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Tracy’s heart gave a sharp jolt. She grabbed Trina’s hand, her face drained of color, lips parting and closing as if she wanted to speak but could not.
Trina seemed to understand what she was trying to ask and spoke first. “From what I know, the Patricia you mentioned matches the one I heard about.”
That was why she had hesitated earlier.
Tracy’s face grew even paler.
<i>How </i><i>could </i><i>this </i><i>be</i><i>? </i>
David had told her that his sister, Patricia, transferred schools during her senior year. He had rushed back in worry after hearing the news–only to be kidnapped and wake up at the Angelic Etiquette Academy.
Switching schools at such a critical time meant something serious must have happened. David never knew what had happened, and it had remained a thorn in his heart.
When her own investigation into Patricia hit roadblocks, Tracy had suspected the truth was tied to that transfer. Yet she had not expected this.
If this Patricia really was David’s sister …
Seeing her unsettled expression, Trina hesitated, then tried to offerfort. “I’ve only been teaching here for the past two years. I only heard about Patricia’s case in passing, so it’s possible she’s not the one you’re looking for.”
Tracy’s fingers trembled slightly. “What else do you know about her?”
Trina shook her head. “The school forbids discussing it. I only overheard some teachers talking in private. I don’t know much.”
Tracy’s lips pressed into a thin line. Her usually calm eyes were now turbulent.
The more people tried to hide something, the more serious it likely was. She had
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If this Patricia was David’s sister…
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Tracy let go of Trina’s hand and made her way alone to the principal’s office.
Luck was on her side–Kellen Schmidt was in, and the office was empty.
He looked friendly at first, a schrly man in sses who smiled and invited her to sit.
However, when she introduced herself, his face hardened into open disdain.
“You? What are you doing here?” he scoffed.
Her name, once a point of pride for Sunderpeak High, now brought only
contempt.
Tracy did not flinch. She knew what to expect and went straight to the point.
“I’m here to ask about a student. Tell me what I need to know, and I’ll leave.”
Her gaze locked on his, unblinking. “Patricia.”
Kellen’s expression stiffened. He avoided her eyes. “Patricia? There are many students here. How could I remember them all?<b>” </b>.
He stood, gesturing to the door. “If there’s nothing else, you should go. Our school doesn’t wee people with your character.”
Tracy neither rose to the insult nor argued. Instead, she calmly ced the document she had been holding on his desk.
“If you send me away without answering, this will be in the inbox of every major media outlet in Cloudville within an hour.”
Derek had taught her that if you wanted something, you needed leverage; if you wantedpliance, you needed dirt.
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She had suspected Patricia’s case was far from simple, so she hade prepared.
Always be ready for the worst—that was another lesson Derek had drilled into her.
Kellen clearly had not nned on humoring her, but her steady, confident demeanor made him reluctantly take the document.
The moment he read it, his expression flickered, and he snapped it shut.
“How did you get this?”
If the media ever got their hands on it, his career—and probably the rest of his life -would be over.
Tracy’s tone remained cool. “I’m not interested in your personal scandals. I just want information about Patricia.”
Her meaning was clear–she was not here to ruin him, as long as he cooperated.
His eyes turned cold, but he had no choice. Grinding his teeth, he said, “The Patricia you’re asking about transferred out four years ago. I don’t know where she went, so trying <i>to </i>pressure me won’t help.”
He looked almost pitiful, as if to say, <i>Even </i><i>if </i><i>you </i><i>force </i><i>me</i><i>, </i><i>I </i><i>can’t </i><i>give </i><i>you </i><i>more</i><i>. </i>
Tracy’s lips tightened. She studied him carefully, weighing whether he was telling the truth.
Trina had mentioned a suicide, but Kellen imed a transfer. Were they even talking about the same Patricia?
After a long silence, she finally asked, “Why did she transfer?”
She kept her deeper suspicions to herself.
If he had seen what was in the document and still would note clean, it meant the reason he was hiding was bigger than any dirt she had on him.
Kellen seemed to think she believed his story, letting out a subtle sigh of relief.
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“How would I know why a student wants to transfer? Every year, we see studentse and go. Even as principal, I can’t possibly remember the details of every single one.”
His words sounded reasonable, and his tone gave nothing away.
Yet Tracy did not buy a single word.
The name Patricia was not rare, so Sunderpeak High had probably had several over the years.
Yet the moment she mentioned it, without asking for ast name or any description, he knew exactly which Patricia she meant.