Chapter 59

Before transferring to Jefferson High School, Stella had been studying at a high school in the county town. She worked very hard and consistently performed well academically in the county town. However, she received the first blow after transferring to Jefferson High School very soon. Stella, who had always been at the top, received a mediocre score for the first time. The educational resources and the caliber of students in the county town and Seattle were incomparable. Carefully broaching the subject with her grandfather at the dinner table about struggling to keep up, Dean, pretending to be helpful, arranged for her to have a tutor. However, the tutor only went through basic exercises with her, providing no real help in improving her grades. Later, the Fletcher family even wanted Jack to study with her, seemingly with the intention of using the opportunity for Jack to win her affections through interaction. Dean was eloquent and persuasive. Stella didn't want her grandfather to