Chapter 71

Ursula stood at the podium, tears pouring down her face. Everything was over. Her reputation and future were destroyed in the blink of an eye. From now on, she would be nothing more than the object of ridicule. Corine stepped forward, attempting to comfort her, though a subtle tension lingered in her expression. "Ursula, what happened to your GPA?" Ursula ignored her question, her fury boiling over as she suddenly turned on Corine with a glare. "Isn't Caleb your son? Why can't you control him? Why is he turning against you and bullying me? How can you let your own son do this?" Her eyes were wide with rage, and her composure shattered. Corine stepped back in shock, as if seeing Ursula for the first time. "A-Are you blaming me?" Corine's voice quivered, hurt lacing her words. "Ursula, I've worked so hard for you. How can you say that to me?" "Then why can't you control your son?" Corine's eyes brimmed with tears as she looked at Caleb, but he never once met her gaze. With a turn o