33 Brian and Charlotte, Lie and Truth
Inside the Academy,
(O)ᴠʟ Brian and others were taken directly to the bench outside the headmaster’s room. It was quite a low level considering the level of the academy. But, none of them could say anything.
They waited until they were finally called inside by the headmaster. When they walked in, they were surprised to see the headmaster. Because the headmaster which they imagined in their heads wasn’t the same.
They imagined the headmaster to be more of a mature or old guy, not some beautiful lady. She was wearing a formal suit and pants which was hidden her glamorous look but she did have one beautiful face.
“Please take a seat!” As they walked near the table, she smiled. The room was fairly clean. There was a bookrack on the side and some small couches around the secondary table.
Except for that, the room was empty. The main table had a few things like a stamp, a pen, a phone, and some other stuff. But, that’s normal for all schools. It was quite shocking how clean her room was.
“Mr. Troy called me earlier. I didn’t expect someone to get recognition from him. My name is Sherly Whitelock. I am the headmistress of Whitelock Academy. Please to meet you!”
The headmistress introduced herself with an extraordinary smile that was very captivating.
But, Brian who had seen the smile that was a thousand times better in his mind didn’t care. He simply smiled and said “Hello! My name is Brian Jackson. This is my wife Charlotte Jackson. And, our daughter Elenor Jackson. It is a pleasure to meet the headmaster of one of the top academies in the entire world.”
“Mr. Brian, you look stunningly young and the same goes for your wife for having a child at this age.” Sherly was quite shocked by how young he looked. When Troy informed her, they checked his ID from the government, and in his ID, he was twenty-six.-(0)ᴠʟ.
“Looks can be deceiving, headmistress.” Brian simply chuckled and tried to end the conversation. After all, he had previously hacked into the government to change his age and a lot of other information.
Because Whitelock was the academy that focuses on creating powerful and noble people, they pry into every single piece of information. Thankfully, Troy and his wife didn’t reveal his information.
‘Tch! Who are you trying to fool?’ The headmistress sneered from the depths of her heart. She had been a headmistress for ten years. How can she not recognize their act?
But, as a headmistress, she can only act on the information she was given. So, she didn’t care if Brian was lying or not. She had her way to examine them.
And, she already knows their relationships. She knew Ely is not their child but that’s the question she needs to ask after the first test.
“Since that’s the case, let’s began with our simple test. We normally do this every year on the entrance examination but since it is already half a year late, we can do it.”
“I have prepared some questions for her. Mr. Brian, Miss Charlotte, can you please sit on the couch? Your daughter needs to finish the test by herself.” Sherly took out sheets of paper and asked them to leave.
Brian and Charlotte nodded their heads and calmly left their seats. They went near the couch and sat with calm expressions.
Their expression was so calm that Sherly was surprised. But, she still provided a pencil and the question papers to Elenor. (O)ᴠʟ
“Now Elenor, here are the questions you need to solve. They are very simple questions and you don’t need to get intimidated by me.”
Ely nodded her head and held the pencil in her hand.
Sherly was surprised once again by how calm she was. Normally, here many potential students fail because of her presence. They can’t get comfortable and often make a lot of mistakes.
But, Ely was different. Being born into a high-class family, she was taught to remain calm in any situation. But, this is not a true Ely. Both Brian and Charlotte know this very well.
True Ely is someone who cries, pouts, laughs, and fights with them. But, Ely sitting in front of them was the product of her mother’s teaching. Brian clenched his fists and a slight disappointment appeared in his eyes.
As a father, he wanted his daughter to live a child’s life as a child. He knows what true childhood is. He knows how a child should live in their childhood. That’s why he disagrees with her current form.
But, he couldn’t do anything. If he tries to make any changes now, it would be impossible. Ely has already been taught to live in this way.
Slowly, the time goes on as the shock on Sherly’s face became visible. Not only Ely was writing every single answer, but she was also writing them correctly.
After an hour, she finished the entire paper and gave it to Sherly.
Taking the paper in her hands, she immediately starts reviewing it. That only took her less than two minutes but in just two minutes, she was shocked like never before.
Not a single answer was incorrect!
Every answer was correct and even the answer of her current class. Some questions belonged to the grade that she will join. These were the kinds of questions that only genius students can solve.
And, Ely solved them with ease. Sherly quickly maintained her professional smile and put the paper on the table.
“Congratulation on passing the written test! Mr. Brian, Miss Charlotte, please join her! Now, we can begin our verbal test.”
Brian and Charlotte returned to the chair in front of the desks. Both of them patted Ely’s head.
“Good job, Ely!”
Hearing his praise, Ely giggled with a cute face.
“Now, before I ask Elenor, I would like to ask you something.” Sherly turned her head at Brian and asked.
Brian nods his head. He had already anticipated the questions she was going to ask.
“From the information that we got, it was stated that Elenor is the daughter of a human and a vampire. You are a human and your wife is a werewolf. So, how is it possible for her to have a vampire bloodline?” Sherly asked.
Brian took a deep breath and patted Ely’s head.
“Actually, Ely is not Charlotte’s daughter. You should have read my information. Ely is eight years old. And, I am just twenty-six. I worked in the technical department of UMA.”
“I can’t reveal the work we do in UMA but during one of my workdays, I discovered that my DNA matches a certain individual. Both of my parents are dead so it caught me off guard and I began to go deeper into this matter.”
“After a week, I found her in one of the orphanages. I ran through some tests and found that she was indeed my daughter. I tried to find her mother but according to the orphanage, she was only one year old when she was there.”
“I felt guilty as a father who couldn’t even look after his daughter for seven years. So, I brought her back and decided to raise her by myself. I also left my job at UMA for her.” Brian answered with a sad expression on his face.
He wasn’t faking it. Even though the story he made was completely false, the emotions weren’t. He truly felt guilty for not raising her till now.
Sherly was also surprised by his story. Although she didn’t know whether it was true or false. She couldn’t raise doubts after hearing his story.
She took a deep breath and looked at Charlotte.
“Miss Charlotte, you are a beautiful girl. You have been working as a psychology expert for Golden Wings Research and Development Unit. You are also a werewolf. So, why did you decide to marry Mr. Brian and raise a daughter who isn’t yours?”
“You are wrong, headmistress.” Charlotte shook her head and answered. It surprised Sherly and Ely.
“No matter what others say, Ely is now my daughter. As for why I married a man with a daughter, it was my personal feelings. From high school, I loved Brian but I was always scared to share my feelings.”
“On our college day, we both lost our parents. Because of our jobs and situations, we began to grow apart. But, I still loved him and so I also remained as his friend.”
“But, a year ago, he proposed to me. At first, I thought he only proposed to me because he wanted someone to take care of Ely. Of course, I agreed even if that was the case.”
“If it was someone else, I wouldn’t have agreed but when a person whom you love the most decides to take a step forward, you don’t want to get left behind.”
“For me, reasons didn’t matter. And, having a chance to not only marry him but also take care of a cute girl like Ely is a bonus to me. Not only she is smart, talented, and cute but she is also mentally strong.”
“So, I didn’t marry him and raise her for a reason. I only did so because that’s what I wanted to do.”