
“Furthermore, it was Janet who unexpectedly defeated Class A.”
“I have to admit I watched Janet’s basketball video. She was awesome! Even someone like me who doesn’t like basketball was in awe of her skills!”
Daisy chuckled and said, “Really? If you like it then you should watch a few more times.” Miss Lilian, who was standing to one side, snorted coldly and muttered, “What’s the point of playing basketball well while her academic performance is so poor? Class F will surely come last during the college entrance examination.” As soon as Miss Lilian said this, the other teachers could sense jealousy floating around the office. All of them shook their heads and clicked their tongues. Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! She’s just sore about the competition yesterday!
Looking at Miss Lilian’s bitter expression, Daisy deliberately raised her voice and said, “Even if we get the last place in terms of grades, at least we will never lose to any class in basketball.” It was obvious her words were targeted at Miss Lilian. Hmph! Upon hearing that, Miss Lilian was so furious that she put down the files in her hands and left. She was certain that she was destined to be enemies with Miss Daisy from Class F.
After class, Janet heard a few girls whisper among each other as she was on her way to the washroom. One of them said disappointedly, “I sent a friend request to Janet yesterday but she didn’t accept it!”
“Me too. Is it possible that she didn’t see it?”
“Did she take the bad things we said about her to heart?”
“Boo! I’m sad. I wonder whether she’s holding a grudge?”
“I watched the recording of the basketball competition the whole night yesterday and I think I like her.”
“What should we do? Do you think she’ll talk to us if we take initiative to talk to her?”
All of a sudden, Janet heard a familiar voice. “Tsk! Hillbillies really like to make friends with their own kind!” Madelaine turned to Emily and said, “Don’t you think so?”
Hearing this, Emily smirked and replied, “Hmph! So what if she’s good at basketball? She only got 200 points for her final exam.” When the few girls heard this, they were slightly upset. Then, they bravely stepped forward and rebuked Emily for the first time, “Emily, don’t you think that your words are pointless? You’re the reason she didn’t get good grades this time!”
“She’s right! If you didn’t steal her painting and force her to join in the painting competition, she would’ve had time to study!”
“That’s right. But now you’re still talking bad behind her back! You really are a ‘Little Mouse’.” Students from Class F still remembered Emily’s nickname ‘Little Mouse’ clearly. Listening to their mockery and jeers, Emily put her hands on her hips and angrily walked away. What’s the big deal? They are all just birds of a feather. I’m the daughter of the Jackson family and I’m not even bothered to make friends with them.
Upon returning to the classroom, Janet noticed there were a few people looking at her hesitantly, as if they had something to say to her. However, she played with her phone like nothing was amiss. All of a sudden, a few of her classmates approached her and stuttered as they asked, “Janet, can I add you on Messenger?”
Hearing this, Janet looked up at them with a blank expression. When they saw her reaction, they were a little disappointed. Knowing Janet, she probably won’t agree.
