Chapter 509


    Even though Perrin was old and had mobility issues—he seemed slow with his walking cane—he was,


    at the moment, walking swiftly behind Sophia''s high school homeroom teacher.


    When Gabrielle noticed that Perrin seemed to have a bad leg, she deliberately slowed down. To her


    surprise, Perrin was walking even faster than her.


    The group of people soon came to the building. As they ascended the stairs, Perrin finally slowed


    down.


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    Sophia caught up with him and supported him. “Granddad, slow down.”


    It was not as if that thing would grow legs and run away.


    Kylie, who finally caught up as well, chuckled. “Dad, it''s been more than a decade since you walked


    that fast, right?”


    Perrin was in a good mood, so he only smiled in response to his daughter-inw''s teasing.


    In no time, they were on the fifth floor.


    Sophia''s ssroom was right at the end of the corridor.


    It was after eight at night, so the students in the ssroom were in their self-study session. When the


    teacher on shift noticed Gabrielle leading a few people toward the ssroom, he froze and asked, “Ms.


    Yates, this is...”


    Gabrielle arched her brows in delight and eximed proudly, “This is Sophia Yarrow. The same Sophia


    Yarrow the principal keeps telling you about!”


    The teacher on shift had onlye to the school three years ago. While he had heard of Sophia, he


    had never seen her in person. Though, he did see her in a photo before. She had been the first face he


    noticed among the group of students in the photo.


    The teacher came to this school after graduating from his master''s degree, so he was around two to


    three years older than Sophia.


    It was dark outside, and the lights were dim, but despite that, the teacher still could not help but be


    attracted by Sophia''s pretty eyes.


    People tended to fall for pretty people and pretty things. The teacher, who was in his early thirties, was


    single. The second he saw Sophia, he found himself infatuated with her.


    His face flushed red, and he stiffly turned to Gabrielle. “Oh, so she''s Sophia Yarrow.”


    Since the surroundings were dim and Gabrielle was focusing all her attention on Sophia, she did not


    notice the blush on the young male teacher''s face. She even chuckled and remarked teasingly, “She''s


    beautiful, isn''t she? Those kids in our ss always say that I''m exaggerating and that geniuses tend to


    have pimply faces. I''m afraid that''s not the case for Sophia. Just look at her. In fact, she doesn''t seem


    like she ever had pimples! Am I right, Mr. Jarlett?”


    The teacher nodded fervently and squeezed out awkwardly, “You''re right.”


    Sophia gave them a small smile in response but remained silent.


    Once Gabrielle was done exchanging pleasantries with the young male teacher, they continued their


    way.


    Soon, they arrived by the window of the ssroom Sophia used to be in.


    In the prime of their youth, seventeen-to-eighteen-year-old high school seniors were experiencing the


    beauty of adolescence.


    Time had flown by, yet the ssroom remained a nostalgic reminder of the past. Though one


    noticeable change was the absence of fans, reced by modern air conditioning units. The desks,


    however, remained the same, a symbol of continuity.


    “Look, Mr. Dawson. Those are the blessings Sophia wrote back then!”


    Even though Sophia seemed elegant and quiet, her calligraphy was bold. The short blessing she had


    written on the ckboard had been rubbed and hung above the door. It was a rather charming


    decoration.


    Perrin saw it too. He was not a man who had much education, so he was not as well-versed in such


    matters as Penelope.


    However, Penelope came from a family of schrs and was influenced by her grandfather. Every once


    in a while, Perrin would practice calligraphy with Penelope. Though he was not as skilled in it as


    Penelope, he could tell that Sophia''s words were written magnificently, just like her personality.


    Judging from the short phrase she had written, Perrin could already tell that his granddaughter was a


    woman with a profound mind of her own.


    Perrin nodded in satisfaction before turning to Sophia. “It''s been a long time since you''re back, right?


    Since you''re here, do you want to say hello to your juniors?”


    Perrin''s suggestion was exactly in line with Gabrielle''s intentions. At the end of the day, Sophia was her


    student, and she knew the young woman''s personality well.


    Sophia had indeed shown great courtesy toward her. The fact that the principal and other school


    leaders held Sophia in such high regard could be attributed not only to her outstanding academic


    prowess but also to the thoughtful gifts she would send during holidays and festivals.


    The gifts were not expensive, but they were gifts chosen through careful consideration, for they were


    food and essential items—things that others would notin about upon reception.


    Furthermore, Sophia would donate a sum to the school every year to be used for educational


    expenses.


    There were many things Sophia did for the school, so the school expressed their desire tomend


    Sophia and help her apply for a title as one of the top youths in the city several times, but Sophia


    always rejected them.


    Later on, the principal told them that Sophia was indifferent to such superficial des and advised


    against further disturbing her. After that, the others stopped talking about the matter, but Sophia


    remained a cherished presence in everyone''s minds.


    Now that she was back, Gabrielle, without a doubt, wanted her to boost the morale of the current


    students. However, she knew that Sophia never enjoyed such asions even when she was still a


    student. The third-best student in Sophia''s grade would always be the one to give the student


    representative speech during school opening ceremonies, for the second-best student, Joshua Lewis,


    was just as low-profile as Sophia.


    Strangely, the school had managed to groom two excellent students—Joshua and Sophia—in the


    same year and in the same ss. Even though it had been years since Sophia and Joshua''s


    graduation, that still felt so surreal to Gabrielle.


    Moreover, Sophia, Joshua, and Katherine had been inseparable since their high school days. As their


    teacher, Gabrielle could not help but feel a swell of pride seeing how Sophia, Joshua, and Katherine


    were flourishing in their chosen fields.


    Sophia cast a quick nce at her enthusiastic teacher, finding it hard to decline. Sporting a smile, she


    replied, “All right, I''ll head in and say hello to the underssmen.”


    Gabrielle beamed when she heard that. “That''s wonderful! Let me break the good news to them.”


    With that said, Gabrielle went into the ssroom.


    Sophia stayed by the windowsill, awkwardly shifting on her spot a little. A handful of students had


    already noticed her.


    Nevertheless, by then, Gabrielle was already in the ssroom. As she walked to the front of the room,


    she said, “Apologies for upying ten minutes of your valuable time. Today, we have a special guest,


    Sophia Yarrow, a senior whom you''ve only heard about but never had the chance to meet until now. As


    your teacher, I shamelessly requested her to engage with all of you. Make sure you don''t let this


    opportunity slip by you! Feel free to ask any questions you may have. And for those who may doubt the


    rumors, do take a good look and see if Sophia truly possesses the rumored beauty and intellect!”


    Despite being in her forties, Gabrielle possessed an open-minded nature and was far from strict when it


    came to her students. As soon as Sophia entered, Gabrielle graciously moved aside, creating space


    and allowing Sophia to take the spotlight.


    Sophia made a grand entrance, adorned in a stunning floor-length dress. Due to the chilly atmosphere


    during her meal, she opted to add a beige cardigan as an extrayer to her ensemble. Her makeup


    was minimal, but she had bold and striking features. When she stood by the podium and was under the


    glowing radiance of the lights, the teenagers in the ssroom could not help but feel a sense of awe.


    “Sorry for intruding on your self-study time. I was informed by Ms. Yates that many of you have been


    curious about me, so I thought it would be good toe in and satisfy your curiosity. Truth be told, I''m


    just a regr person.”


    Sophia smiled slightly when she spoke. By then, a smallmotion had erupted among the students.