?Chapter 1976


    Gina looked at Joanne and blinked, then grinned coyly and said, "Don''t be upset, Ms. Garcia... I was just joking. After all, it''s rather odd that you were hired here despite your academic qualifications and experiences. I know far a fact that all teachers here are curious about it."


    "Can you use someone like that just because you''re curious?" Hostility gleamed in Joanne''s eyes. "If that''s the case, can I assume that it''s because of your looks that you became the deputy ss teacher of the primary school at such a young age?"


    "How can you say that, Joanne? I graduated with a master''s degree from Coral Coast University. I worked hard to get here!" Gina immediately stood up and said rudely, "I must have guessed right that you got into this school by relying on a man-you wouldn''t be this upset otherwise!"


    "Well, you also overreacted, so I must have hit the nail on the head too," Joanne sneered.


    Gina''s eyes widened in rage. "How dare you...


    Ainsley Terrell, the teaching director, immediately stepped forward to mediate the situation. ''Ladies, stop arguing. Both of you are young and pretty, and you both hold good positions. You two need to guide this ss together, but you''re fighting before you can even start work. Do you want to quit your jobs?"


    Although Gina was young, she was smart and observant. She smiled and grabbed Ainsley''s arm. "Mr. Terrell, you''re mistaken. I wasn''t arguing with Ms. Garcia-I was just chatting with her. It''s just that she can''t take a joke, and she humiliated me. Aren''t I allowed to fight back?"


    ''There''s an extent to telling jokes. She was upset, but you kept going. It''s very rude," Ainsley said crossly, then warned, "If you do it again, there''ll be repercussions."


    ''Fine, Mr. Terrell, I was wrong. I won''t talk to Ms. Garcia again, okay?'' Gina angrily sat down, feeling like Ainsley was biased towards Joanne.


    *Ms. Garcia, are you okay?" Ainsley looked at Joanne in concern.


    "I''m fine." Joanne''s head was lowered as she tidied up her table. "The parent-teacher meeting will start soon, so I''m going to the washroom now." Joanne got up and left for the washroom. The teaching director sighed unhappily, then left the office.


    ''Hmph! What''s Joanne''s background like? Why does the teaching director always let her have her way?'' Gina snapped, mming her fist on the office desk unhappily. From elementary school until college, she had always been favoured. If she got into an argument with someone, the adults would always take her side. However, her charms didn''t seem to work in this shabby school. Not only was she given the position of deputy instead of head, the teaching director had scolded her instead of Joanne. Ainsley didn''t dare upset Joanne, and it made Gina even more resentful of her.


    Calista Jude, another ss teacher, turned to Gina once the others left. "Girl, there''s no point in making a fuss. You''ll be the only one losing. She got in by pulling strings, so you''ll have to be sneaky if you want to go after her!"


    "What do you mean?" Gina asked Calista curiously.


    "Ms. Garcia has no academic qualifications or background, so I''m sure she slept with a superior to get in. Isn''t she going to hold a parent-teacher meeting soon? You can add something to her presentation slides to let the parents know just what kind of person is teaching their kids..." Calista lowered her voice and nced at theptop that Joanne had left on.


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