Too Good To Be True

Leila

“The dean called it a donation to the school, but Christopher thinks he was blackmailing him.”

She grinned. “He didn’t give up your name, did he?”

“No, he didn’t.”

“Told you,” she sang the words. “I told you so, I told you so.”

“Gloating is not an attractive quality on anyone.”

“I don’t care. I was right.”

“Fine, you were right,” I mumbled.

“Is he going to pay him?”

“No. We talked with another guy whose wife is a lawyer, hoping we had some legal ground to fight back, but we don’t. Alan doesn’t think we have a chance to sue to keep my job and Christopher enrolled. He thinks the dean would just find another legal reason to get rid of us. Christopher has decided to take the fall for both of us.”

She grimaced. “He is going to pay him?”

“No. He’s not going to pay or give up my name, which means he’ll be expelled.”

“Is that going to stop the dean from investigating?”

“Christopher is going to tell him I’m not a student.”

“Do you think that will work?” she asked.

I shrugged. “I have no