Ellinor whispered to Devin, "Don't sweat it; she won't cause me too much trouble. Devin, can you get breakfast delivered to my room? I need to keep an eye on Ms. Blanchet's homework."
Devin nodded, "No problem; I'll have breakfast sent up right away. If Ms. Blanchet gives you any more trouble, you know where to find me."
Ellinor flashed an OK sign, then shooed Devin out and closed the door.
Veronica hadn't made much progress on her exercises, even after Ellinor finished her breakfast.
Ellinor didn't rush her; she just sat quietly on the side, scrolling through her phone.
It was noon, and Veronica finally finished the last page of the workbook and handed it to Ellinor.
"I'm done! Now let's see what excuses you've got!" Veronica said.
Ellinor put down her phone, took the workbook, and started checking. As she flipped through the pages, she suddenly burst into laughter.
Veronica felt uncomfortable. She frowned and asked, "Why are you laughing?"
Ellinor shook her head and said, "Ms. Blanchet, I think I overestimated you."
Veronica was slightly pissed off, "What are you trying to say? Speak up!"
Ellinor put the workbook on the table and said, "I should've bought you a third-grade workbook, not a fifth-grade one."
Veronica was taken aback, then she immediately got angry, "Ellinor! Are you saying I'm at a third-grader's level?!"
Ellinor stroked her chin as she looked at Veronica’s answers, "Maybe not even third grade, more like second. You spent all morning on this and didn't get a single question right. You don't even know the basics of elementary school. Ms. Blanchet, what were you doing when you were in school?"
Veronica was fuming, "Just cause you said I got them wrong, doesn’t mean I got them wrong. I think you're just trying to weasel out of your promise. If you didn't want to buy me the Hermès bags, you shouldn't have promised!"
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