Pursuing Her Chapter 41

Chapter 41 Proving Her Wrong

“Mr. Langston, I can no longer teach her,” Carrie insisted.Right then, Derrick showed up at the office,

panting heavily. He had run all the way to the principal's office after learning about the matter."Mr.

Langston, this must be a misunderstanding!” He huffed and panted.“Mr. Hayes, I'm glad you're here.

I can no longer teach your class. Never mind if they ranked last in their batch; now someone even

cheated in the test! Find someone else to take over my position!” Carrie announced.”Mrs. Fletcher,

we don't know what happened yet. How could you accuse my student of cheating?” Derrick

argued.” don't think even I can score full marks for the test this time. How could she score full

marks? Are you kidding me?” Carrie retorted.Derrick responded, “You're not capable enough, that's

why. I can't believe you have the face to say that out loud.”"Hey!" Carrie fumed.”"Why don’t we do

this? I have a set of physics competition questions with me. Sophie, please solve them.” Andy pulled

out a set of physics quiz questions that were sealed. “Mrs. Fletcher, you should solve them, too.”"Mr.

Langston, you want me to solve it together with her?” Carrie might not be as capable as Aaron from

Senior Class 1, but she found it humiliating to be asked to solve the questions with her student.”Just

do it. You think you're capable of teaching the honors classes, right? It's time for you to show me

your ability. If you're capable enough, I'll allow you to teach the honors classes,” Andy told her. Andy

unsealed the file and gave them both the papers.“Sophie, if you can score fifty marks this time, I'l

admit that you didn’t cheat. I'll also apologize to you,” Carrie said after taking a look at the

papers.The questions were difficult, so she was pretty sure Sophie couldn't solve them."Mrs.

Fletcher, stop talking. Go solve the questions there."Sophie took the papers and returned to her

spot on the couch. She grabbed a pencil and started scribbling the answers down without even

using a draft paper.Carrie, on the other hand, started using the draft paper for the first multiple

choice question.I need to perform well this time. They think I can't teach the honors classes, right?

This is the time to prove myself. After completing the multiple choice questions, Sophie moved on to

the subjective questions. She was good at mental arithmetic, so she could write out the steps on

paper and calculate the answer mentally without needing any draft papers.They were given two

hours to complete the physics quiz, but Sophie completed everything in one hour.She placed her

pencil on the table and put on her earphones casually.”Mr. Langston, see that? She gave up as she

didn’t know how to answer any of them! How dare she listen to music here? I've never seen anyone

as arrogant as her!” Carrie complained.”Mrs. Fletcher, you should hurry. There is only one hour left,

but you have yet to complete many questions,” Derrick chimed in.He couldn't bring himself to stay

quiet anymore.Since Sophie came to this school, Carrie had been making life difficult for her.Derrick

had talked to Carrie a few times privately, but she still refused to change her attitude.Carrie shot

Derrick a glare before returning to her questions.The further she got, the more difficult the

questions became. Carrie's expression turned dark.She couldn't solve two subjective questions. Her

initial plan was to perform well. Alas, her plan had gone down the drain.However, this was a physics

competition paper. The reassuring thought made her relax immediately. The questions were too

difficult to begin with, so it had nothing to do with her ability.Andy invited the physics teacher of

Senior Class 1 and also the Head of Physics, Aaron, to mark their papers.Aaron marked Carrie's

paper first. He quickly finished marking the multiple choice questions. She got them all correct.Carrie

heaved a sigh of relief at the results.Aaron made the calculations as he marked the subjective

questions.In the end, Carrie scored seventy-eight marks.”Mrs. Fletcher, you're quite weak in physics,”

Aaron commented. As the Head of Physics, he kept reminding the other physics teachers to solve

physics questions during their free time. However, Carrie kept brushing him off.Carrie turned

grouchy after getting reprimanded in public.Derrick handed Sophie's paper to Aaron.Sophie got all

the multiple choice questions and the fill-in-the-blank questions correct.She also got all the

subjective questions correct.Thus, she scored full marks on the quiz paper.Aaron could barely hide

his shock, for he couldn't even score full marks if he were to do the quiz himself."How did she do?”

Andy queried.”Mr. Langston, she scored full marks!” Aaron reported happily.Did our school hit the

jackpot? Is she a genius?"What? Mr. Elswick, did you make a mistake?” Carrie refused to believe

it. Sophie completed the questions an hour ago, so it seemed impossible for her to score full

marks.”Mr. Langston, please allow me to tutor Sophie. I'll register her name for the physics

competition this year!” Aaron implored excitedly. He had always been an ambitious teacher but had

never come across any smart students in his teaching career until now."Mm. We'll talk about that

later.”Andy was surprised, too. He only took Sophie in as a favor to the Northley family, so he had

no idea he would hit the jackpot."Sophie, you can leave now. We know that you didn't cheat.”

Andy's voice grew increasingly gentle.”I'll be off now.”After Sophie left, Andy returned to his

seat.”Mrs. Fletcher, I'm afraid you can't be a physics teacher in our school with your ability,” he

said.Carrie only scored seventy-eight marks, so it was pretty obvious she wasn't capable of teaching

the students.”Mr. Langston, I..."Carrie had no idea she would shoot herself in the feet today."You'll

be in charge of managing the dorms from today onward. For now, work hard on your physics. You'll

take the final examination with the students. If your level is still the same, then you'll keep managing

the dorms. I can't allow an unqualified teacher to teach the students. Of course, if you aren't

satisfied with my arrangement, you can resign now. I'll approve your resignation right away,” Andy

stated firmly.Carrie was seething inwardly. D*mn it! I wouldn't be in this state if it wasn't for

Sophie!”Mr. Langston, let me continue teaching Senior Class 8,” she answered weakly. Andy asked,

“Mr. Hayes, as the homeroom teacher of Senior Class 8, do you think Mr. Elswick can teach them

physics?"“But Mr. Elswick is already teaching three classes! Won't it be too much for him to teach

my class too?"“No, it isn't too much! I can do it. I can teach your class,” Aaron interjected

swiftly. After Sophie returned to Senior Class 8, everyone turned to look at her quietly.”Soph, how

did it go?”As she said naught a word, Ysabelle began packing up her stuff. “Soph, let's go. There's

no point studying in such a school,” she huffed.Sophie grabbed her arm."Where are you going? I

don't have to leave.” Having said that, Sophie returned to her seat calmly.”Really? Didn't Carrie

—""Ysabelle, I'm fine. I didn't cheat, so she can't expel me.”Derrick then entered with Aaron behind

him.“Everyone, quiet down. From today onward, Mrs. Fletcher will no longer be your physics

teacher. Mr. Elswick will be your new physics teacher,” Derrick announced.The students gaped in

disbelief.”"What happened?”*I thought Mr. Elswick teaches the honors classes?"“The results for the

monthly test are out. You can find out your results on the bulletin board. Next Monday will be the

day of the parent-teacher conference. It's very important, so one of your parents will have to show

up."After learning that the results had been released, the students of Senior Class 8 rushed out of

the classroom before Derrick could even finish his announcement.