The Secret Heir's Return to Wealth and Love novel Chapter 1571

After hearing Ivy's words, Alison's mom looked pretty bummed out. She managed to keep a smile plastered on her face, but it was obvious she was putting on a brave face.

"Here's the thing..." She lowered her head, looking pretty down in the dumps, "Ivy, you may not know this, but we're not exactly rolling in dough. Alison was able to get into this posh school because she got a scholarship."

Ivy was gobsmacked. She instinctively glanced around. At this point, even though class was just dismissed, some kids had already legged it to the cafeteria.

Ivy knew that some kids at school weren't exactly flush with cash, but the students who pulled their weight academically could get picked by the school board. They would get a subsidy for tuition and living expenses and get invited to study at the school. But to protect the students' pride, the school didn't announce their names.

What shocked Ivy was that Alison's mom would bring this up, right in front of her. She was scared that other students might overhear.

"Ma’am, you don't have to explain anymore, just spit it out!" Ivy was a bit miffed at the woman's behaviour, and her attitude wasn't as polite as before.

However, the woman didn't seem to give a hoot about Ivy's mood. She continued, "Even though the school can foot the bill for Alison's elementary school, you know if she can't keep her grades up, by the time she gets to middle and high school, she might not get the school's financial aid anymore. So she needs more help...like being the lead singer at the school talent show..."

Rosalynn's biggest reason for picking this school was because both the school board and principal had their hearts in the right place. For example, if Ivy's class got chosen for the choral performance, and they needed to pick someone to lead the choir, they would choose based on the student's actual ability.

Ivy was very talented at singing. She could nail every part, so the music teacher picked her as the lead singer. As for Alison, Ivy remembered her ranking wasn't that high, which meant she didn't quite cut it as a lead singer.

"Lady, I get what you're saying," Ivy said, "The lead singer of the choir is chosen by the teachers. If you want to change the lead singer, you should go talk to the teachers, not me."

The woman's smile became a bit strained. At previous parent-teacher conferences, she always heard other parents saying Ivy was a real sweetheart. But now, when she just wanted Ivy to give up a lead singer spot, she didn't expect this kind of reaction.

"I have talked to the teachers, but they said they can't change the lead singer. So I thought I'd come straight to you. If you told the teachers that you didn't want to be the lead singer anymore, and asked them to make my daughter Alison the lead singer, I believe they would definitely listen to you!" The woman flatteringly said.

After the woman finished speaking, the faces of the adults at the table, including Wayne, turned stormy.

His face looked a bit scary after it turned dark.

"What do you mean by that, that the teachers would listen to my daughter?" Wayne asked in a low voice.

The woman instinctively lowered her head, not daring to look at Wayne.

Ivy's small hand gently landed on Wayne's hand. Then she said in a sweet voice to Wayne, "Dad, Mom said I should handle my own affairs."