He continued to message Avery. ‘Ms.
Brown said she sent you a message last night about havinggive a speech on stage today. Why didn't you tell me? | didn't prepare anything. What am | supposed to say later?" 'We got into an argument, so we went to sleep early. | only noticed her message this morning." ‘What should | say later?" ‘Whatever you feel like saying!” | can't think of anything." It was the first tElliot had attended a parents’ meeting and he had no past experience to refer to; if it was a company meeting and he was asked to say whatever he felt like saying, he wouldn't be as troubled as he was at the moment.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Just give your gratitude to the teachers and thank them, then encourage the parents to work together and assist the teachers to educate their children..." ‘Don't you think that's too corny? | hate saying things that sound rich but mean nothing in truth." ‘Then go brainstorm on your own! You can get started on a draft now." Elliot replied to her with a motion picture of a person scratching his head.
Once everyone had arrived, the parents’ meeting began.
Elliot took out a pen and notebook from Layla's backpack to write his script.
The teacher saw everything Elliot was doing from above the stage and wondered what he was writing; a successful man like him simply appeared enchanting whenever he focused on something.
The teacher made comments on each of the students and when she mentioned Layla, Elliot looked up and started listening.
"Layla is a beautiful and understanding little girl, and one can tell that she is well-educated at home. Not only is her academic performance excellent, but she is also close to all her classmates and is passionate about helping others..." One of the parents raised her hand at the teacher's comment.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Ms. Brown, | don't think Layla is as great as you paint her to be. I've told you about the tshe hit my son, but my son said that Layla has yet to apologize to him up until this moment. Her family must have gone wrong when educating their daughter to raise such a ferocious child." Elliot scowled. He had never heard that Layla had a habit of hitting people at school.
Ms. Brown noticed the change in Elliot's expression >f&>PLP> immediately explained, "Here's what happened: Layla didn't hit people over nothing. Dylan was the one who pulled Poppy’s hair and made Poppy cry; that's why Layla hit him. Dylan had already apologized to Poppy, but Layla doesn't think that she was wrong for defending her friend, so she has yet to apologize to Dylan." "My daughter did right,” Elliot deadpanned after hearing what the teacher had to say.” Parents of a boy that pulls a girls hair should really reflect upon their education methods to prevent sending their children down a wrong path in the future.” "22?" Dylan's mother gaped. All her son did was pull at his classmate's hair, how could Elliot say that her child would go down the wrong path? Frustrated, Dylan's mother said, "Mr.
Foster, boys tend to be a bit more playful and | don't think it's such a big deal for him to play around with his classmates..." "Just admit that your son lacks manners; why try to drag all the other boys into it? My son doesn't go around pulling girls" hair, " Elliot retorted mercilessly, "If you think it's okay for your son to play around, what's the issue with my daughter doing the same?" Unable to argue with him, Dylan's mother muttered sarcastically, "It's no wonder your daughter is so vicious." "Tell your son to watch his back, or my daughter is going to hit him again.” "Hahaha... You think you are all high and mighty just because you are rich! Why don't you send your daughter to an elite school? Does surrounding yourself with commoners like us gives you a sense of superiority?" "Anyone would get a sense of superiority in front of a shrew like you." Dylan's mother burst out crying at Elliot's words and ran out.
When Avery heard about what happened, her jaw flew open in shock.