Chapter 832 Must You Really Fight Me?
Alexander turned, saw Alexia’s infatuated smile, and he could not help but smile sweetly. On the other hand, Irvin pulled a face as if someone owed him millions. Alexander could not even let out another smile when he saw his son. He knew he indeed owed his son something.
Elise led the children over to greet Jessamine. “Hello, Mr. Griffith, Miss Jessamine.” “What a coincidence, Anastasia. We meet again.” Jessamine immediately stood beside Alexander, trying to show off her identity as Mrs. Griffith, when she saw Anastasia walking over. The way she spoke was as if she was facing an enemy. “Alexander accompanies me to bring my children to school every day. I don’t recall seeing you around.”
“Miss White has just returned from abroad, and her children are raised abroad. How could you have possibly met her?” Alexander took the initiative to reply to Jessamine.
Jessamine’s complexion changed subtly when Alexander answered the question on Anastasia’s behalf. Still, she quickly calmed down and agreed, “Indeed, this international primary school is good for the kids’ learning development. You should send your kids here if you’re financially capable.”
“Well, it seems that I have made the right choice by choosing this school.” Elise smiled lightly.
At that moment, Alexander’s cell phone rang. He answered the call and walked aside. “Excuse me for a bit.”
After he walked away, Jessamine took the opportunity to invite Elise to talk, “Miss White, let’s talk somewhere quiet?”
Elise thought about Jessamine’s proposal for a while and agreed to it. “Irvin, bring your two younger sisters somewhere else to play.”
After the two sent their children away, they found a stone bench nearby and sat side by side.
It was only after a while that Jessamine started narrating her own story.
“A year ago, I was still a single mother. In addition to taking care of my two children, I also had to worry about preventing my ex-husband, who was abusive, from harassing me. I only met Alexander later. He is a gentleman and solved my ex-husband-issue for me. Since then, I can finally sleep peacefully at night.”
Alexander is the only good thing in my life, and I can’t live without him. Miss White, you just returned from overseas and have your own career. I can already predict that many people will pursue you in the future. How about letting Alexander go so my children and I can continue being with him?”
They were both intelligent people, so Elise need not pretend to be confused about what Jessamine said. Hence, she spoke forthrightly, “Miss Jessamine, you think too highly of me. I cannot possibly determine the happiness of you and your children. Given how Mr. Griffith likes to be fickle in his affection, I believe there would be other women if it were not for me. Besides, you can count on Mr. Griffith’s character that he would not allow anyone to bully you there, even if you two break up. So, Miss Jessamine, don’t scare yourself.”
Jessamine knew that asking Elise to give up on Alexander was futile, so she questioned Elise expressionlessly, “Must you really fight me on this matter?”
Elise was not intimidated by Jessamine’s ghastly gaze. Instead, she smiled profoundly. “Have you forgotten how you became Alexander’s fiancée? I believe it was also through fighting the previous woman. So if you and Mr. Griffith are really a match made in heaven, no one else would be able to take over your place. What do you think?”
Elise finally understood why Alexander was reluctant to marry Jessamine when she saw how Jessamine’s resentful expression.
People always said, ‘touch pitch and be defiled’, and it was especially true in this case. Elise knew that Jessamine was more difficult to deal with than the other women Alexander used as a confusion tactic to cover up the truth. Obviously, Jessamine had forgotten that no love was involved between her and Alexander—the only thing that governed the so-called relationship was merely a contract.
The two faced each other in silence but were at loggerheads.
At this time, the person in charge of the school’s admissions office approached them.
“Miss Jessamine, Miss White, I’m really sorry. I have some bad news for you both. There are only two places left in the elite class you applied for, and since you both have two children, the remaining places are obviously not enough to accommodate all four of them. So I’m afraid one of your children might need to join the regular class.”
“First come, first serve,” Jessamine replied forcefully. Her children were already studying at the kindergarten that was part of this international primary school’s ecosystem. So, it was only reasonable that her children could learn here. While it was her b*stard ex-husband’s fault that her children’s education was delayed, now that the issue was solved, her children should be able to continue studying here.
The person in charge frowned and looked like he was placed in a difficult position. Although Jessamine was Alexander’s fiancée, Anastasia’s children’s quotas were given by Smith Co. Besides, Alexander and Anastasia were seen flirting at the concert a few days ago. Although Smith Co. told him not to let anyone know, it was challenging for him to tell whether Jessamine or Anastasia was more important to Alexander.
“What’s the matter?” Alexander walked over and asked the person in charge, who then repeated the matter. He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before asking the person in charge, “How about if I donate 10 million to the school under my own name? Can the school add two more places to the elite class?”
“I must say, your offer is very tempting. But I’m sorry, Mr. Griffth, the elite class is the signature of this school. In order to ensure the quality of teaching, we must strictly control the number of students. I’m really sorry, but I must reject your offer as we cannot set this precedent.” The person in charge was absolutely embarrassed when he talked, but he gave another compromise solution. “The children can take the entrance test, and we’ll assign them to classes according to their strengths. This is fair and just. What do you think?”
“Of course!” Jessamine agreed confidently. She may not be as good as Anastasia at playing the piano, but she knew how to educate her children, and she was definitely not inferior to any mother. Most importantly, her children’s grades had always been outstanding, so there was nothing to worry about. Her children would win back the face that she had lost before.
Elise hesitated for a while, worried whether Irvin’s test results might be too ostentatious.
“There will be three tests: language, Math, and English. They shouldn’t be too difficult,” the person in charge said.
Only then did Elise dispel her concerns. “Alright then, let’s do it.”
He invited all of them to a classroom. The four children sat side by side in the middle of the classroom, whereas the person in charge was invigilating in front. Alexander and the others waited at the back of the classroom.
The test paper was divided into three subjects—French, Math, and English, and the test time for each subject was 45 minutes.
After about two hours, all four children handed in their answers. Thirty minutes later, the person in charge completed the marking.
After summing up the score, he stood up and bowed slightly at Elise. “I’m sorry, Miss White, but according to the test results, your two children are not up to the standard in French and Math except for English. So, they can only join the regular class.”
He then turned and smiled at Jessamine. “Miss Jessamine, congratulations. Your two children have a good foundation and can join the elite class.”
Jessamine raised her eyebrows proudly while condescendingly saying to Elise, “Thanks for the opportunity, Miss White.”
“It’s nothing. Your children deserved it.” But, frankly, Elise did not take this matter so seriously.
“Miss Jessamine, shall we take the kids for registration?” The person in charge tried flattering Jessamine because her children were more brilliant and would definitely please Alexander more in the future. So, he naturally wanted to curry favor with her.
“Please lead the way,” said Jessamine while holding Alexander’s hand. “Let’s go.”
