She had assumed that Susan was a pushover and never imagined that the latter would want to get the paper checked by a third party.
The teacher commented behind her, “It’s useless even if you bring it to someone else since every school has different admission standards. Furthermore, you’re just an exchange student, and the school doesn’t need a reason for rejecting you.”
The words caused the already aggrieved Susan to turn around and stare blankly at the teacher.
Filled with disbelief, she felt a burning sensation in her eyes that made her look particularly pitiful.
Nevertheless, the teacher left without another word.
Instead of explaining further, all she left Susan was the cold silhouette of her back.
After that, Susan slumped onto the bench behind her.
There was indeed a difference between an exchange student and a regular student. No matter how exceptional an exchange student was, they would have to return to their school of origin.
In contrast to an exchange student, all the achievements of a regular student would be attributed to the university, enhancing the school’s reputation.
Therefore, Susan didn’t suspect anything was amiss with the teacher’s draconian stance.
Left without a choice, she resigned herself to attending Flinders University since she couldn’t enroll in Atlantius. A distance of two hours was certainly better than returning to her home country where she would not be able to see Ian.
Finally, she arrived at Flinders.
“Hello, I come from Atlantius. Ms. Ericsson told me that I can enroll myself here.”
She handed over her academic documents.
After checking her credentials, the school staff didn’t make things difficult. Instead, they handed her a form to fill out.
“Once you have filled out this form, you can report to your teacher in class. Ms. Ericsson has already made the necessary arrangements.”
“All right.”
Susan was surprised by how smoothly everything was going, especially since they were telling her to go to class right after she arrived.
Isn’t this a bit too fast?
Nevertheless, she was still one who prioritized her studies. Once she heard that she could go to class, she complied obediently as it was three o’clock in the afternoon then.
By the time class was finished and she came out of school, it was almost five.
Thus, she hurried to the bus stop, hoping to rush back to Atlantius.
Buzz!
When she got on the bus, her phone vibrated in her bag.
Could it be a call from them?
She quickly brought it out but was dismayed that its battery had run out. Given that she had rushed out earlier and didn’t expect to change schools, she had forgotten to bring a power bank.
Therefore, Susan could only hope that her bus would travel faster.
Unknown to her, Vivian and the others had gathered at Atlantius after finishing their classes. Upon hearing what happened to Susan, Vivian was nearly out of her mind with anxiety.
“Sigrun, why didn’t you tell us about something that important? What If something happens to her? She’s all alone in an unfamiliar place!”
Vivian glared furiously at Sigrun.
Shocked by the backlash, Sigrun felt that she didn’t deserve it.
“I assumed that she would tell all of you. Just that day, I talked to the teacher on her behalf, but the teacher insisted that she had failed the evaluation test. Since what she has learned is different from what’s being taught here, the teacher referred her to another school.”
“You-”
“That’s enough. Let’s stop assigning blame. What matters now is to look for her. I’ll go back and get the car.”
With a gloomy expression, Kurt pulled Vivian to his side before they quickly left the school to get their car, which was the Lamborghini that Sebastian had gifted to Kurt back then.
After watching them leave, Sigrun heaved a sigh of relief.
“Are you going to tell me that you’re not aware of the rules regarding an exchange student? Or the fact that you have no idea what accounting is after studying in the Faculty of Business Administration for half a year?”
A cold gaze swept in her direction.
As he gave her an earnest but indifferent stare, Sigrun could feel the hostility he emitted while standing under the shade of a tree.
In that instant, Sigrun’s face lost all color.
He actually saw through all that? In that case… He…
Despite her panicky attempts to explain, Ian wasn’t willing to give her the opportunity to do so. Turning around, he rode home with his canvas bag on his back.
At seven in the evening, Kurt and Vivian finally brought Susan home.
“Oh? Dinner has been served? Sigrun, did you cook?”
When the three of them came home to a table of scrumptious dishes, the famished Vivian jumped in joy.
However, there was no sign of Sigrun. Instead, a towering figure in a casual beige outfit emerged from the bedroom. Wearing a pair of sandals, he had stuck both his hands in his pocket.
His entire being exuded a languid yet casual vibe.
