Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

Tina pinched the bridge of her nose, somewhat speechless.

After a moment, she raised her eyes to meet Jared’s gaze, her eyes briefly scanning his legs, “You’re planning to teach them like this?”

Jared’s slender fingers rested on his legs, his lips curving into a faint smile, “My disability doesn’t affect my teaching.”

Tina was lost for words. “You win! Since you insist on coming, then come. But let me make it clear, you can only teach two PE classes a week.”

Tina understood the need to balance work and rest. The situation with class 22D was so peculiar; the curriculum was too heavy. She planned to solidify the knowledge of class 22D within a month before considering scheduling PE lessons.

Who could have predicted Jared’s sudden interference?

Oh well!

Considering the strawberry cake he had given her, she decided not to hold it against him.

“Okay,” Jared agreed readily.

Mr. Stiller, relieved that they had reached an agreement, said, “Miss Reed, could Mr. Farrell share an office with you for now? I haven’t managed to free up a new office yet. We’ll move Mr. Farrell later.”

“Sure.” It was Jared who responded.

Tina shot him a look, then told Mr. Stiller, “I don’t mind.”

With the matter settled, Mr. Stiller left.

He had only taken a few steps when suddenly something occurred to him, and he whirled around, “Do you two know each other?”

When he first entered, he was worried Tina might disagree and that failing to handle the situation would upset Jared. He had been too preoccupied to notice the familiarity between Jared and Tina.

Now, with everything explained, it dawned on him that Jared had seemed to call Tina by her name.

Jared was silent.

Tina was silent.

Mr. Stiller, slow on the uptake!

Without a word from them but judging from their expressions, Mr. Stiller chuckled and took his leave.

Class 22A.

At this point, the class had already been waiting for twenty minutes.

The students were anxiously watching the door, especially Amber at the front row, her heart racing.

Suddenly, the door opened, and the Lead Teacher of 22A walked in.

Amber immediately stood up, “Mrs. Scott, what happened? When is Professor Lininger coming?”

Mrs. Scott sighed, “Professor Lininger won’t be coming.”

“What?” Amber’s face fell, “But we saw Professor Lininger come to the school.”

Most students hadn’t seen him arrive since he was punctual for the 8 AM class, but a few who were late did.

Their class had one latecomer who just so happened to witness the Head of Education leading Professor Lininger into the school.

There could be no mistake, so why was Mrs. Scott saying Professor Lininger wouldn’t come?

“Professor Lininger did come to the school, but he was here for class 22D,” Mrs. Scott said regretfully.

“22D?!” The students of class 22A exploded in disbelief.

“How could this be? Those troublemakers from 22D, why would Professor Lininger teach them? They’ve almost forgotten all of their Grade 9 knowledge. Isn’t teaching them a waste of resources?”

“We are the best class at Ensford High School, with nearly everyone capable of attending a good university. Why would they prefer to teach 22D over us?”

The students of 22A were extremely agitated.

They couldn’t accept Professor Lininger teaching class 22D.

Amber was shocked by Mrs. Scott’s revelation. She never imagined Professor Lininger would abandon 22A for 22D!

That class was a bunch of pests. Had Professor Lininger lost his mind?

She couldn’t accept this outcome.

“Mrs. Scott, do you know why Professor Lininger is teaching 22D? Will he ever teach our class?” Amber inquired.

“Professor Lininger’s team was invited by the Lead Teacher of 22D,” Mrs. Scott said with admiration. “I just found out today that 22D has a new Lead Teacher who has managed to get the students under control. It seems Mr. Stiller made the right choice this time.”

Mrs. Scott continued with a smile, “I heard the students of 22D welcoming them this morning. It was quite surprising. But I also heard this morning that many parents joined forces to persuade Mr. Stiller to fire Miss Reed, not knowing that Miss Reed actually holds not one, but two doctoral degrees.”

Mrs. Scott, always keen on gossip, had been away for a couple of days due to personal matters, and upon returning, she was curious about the changes in 22D.

Then she heard Professor Lininger was coming to teach and went to Mr. Stiller’s office when the students became anxious due to his absence.

Many teachershad visited Mr. Stiller’s office, but she had remained, observing from a distance.

It wasn’t until the office cleared that she entered to inquire about the situation.

Truth be told, she was immensely impressed with Tina.

Class 22D was notoriously difficult to manage, and Tina not only kept them in line but also got them to listen obediently, a feat not easily accomplished by many.

No wonder she had obtained a dual doctorate from Kongham University at the tender age of nineteen.

“Two doctoral degrees?” Amber’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Mrs. Scott.

She thought she had misheard.

She must have been too tired lately, causing her hearing to be off.

But then Mrs. Scott confirmed, “Yes, Miss Reed not only has two doctoral degrees from Kongham University, but she is also the youngest Ph. D. student, and Professor Lininger was her supervisor at Kongham University.”

“Professor Lininger was specifically invited by Miss Reed to teach 22D. Mr. Stiller had initially planned to discuss with Miss Reed and Professor Lininger about him teaching other classes, but after this morning’s commotion with the parents, that’s unlikely now.”

Mrs. Scott looked down at the students, “Don’t be too disheartened. As long as you maintain your current standards, you’ll all be able to get into university. Professor Lininger will start formally teaching 22D this afternoon, beginning with Grade 9 material. I intend to speak with Miss Reed about sitting in on the class. I can’t promise anything, but if I pick up anything useful in physics, I’ll be sure to share it with you.”

Mrs. Scott was passionate about physics.

Her enthusiasm for the subject was deep-rooted.

Oblivious to the stunned silence of her class, Mrs. Scott continued to share her thoughts.

Especially Amber and her neighbor, Elena.

Elena, who sat next to Amber, leaned in and whispered, “Your sister is a Ph. D. student? Why haven’t you mentioned it before? I thought she never attended school?”

Pulled back to reality by Elena’s voice, Amber remained silent for a moment before replying, “I don’t know how she could be a Ph. D. student. I’m certain she never went to school… Maybe Mr. Farrell bought the degrees for her?”

“That makes sense,” Elena fumed, “Tina is full of lies! It’s a shame, with a fake degree, we can’t get her kicked out of school.”