Rose threw herself into Darcy’s arms and wailed. South River University had always been her dream school. To obtain the guaranteed admission spot at the School of Arts, Rose put in a lot of hard work. Now, she lost the right for admission. She lost it. Failed?The sudden change threw everybody off. “That’s impossible. How could you fail? I’m sure there’s some sort of mistake,” Agatha cried with an ashen look while scrolling through the name list displayed. Rose was on the list with several others, and all of them passed the observation review except for Rose. “Oh, my God. Rose is an amazing candidate. Why did they fail her?” Feeling faint, Agatha cocked her head and yelled angrily, “Are you sure everything went well, Kaze? What’s with this?” Kaze frowned and said, “South River University must have made a mistake.” Mandy was fired, so it made no sense something would go wrong. With the family getting on Kaze’s case, Darcy said, “Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
“Admittedly, this individual isn’t the immediate family of the candidate, but they lived together under one roof. “We had to consider whether the living situation would have a bad influence on her well-being. “Hence, after careful consideration, we decided that the candidate isn’t a right fit for South River University.” Mandy spoke eloquently in the video. Standing in front of the screen, Darcy and the others had a bad feeling. Rose was the only one who did not pass the observation test, so Mandy was talking about Rose. Mandy said, “I’ll put on the interview tape with the family member, and you can be the judge.” Everybody held their breaths and stared intently at the screen. “Please introduce yourself.” “I am Kaze Lee, a family member of Rose Oceanid.” The camera angle cut to Kaze. “I heard that the Sunrise Lees disowned you because you committed an offense. That was when you married into the Quint family and took their last name.”“That’s right.” “Did you b
“Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.” Darcy uttered in contemplation, “Didn’t you notice Kaze admitting to all the slander Mandy made on the video? Do you think he’s that foolish?“The video was edited, right, Kaze?” Darcy refused to believe that her husband would be so foolish to admit something he did not do just for the heck of it. Kaze nodded with relief. “That’s right.” “Is there bad blood between you and Mandy?” Darcy asked. She had been curious. Kaze answered, “She made a biased article about Lil Dee, and when the public turned against him, she was fired. She hates me for it, but I didn’t even know her before the observation meeting.” For real? If that were the case, Mandy would be acting unreasonably. The family realized that they were simply unlucky. Agatha said in tears, “Even if this has nothing to do with Kaze, what are we going to do about this? Does Rose have to miss out on university?” Nelson said with a scowl, “She posted the video on the university’s
“It’s just a video, Mandy. Why does it make you so happy? “Does it change the way I live or make money?” Faced with Mandy’s taunting, Kaze responded indifferently. “Hahaha. Don’t act tough, Kaze.” Mandy scoffed. “You have no reputation to begin with, so nothing can get you down.“But your wife’s cousin doesn’t have a life anymore because of you.“South River University will never accept her, and I doubt other good schools would take her in.“I think she should spend some money to get into community college. Well, you have the money to pay for her education anyway. “Maybe I can recommend some community colleges, and you can donate a couple hundred million dollars to them too. I’ll talk to them in advance, so you won’t spend your money for nothing. Hahaha.” Mandy burst out laughing. Kaze was an idiot to get her fired by donating 100 million dollars to South River University. One phone call from Cosmo was all it took to ruin his plans. Mandy bet Kaze was dumbstruck.
These powerful entities could sway the direction of schools into Lilyrose, which gave them more bargaining power in the negotiations. Following their persuasions, the prestigious schools sent out their representatives. The representatives rushed to Lilyrose overnight. Kaze was glad to see the enthusiasm. The development of Lilyrose New City needed the influx of capital. The city council did not have the means and resources to afford the entire project. Kaze was fine with businesses outside the city to make profits so long as they played by the city’s rules. “The forum is set up at the city council hall, Mr. Lee.” Caleb reported to Kaze at the office. Kaze flipped through the file on every school. Apart from South River University, many representatives from other prestigious universities were there too. Some of the best high schools in Sunrise City sent agents to attend the forum. They came prepared too, submitting a proposal draft for the building of their campus
Hmph. Mandy believed Kaze got what he deserved for going against her. Feeling smug, Mandy chuckled. ‘Kaze, it’s not over between us. ‘This is just the beginning. ‘I’ll show the consequences of upsetting a powerful woman.’The other representatives looked over curiously as Mandy laughed to herself. Her laughter, though off-putting, could not detract from her undeniable beauty.Several male representatives with a keen interest in her kept staring and asked, “What’s funny? Care to share?” Snapping out of her thoughts, Mandy tucked wisps of her hair behind her ear and replied, “Something nice just happened.“I met a very rude and despicable family member of the candidate I was supposed to observe. “During the interaction, I noticed the bad behavior in the candidate’s family and defied her admission. “I just received word that the candidate’s family is pulling strings and bribing our staff to get into South River University.“But my colleagues rejected them. “South R
Lou spoke harshly with a solemn look. The words came from Kaze. Kaze knew the representatives were young, talented, and proud. Instead of having issues later during the forum, it was better to give them a heads-up in advance. Those who could not accept the rules could leave. Nevertheless, the representatives had braced themselves for what was to come. The mayor came up with the Lilyrose New City project the moment he took office. Despite his young age, the mayor was a formidable character. “Don’t worry, Deputy Mayor Moor. We know the rules.” The representatives nodded compliantly. “Deputy Mayor Moor, can you share with us a little bit about the mayor? I don’t want to get on his nerves without knowing,” Mandy approached and said sweetly. “Yeah, please share with us, Deputy Mayor Moor. I don’t want to say the wrong thing and upset the mayor.” The others echoed the same sentiment. Not finding the request unreasonable, Lou replied, “The mayor is easy to talk to. He
“I heard Kaze is still the lapdog for the mayor. I’ll go after the mayor directly and I will make him turn on that prick! I wonder how Kaze would react then?” Mandy was excited. She finally got a chance to finally get revenge on Kaze. No matter what, she vowed to seize the opportunity. She was quite confident in her own charms. “That’s all I want to say. Let’s go inside,” Lou said as he tapped his hand. He then led his men inside. Mandy and the others followed him inside. She lifted her chest, and tried her best to look more energetic. However, a few steps later, Lou stopped. He pulled his phone out for a glance and then turned around to them. “Deputy Mayor Moor, what’s wrong?” The others were baffled. Lou frowned and asked, “Who’s Mandy Yipz from South River University?” Everyone immediately turned their attention to Mandy. “I am, Mr. Deputy Mayor. What’s the matter?” Mandy stepped up and asked with anticipation. Could it be that the mayor had seen her picture