Chapter 183
At noon, Flora and Kaylee decided to grab lunch together.
Flora seldom ate in the cafeteria, but today, she found a nice spot and sat down while Kaylee went to get their meals.
“Flora, it seems like May hasn’t really started writing. Should I really wait for her? What if she hasn’t written anything by the end of the day?” Kaylee was still worried:
Even though it felt good to say those things at the moment, she was afraid. What would happen to their presentation if she didn’t write and May didn’t either?
Flora took a bite of her pork and said, “You’ve done your part. Why worry about others? Selene is the team leader. If there’s a problem with the presentation, the teacher will hold her responsible first. She’ll be more anxious than you.”
“But… wouldn’t that delay the final competition? What about the honor of Class Z?”
Flora sighed, “Selene will figure it out. You don’t need to worry about it.”
Seeing Flora’s calm demeanor, Kaylee gripped her fork a little tighter.
Flora was right. She had done what she needed to do. She couldn’t keep bending over backwards to help. She had to stand firm. That was the only way she wouldn’t be taken advantage of.
By the time school ended in the aftemoon, Selene still hadn’t received the complete presentation. Frustrated, she marched up to Kaylee, slamming her hand on the desk. “What’s the meaning of this? Wasn’t I clear? Where’s the draft?”
Kaylee was packing her backpack when she heard Selene, causing her to flinch.
Remembering Flora’s words, she gathered her courage and looked Selene in the eye, “I said it before. I finished my part. The rest should be done by May. If there are issues with my part of the presentation, Ill do my best to fix them. But I won’t interfere with May’s part.”
Having packed her things, Flora called out to her, “Kaylee, let’s go.”
“Coming!” Kaylee grabbed her backpack and walked out with Flora.
Selene frowned, catching a glimpse of May trying to leave. She quickly stepped in front of her. “Stop right there!”
May swallowed hard. “Selene
“Til say this only once. I need to see the draft by tomorrow morning.” Selene’s eyes were stem and cold. “May, don’t think I’m easygoing.” May could bully Kaylee, but she couldn’t cross Selene, who was a genius doctor, the precious daughter of one of the great families of Maple Grove.
She quickly replied, “I know… I’ll write it as soon as I get home.”
Inwardly cursing, May thought Kaylee was a jerk for not writing the rest of the speech.
May spent all night looking up information and barely finished the draft by dawn. She didn’t even have time for breakfast and rushed to school.
On her way, she bumped into Kaylee and Flora. She glared at Kaylee furiously before storming off like a torpedo.
Kaylee couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh. “Flora, why do I feel so good about this?”
She had always lived accommodating others, never saying no. If it hadn’t been for Flora, she would have ended up doing the presentation by herself.
“Thicken your skin, and you’ll feel even better.” Flora glanced at her, a smile playing on her lips. “As long as I have no morals, no one can manipulate me.”
“…Flora, you say it with such conviction.” Kaylee was shocked. It was the first time she heard someone make such a statement sound
so natural.
“Because I really have no morals. Flora raised an eyebrow, leisurely finishing her statement, then walked into the classroom.
