Claire Miller kept nodding repeatedly and said urgently, "She really doesn't know, she was my junior in high school... I've always liked her, just wanted to fulfill her wish... She really doesn't know."
"What makes you think I wouldn't find out, hmm?"
Ricky Miller's leg hurt a lot, and his chin ached too, but he didn't dare to move at the moment: "I knew you would probably find out... but it would be after accepting her as a student, by then, it would be too late."
"Calculated against me?" Julian Ford's voice was hoarse and frightening.
"I, I..."
"And why do you think I would accept her money?" Julian Ford smiled slightly, his tone growing cold: "Or, how dare you be sure that after I know the truth, I won't expel her?"
