A flicker of pride lighted in Finnick’s heart. That’s my kid! Calm and unperturbed.
Vivian was astounded at the beginning, but she quickly accepted the reality.
Larry had never failed to surprise her ever since he was a kid. Nonetheless, Vivian had to admit this time Larry outdid himself.
“Does this mean Larry can graduate now, Ms. Clark?” Vivian asked.
There was no point letting him study here anymore. It would only be a waste of time.
“Sure thing. I’ll get the documents ready,” the principal said readily. She penned a graduation certificate and gave it to Larry’s parents.
Just as Finnick and Vivian were about to leave with Larry, the principal called out to them. “Hold on a second.”
“Anything else, Ms. Clark?”
“Well, do you think it’s possible if we ask Larry to do a little promotion for our school?” the principal asked.
Although she knew the chances were slim, she still wanted to give it a try.
After all, it would take the community by storm if there was such an impressive kid at their school.
“We’re sorry, Ms. Clark. We don’t want too much exposure for Larry,” Vivian rejected.
The principal respected their decision and saw the three of them out.
“Daddy, Mommy, where will I be studying now?”
Vivian and Finnick had not thought about this yet.
From what they remembered, Larry had never spent more than three years in any school in the past.
They could not help but feel disheartened and wondered if it was because of them, or was it simply because Larry was a smart boy.
But they quickly dismissed this thought. What mattered now was which school should their kid attend.
“What about we do home schooling for Larry?”
Vivian thought it would not be wise for a seven-year-old to go to junior high.
People would start talking about his age. Larry knew he would not be affected by what other people thought of him, but studying from home was not a bad idea. He could just study, sleep and do everything at home, so Larry agreed.
Since Larry also liked the idea, Vivian left the task of searching for suitable tutors to Finnick and then went to work herself.
“Hi, Vivian,” Paris greeted her sweetly the moment she saw Vivian at the office.
Ever since she went for the interview with Vivian at Finnor Group, Paris had started to like the serious but yet gentle woman.
When she saw her coming into the company, Paris quickly went over to greet her.
“Good afternoon,” Vivian replied.
It was already one o’clock in the afternoon. Most of the people were off for lunch and the place was exceptionally quiet.
Vivian put down her bag and started going through the whole neat pile of documents on her work table.
Although she had gotten the green light from the senior editor to take leave today, Vivian still felt bad.
She knew the senior editor only agreed because Finnick spoke to her, so she figured it would still be best to come to the office and finish off her work.
There was actually not much to be done. She just needed to sort out some of the things Finnick said back then at the interview.
She replayed the recording and a glimmer of warmth budded in her heart hearing his voice.
But since she was working, she told herself not to get distracted.
Vivian dived into work and got everything done just two minutes before Ms. Jenson came back to the office.
Vivian looked at the pile of documents on her table and let out a satisfied smile.
Bravo, Vivian. Sometimes you just need to give yourself a push and you’ll get everything done in the nick of time no matter how much you want to run away. This is how you get better and better.
“What about a cup of water?” Paris offered when she saw Vivian was finally done with work.
Because of her outstanding performance last time, Paris was assigned a new place in the office and she now sat beside Vivian.
The company had a policy of assigning seats according to work performance. Given Vivian’s seniority and work performance, she was given the best place at the office.
Vivian took a sip of the water Paris passed her, but she instantly choked.
