The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven) novel Chapter 687

"Yeah. The world doesn't work like that."

Henry said, "Exactly. And her response at the time was..." He cleared his throat and did his best to imitate her tone. "I didn't do anything to you. I simply told the truth about what happened. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

The principal replied, "You may not have done anything wrong, but your actions have had a huge impact on our school. We used to be the top-ranked school in the city. And now, we've dropped to second place!"

She remained unfazed. "If you were so concerned about the school's reputation, why didn't you do anything when I was being bullied? Given your seniority, you should have considered these consequences from the start.

"Yet, you didn't. So, it proves you thought that even if I left, it wouldn't affect your school much. Isn't that right?" The principal remained silent.

She continued, "And honestly, you were right. I don't have that kind of influence. So there's no need for you to come looking for me. If the school is facing problems now, it's because of its own internal decisions. You should be focusing on fixing those instead."

The principal had nothing left to say.

At that moment, her father finally spoke up.

"You may not care about the school, but you care about me, don't you? I'm your father! The company is

on the verge of collapsing. If you just come forward and say a few words to help, you could save the company."

She gazed at her father and scoffed, "Didn't you disown me when you and Mom got divorced? You said, 'From now on, you're no longer my daughter, and I'm no longer your father.' I've always remembered those words, no matter what happened over the years and how difficult things got.