Pursuing Her Chapter 119

Chapter 119 Standing Up For Her

Hearing that, Whitlea stepped forward and pulled Bailey over.”Bailey! How could you say those

words to me just because of a girl like her?” Her eyes reddened with fury.Helplessness and plea

flashed in Bailey's eyes.”"Mom, please. I promise I will fulfill all of your demands. The only exception

is her. Do not touch her.” The girl his mother wanted to deal with was his crush and the only gleam

of hope and light in his dull world."No way. She can't be studying in the same school as you. So

long as something affects you, even for the slightest bit, I will not compromise.” Whitlea was very

assertive with her stand. She wanted to prove to that man and make him regret his decision for

abandoning Bailey and her.”Mr. Langston, you shall decide if you want to expel her now or if you

want me to arrange a director's meeting and fire you from your position because of your

disobedience." The dominance of Whitlea was so overpowering it left the crowd feeling

disgusted.Andy felt his head throbbing so badly that he felt as if it was on the brink of exploding.

Given Whitlea's character, he was clear she would do as she said if things did not go her way."Mdm

Dixon, I made no mistakes. What right do you have to expel me?” Sophie finally broke her silence. Is

she trying to use her authority on me? Well, that also depends if she does have enough power to do

s0."How dare you talk to me so disrespectfully even at this point? Do you think the Tanner family

will defend you?” Whitlea said coldly.”l don't need the Tanner family to defend me. I am the victim

of this entire incident. Even if the school wants to expel someone, that person won't be me."Seeing

her rebellious countenance, Whitlea let out a sneer.”Are girls your age so naive nowadays?"“Mom!”

A stinging pang rose within Bailey's heart. He knew he would not be able to face the girl he had

good feelings for the same way again after implicating her and causing so much trouble for

her.”Shut up. You'd better not interfere with this matter. Otherwise, I will make sure that girl

disappears from Jipsdale,” Whitlea threatened despite the many people around.”You're making it

sound like your family owns the school, Mdm. Dixon.” Sophie was full of contempt. She's one

arrogant woman, huh? It's a pity she still doesn't have that much capability to act so

snobbishly.”“Don“t go on anymore, Sophie.” Derrick looked at her concernedly. In truth, almost

everyone was aware that Whitlea's father was part of the underworld. Although he had since steered

away, the mere thought of it still freaked Derrick out. “I believe this matter is truly a

misunderstanding, Mdm. Dixon. It was Mr. Elswick who arranged for them to participate in the

physics competition together. If you're bothered by it, I'll make sure she doesn't appear together

with Bailey in the future. She's still young. I hope you'll let her off this time.” Derrick was a genuinely

responsible teacher who cared a lot about his students. Knowing that Sophie would have a bright

future, he did not want her to suffer any harm or grievance because of the matter. He adored her as

a student.”Mr. Hayes, do you think you're qualified to speak when you've taught someone to

become so shameless?” Whitlea spared no consideration for Derrick."Don’t bother yourself with this

matter, Mr. Hayes. I won't leave Jipsdale Premier High.""Mr. Langston!” Whitlea felt that the entire

discussion was a waste of time.In the end, Andy still picked Felix's side. After all, the latter was

someone he could not afford to offend.”I'm sorry, Mdm. Dixon. Before we get to the bottom of this

matter, I can't just expel Sophie.” It was probably the first time Andy had been so firm.Derrick could

not help but sneak a glance at Andy in awe.As expected, Mr. Langston does have the bearing of a

principal. He doesn't bow down to power or authority.Likewise, Sophie also turned to look at Andy.

In fact, she could very well understand even if he chose to expel her from school at that point.” Very

well. I guess I'll have to hold a director's meeting, then.” Rage had completely consumed Whitlea.

She could not believe that Andy would make such a decision when he had been polite toward her

all along.Whitlea stormed out and slammed the door shut.The rest in the principal's office

exchanged a look.”I'm sorry,” Bailey apologized on behalf of his mother.Seeing him that way, Sophie

was unsure how to comfort him.Bailey is indeed a poor thing. Everyone is full of envy for him, yet no

one expects him to be in such a pathetic state.”Bailey, you don't have anything to do with this

matter. Someone is targeting me, and it just so happened that you were there.”’Don’'t give me that

look.” Truth be told, Bailey did not like their gazes at all.He left the principal's office, thinking that

there was a need to have a good chat with Whitlea.l can't just let things end here."You should head

back first, Sophie. I will think of something.” Andy believed he had to report the matter to Felix. “Mr.

Hayes, you too. Go for your classes.”After their departure, he immediately gave Felix a call.It was

because of the incident last time that he had Felix's contact number.At that moment, Felix was in the

midst of a meeting when he received the call from Andy.The former had similarly saved Andy's

number in his contact from the other time since Ysabelle was also studying at Jipsdale Premier

High.Seeing that it was Andy on the caller ID, he immediately called a stop to the meeting and

headed outside to answer the call.”Mr. Northley, I am Andy of Jipsdale Premier High. Mdm. Dixon of

the board of directors strongly requests to expel Sophie. I'm afraid I won't be able to fight against

her power any longer.”"What? Mdm. Dixon? Who the heck is that?” Felix furrowed his brows. Andy

then relayed everything that had happened in the past few days to Felix."All right, I got it now. Don't

let anyone hurt Sophie, or you won't be able to face the consequences."Upon concluding the call

with Andy, Felix immediately gave Tristan a call.”Mr. Tristan, you should've heard about everything

that happened to Sophie, right? Bailey's mother, Whitlea Dixon, brutally humiliated Sophie today!”

Even though Sophie had retorted, Felix thought they should not just let the matter slide when the

other party had provoked them."Mm.”"Mm? Why do you sound so cold? Did you and Sophie get

into an argument?”“Felix!” Tristan called out warningly.”It's a more than reasonable suspicion, no?

But are you intending not to do anything about that? I thought this was a good chance.” Felix

scratched his nose awkwardly. Aren't girls all soft-hearted beings? If he appears to help Sophie in

such a difficult situation, I'm sure she will be very touched!“She isn't like other girls.” Of course,

Tristan would love to help her resolve all the problems she encountered, but he could do nothing if

she did not give him the opportunity.”All right. If that's the case, I won't say more. I'm still in the

midst of a meeting. I'm hanging up."After ending the call, Tristan could not help but think about

her.l wonder what she is doing now. Is she thinking of me?With those thoughts in mind, Tristan

made another call.Sophie’s phone rang as she walked out of the principal's office with Derrick.“Mr.

Hayes, you should go back first. I need to answer a call,” Sophie said as she pulled out her

phone.“Sophie, as much as I believe you, it isnt a good thing that everybody keeps criticizing you

like this. Don't you think so?"“Mr. Hayes, go ahead and speak your mind.” Sophie thought Derrick

was a cute teacher who would unconditionally defend and protect his students.Noticing that Derrick

still had something to say, Sophie declined the call.On the other side, Tristan had been waiting for

her to answer the call for a long time. Sadly, not only did she not pick up, but she even rejected his

call. His face darkened.Thinking of me, my a*s! She even declined my call. Tristan stood up, intending

to head down to Jipsdale Premier High directly to look for her.