Chapter 220

The principal glanced around the room. Nancy stood up nervously. "I... I'm Andrew's mom." All eyes turned toward her, and they saw a plain, modest-looking woman. But the attention she got wasn't the bad kind—everyone looked impressed. Who wouldn't want a kid like Andrew? "Andrew's mom, could you please come up and share a bit about how you raised such an outstanding child? Let's give her a big hand!" Nancy was completely caught off guard. Wait, what? A speech? Nobody told her about this! "Barbara, who is she? Raising a kid who can consistently top the province and nab scholarships like that—it's unbelievable!" Susan Smith turned to Barbara Smith with a curious look. Barbara looked awkward, not knowing what to say. They were all from the same Howard family, yet her son had one of the worst scores in the class, while Nancy's kid kept ranking first in the whole province. Another woman chimed in, "Oh, I think I know her. She's from the main branch of the Howards. Her husband's Sean, right?