Chapter 199
Chapter 199
As Evangeline rolled down her window, she was met with a surprisingly gentle face, so different from the stern, unyielding security guard who used to give her a hard time about leaving campus.
“I heard you were coming today. Go on in.”
The electronic gates swung open, and she drove onto the campus grounds,
Her timing could have been better; Alex was tied up in a meeting.
Once she knew where to find him, and keeping in mind his trouble with walking, Evangeline made her way to him.
In the conference room on the thirteenth floor of the main teaching building, all the teachers of Avalon University were gathered, led by Vice Chancellor Tarry Dentwil, to kick off the day’s meeting.
Evangeline had barely reached the conference room door on the rarely visited thirteenth floor when she noticed the door was carelessly left cracked open. The voices from the meeting inside were crystal clear. “Okay, so the main point of today’s meeting is to lock in our choice for the Department of Music’s new violin teacher. I’ve looked over the list of candidates you all suggested, and after mulling it over, I’m convinced that Ms. Evangeline from the Foster family is the perfect fit.
“I had our new colleague, Professor Alex, give her an invite. I was bracing for a bit of back–and–forth since Ms. Evangeline’s got a lot on her plate, but she said ‘yes‘ right off the bat. Smooth sailing.”
Tarry adjusted his glasses, his eyes shining with respect as they landed on Alex, and he could not hide the smugness in his voice.
“So, Tarry, if you’ve already picked your favorite, why drag us here? It’s always your call in the Music Department anyway. Are you just trying to make yourself look good by making us sit through this pointless show?”
“It’s as clear as day what you’re up to, Tarry. Everyone here can see right through your little schemes. We’re all just trying to make a living, and nobody’s going to disrespect you, the vice–chancellor. So cut the act and stop playing innocent! I know that after I say all this, I won’t be able to work at Avalon University anymore.” Garold smirked.
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