Chapter 294

Ruby Henderson was honestly speechless. She stayed quiet for a long while. Daniel Richards drained the rest of his water and finally said, “Actually, I was thinking after the New Year for another reason. Last week, David’s homeroom teacher called me. His class ranking dropped—from first to fifth.” Ruby replied, “Fifth is still pretty good.” Daniel chuckled and looked at her, speaking gently, “Sebastian and I were always first in our grade growing up—never slipped once. David’s supposed to take over the family business one day, so he should aim just as high.” Ruby let out a cold laugh. “Can you not bring yourself into the conversation when we’re talking about David? Honestly, I don’t see what’s so special about you anyway—weren’t you just riding your family’s coattails?” Daniel put down his cup. “Takes skills to pick a good family too.” —Absolutely shameless! No matter what, Ruby still cared about David’s future. She paused for a bit, then said, “I’ll talk to his homeroom teacher.” Dani