Claire had no clue that Octavia was heading to the James family house. The next day at school, she ran into Cindy.
“Do you want my early admission spot?” Claire blurted out, making no effort to keep her voice down.
Cindy turned bright red as a bunch of classmates glanced her way.
“I don’t,” she said quickly, shaking her head as she felt everyone’s eyes on her.
“Then why did Octavia ask me to give you my spot if you don’t want it?” Claire pressed, not even trying to spare Cindy’s pride.
Cindy looked totally flustered. She stammered, “I really don’t know.”
Their homeroom teacher walked up behind Cindy, overhearing everything and looking instantly irritated.
“Cindy, early admission isn’t some game. Claire earned that spot in a competition. She can’t just hand it over,” the teacher said.
“And with your grades, even if she could give it to you, Cabinda University wouldn’t take you. It doesn’t work that way.”
She looked at Cindy, clearly annoyed by the whole idea. It didn’t matter if this was Cindy’s plan or someone else’s. Just wanting to take someone else’s admission spot was way out of line.
What was going through the James family’s minds? Claire might be their adopted daughter, but that didn’t mean she was some kind of property. That spot belonged to her. It wasn’t something you could just pass around.
“This must be a misunderstanding,” Cindy said, desperate to explain.
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