Chapter 5 Principal George

After the fight with Liam Quentin, Savannah Lea cried as soon as she returned to the classroom.

The professor in the hall was talking about the European History of Art, and she was crying below. Danica Rein was silently handing out tissue to her. Savannah was finally crying over Liam.

I hope this child will remember her lesson when she looks for another man in the future! Danica thought sadly.

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It was a weekend, and Savannah Lea went home that night.

Savannah's family was above average. Her father, Walden George, was the principal of City T University. He had been a professor for a lifetime, so it was more than enough for him to live comfortably with the patent proceeds every year. However, no one in the school knew that Savannah was the daughter of the principal, not even her best friend Danica. It was not because Savannah wanted to have a low profile, but because in her heart, that person was no longer her father.

Savannah's father's last name was George, but Savannah's last name was Lea. She was not born with the name Lea, but she changed her name when her mother passed away, and her mother's last name was Lea. She was only six when that happened.

Although Savannah was only six years old, she understood that her mother had passed away and would never come back.

The little Savannah was still stuck in the pain of losing her mother. Her father showed up in the George family with her stepmother and their daughter, Rainie George, who was one year older than Savannah was. Which meant, her father had betrayed her mother even before Savannah was born!

Savannah, only six years old, quietly packed up her luggage, left the George family, moved to her grandmother's home, and changed her name from Savannah George to Savannah Lea... From then on, there was no "father" in her world!

Savannah was brought up by her grandmother and she was only occasionally brought to the George family to be taken care of under unforeseen circumstances. She basically had nothing to say to her father, let alone any father-daughter relationship. And it was always Walden who asked her to go home, she would never take the initiative to go.

A month ago, Walden urged her to come home for dinner with all kinds of phone calls and text messages and she always refused with various excuses. She could no longer refuse him this time, so she had to come home once.

Savannah didn't have the house key so she stood at the door of the courtyard and rang the doorbell. It was the aunt who opened the door for her.

"Hello, Madam Weiss!"

Madam Weiss pinched Savannah's face and smiled. "You are finally back. Don't you miss me?"

"Yes, I miss you so much!" Savannah jumped up and hugged Madam Weiss and kissed her on the face.

Madam Weiss had worked in their family for all of her life. The relationship between them was like mother and daughter. Especially after her mother passed away, no one in the Geroge family cared about her except Madam Weiss.

"Hey, is Savannah back?"

Savannah's stepmother, Hilda Kent, came down from upstairs. She was in her forties. Because of the good maintenance, she looked much younger than her actual age. The wife of the principal had lived a comfortable life for so many years.

"Yes." Savannah snorted as an answer.

"Why are you back today? Do you not have enough pocket money to spend?" Hilda looked like a loving mother, as if she really cared about her.

Savannah replied rudely, "What if I don't have enough money to spend? Have I spent a penny of George family's? Don't make it sound as if you have given me a lot of money."

"I asked her to come back." Before Savannah finished, her father, Walden came in. He was obviously not satisfied with his wife's question. "This is Savannah's home too. Can't she come here?"

"No, I didn't mean that. You see, you misunderstood me again!" Hilda explained in a hurry, with an embarrassed look on her face, but she glared at Savannah when Walden was not looking.

Savannah was used to it, so she just pretended that she didn't see it.

"Principal George, what do you want from me? It's almost time for my finals. I have to go back to revise." She addressed Walden as Principal George coldly, and she was implying for him to hurry up and finish what he had to say so she could leave.

Walden's face froze. He handed the briefcase to Hilda and said, "Savannah, don't hurry back. I haven't seen you for a long time. Why don't you stay for dinner tonight? I have something to tell you."

Walden winked at Madam Weiss as he spoke. Madam Weiss quickly chimed along, "Yes, yes, sit down and have some food. Let's talk while eating."

For Madam Weiss's sake, Savannah had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"Savannah, come here. This shrimp is your favorite. Eat more."

Savannah silently picked away the dishes that Walden picked for her. Walden held his chopsticks awkwardly and didn't know what to do. Savannah said while drinking the soup, "Principal George, I'm sorry, I don't like eating shrimp anymore. People always change."

"Well, what do you like to eat? Daddy will help you take." Walden tried to please his daughter.

Savannah gave Walden a helpless look and said, "Principal George, don't you have something to say? Do it fast please, I'll finish dinner soon."

"Oh, I wanted to ask you, you are already in your third year, do you have any plans in the future? You major in designing, you'd better study abroad in the future, the schools here are not that good."

"Hiss." Savannah sneered and stared at Hilda for a while. "So, Principal George, are you going to send me abroad?"

Walden nodded immediately and agreed. "Of course. Let me know if you have anything in mind. I can ask someone to prepare for you now. If you are fast enough, you can go abroad before your fourth year. Anyway, there isn't many classes in your fourth year. You should go abroad early and learn something early."

When Walden said that, Hilda's face had become stiff and unpleasant.

Savannah knew that her stepmother couldn't bear to see Walden spend money and time on her. Hilda wished that her daughter, Rainie was the one that had all the attention from Walden. Rainie had been sent abroad since high school. Now she couldn't even bear to see Savannah study abroad too.

Hanging around the George family's house was so uncomfortable for Savannah!

Savannah put down the bowl and stood up. "Principal George, you don't have to worry about my future. I have never asked for tuition fees and living expenses from you since I was a child, so I won't reach out to you now! You, and your dear wife, don't have to worry about it!"

"But Savannah, it's too expensive to go abroad. I'm afraid your grandmother can't afford it." Walden felt guilty. Every year, he would send money to Savannah's grandmother for her tuition and living expenses, but they were all returned by Savannah to him. This little daughter was so stubborn that he felt that there was no way to compensate her as a father.

"Humph..." Savannah wiped her mouth and grinned. "You don't have to worry about it. I have my own way. Is that all? Principal George, I'll make a move then."

After leaving the George family home, Savannah couldn't help but tear up a little. She really regretted coming for dinner. She had nothing to do with the George family since very long ago, and yet she came here only to get involved in another drama! She had no words for her own stupidity.