Chapter 196
Zinnia used to study at a school whose education was different from Evershine High. As she was suddenly transferred to an unfananal amaterinnen living environment had changed, and there would be great impact on her.
It wasn’t just her academic performance that was concerning What really mattered was har emotional well being under s much w
She was only seventeen. Most girls her age would likely be overwhelmed by all this.
Yet she had managed to keep high scores in reading and writing, as well as language. This was evidence of her hard work
But her science remained a challenge, and long–term effort would be required for her to catch up.
“Yannis, if you don’t care about my grades, why did you ask if I have anything to tell you after I came back?” asked Zinnia
After spending so much tim
e with Yannis, Zinnia could tell when he was joking or serious. Since he didn’t care about her grades, she lait my guilt and perked up right away.
Staring at this handsome man, she wondered, ‘He looks really not to know I came dead last or snuck snacks, but his reaction tells another story. Why that?‘
“Won’t you have a parent–teacher meeting?” Yannis asked.
Yannis had studied at Evershine High before, so he knew all about its policies.
“Yes, we will,” Zinnia replied, puzzled by his question.
“Who are you planning to invite as your guardian?” Yannis asked, with his gaze locked intently on her.
He thought, ‘She looks completely carefree. Has she already had someone in mind?‘
“Mom, of course,” Zinnia replied.
Yannis thought, ‘Oh, right. I forgot she has Yvette as her mother now.‘
Yannis raised an eyebrow. “Do you think she can cover for both you and Maisie?”
“Why not? Maisie and I are family.” Zinnia was confused.
Yannis said without changing his expression, “Even so, she can’t appear as the parent of you both. Do you think she can handle both your situation and Maisie’s at the same time? What if she gets things mixed up?”
“If not, I’ll ask Charlie for help,” Zinnia said.
Zinnia wasn’t familiar with Evershine High’s rules. Seeing how serious Yannis looked, she felt his words made sense.
She thought, ‘The meeting will drag on for a long time. If Mom has to hear about both me and Maisie, she’ll be overwhelmed.
‘Does Charlie have time? I should check with him later.‘
Yannis said, “Charlie has been busy lately.”
He thought, ‘I can’t believe her first thought was to turn to the Lynn family.‘
“Maybe I should check with Jackson.” Zinnia changed her target, though she knew Jackson was probably occupied these days.
Yannis said, “Jackson has also been busy lately. He is running around like a headless chicken.”
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“Well…” Hearing Yannis’s words, Zinnia decided not to bother Jackson. She thought. Maybe i should as Grandes Henry at Staneta Segment wast
Yannis said. “Your grandparents are getting on in years. The parent teacher meeting, can really dragon, and sitting for that fonE MOMENT EN MANATE
their health.”
Zinnia thought helplessly, ‘Now there’s really no one I can ask. Even Master isn’t here”
“How about Perry?” asked Zinnia.
Zinnia thought of Perry because he was Yannis’s good friend, and he was young enough to handle a parent teacher meeting. Sha fol Petra kat
her.
Yannis said, “Perry is busy with some messy family business. He doesn’t have time for you.”
He thought wryly, ‘She even considered Perry. How could she not think of me? I’m a perfect option right in front of her
“Yannis, do you have any suggestions? Even Toby would do,” Zinnia pleaded helplessly.
All her options were ruled out one by one. There was really no one left to help her. She thought, “If no one can make it, I’ll just have to represent my guardian myself.”
Yannis replied, “Toby is busy with work.”
Yannis thought helplessly, ‘Great. She even thought of Toby, but I never crossed her mind.”
“If it really comes to that, could you go for me, Yannis?” Zinnia asked.
As she listened to Yannis shoot down every suggestion, Zinnia couldn’t help but wonder how he seemed to know everyone’s schedule so well.
She felt hopeless. She thought, ‘If Yannis doesn’t have time, I might ask Benedict for help.‘
“Alright. Friday afternoon, right?” replied Yannis.
“Yes.” Zinnia turned to study him. She felt he was just waiting for her to invite him.
“What are you looking at?” Yannis asked. Suddenly, he realized he had answered too quickly. A hint of awkwardness crossed his face.
“Yannis, were you just waiting for me to invite you to attend my parent–teacher meeting? Aren’t you busy? My other brothers are occupied, and you just got back from overseas. Shouldn’t you be even busier?” Zinnia asked.
Zinnia became more convinced of her guess.
She had thought about inviting Yannis to attend the parent–teacher meeting, but he was just so busy these days.
Yesterday, he was at a party, and Zinnia overheard people saying he was at the peak of his career, so his schedule was packed to the brim.
The parent–teacher meeting would take up almost an entire afternoon, so Zinnia really didn’t want to bother him.
Sometimes she saw the light in his study still on late at night, so she tried not to impose on him unless she had to.
Most importantly, Zinnia had heard Yannis hated being bothered, and she didn’t want him to think she was just uner source of trouble, though she had already asked a lot of him.
But for something this minor, Zinnia figured it wasn’t worth disturbing him.
Thus, she was very surprised when Yannis agreed to attend her parent–teacher meeting.
He agreed so quickly, as if he had rehearsed it a hundred times in his head and was just waiting for her to ask.
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“Wasn’t this your invitation? Now that you’ve asked, how could I possibly say no? Tell me, have I ever turned you down before?” asked Vannis.
Yannis felt Zinnia was getting sharper. Thus, he straightened up and put on his most serious expression.
Zinnia told him, “Yannis, if you’re busy, I can ask Benedict instead.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll attend your parent–teacher meeting, even if I have to make time for it,” Yannis said.
He stood up to clear the dishes, pointedly ignoring her suggestion to ask someone else to attend the parent–teacher meeting
“Yannis, you were just waiting for me to invite you, weren’t you?” Zinnia pressed.
Yannis ignored her question. Instead, he held out his hand and said, “Pass me the plate.”
“Yannis, if you want to attend my parent–teacher meeting, you could have just said so. Why beat around the bush and make me so anxious?” said Zinnia
Zinnia handed him the plate. She was momentarily speechless because Yannis’s silence revealed his real intention.
She thought, ‘Holy crap! He beat around the bush just to get me to invite him to the parent–teacher meeting. I see right through him now.‘
Zinnia glared at Yannis angrily and thought, ‘Such a sly businessman. He always plays mind games. He could’ve just told me he wanted to attend my parent–teacher meeting. God. He scared me so much. I confessed everything, even about secretly eating snacks.‘
Yannis raised an eyebrow. “You did something wrong and confessed without my questioning. Now you’re blaming me?”
He couldn’t help but think, ‘She always twists the blame. Now I become the villain just for teasing her.’
Zinnia huffed with anger.
“Alright. My bad. I promise I won’t tease you again,” Yannis apologized with a smile.
Her carefree, lively demeanor was infectious. Just watching her made it impossible for Yannis not to smile.
