Elara turned to her daughter and asked, "Merida, do you still want to study at Summit Academy?"Merida looked toward the crowd, spotting Shirley and Paisley gazing at her with eager eyes.They had already entered the school, but with all the commotion at the entrance—James being taken away, the Office of Compliance and Ethics launching an investigation, and several school administrators and teachers being called in for questioning—the younger students, in particular, had lost all focus in class.The kindergarteners stood near the gate, craning their necks. They were more interested in the spectacle than in their lessons, even if they didn't quite understand what was happening.Merida turned to the parents and said, "You need to offer a formal apology to me and my mommy. Only then will I consider returning to Summit Academy."She was only five years old, but she had already sensed the hostility from teachers, classmates, and parents ever since she became Merida Jones.When these v
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