With that, Robert led the way with his skateboard.
The teacher stepped out of the pavilion, limping.
"You are a cripple?" The bodyguard was a straightforward man and questioned curiously.
The teacher had never seen anyone so insensitive and was utterly shocked. However, since he was the bodyguard of the Foster family, she dared not lose her temper.
"I just twisted my ankle. I'm not a cripple."
"How professional. You are still working even though you twisted your ankle," the bodyguard exclaimed.
She was not sure if she wanted to burst out crying or laughing. "You've misunderstood. I twisted my ankle on my way here this morning.”
"Oh..." Once he had learned what had happened, he grabbed the teacher's arm and threw it across his shoulder so that her weight was mostly on him.
She panicked and gaped. Her jaw dropped, but no words came out. Walking felt slightly uncomfortable after she had twisted her ankle, but she had expected the bodyguard would at least ask before actually touching her.
"Doesn't he know that a gentleman shouldn't touch a lady?" she thought.
"Why are you staring at me like that? I thought you were a teacher. Don't you have any manners?" He glared at her. "The last person who stared at me like that ended up a cripple."
Her blood ran cold and she shivered as she turned away. "I- I can walk on my own... You don't need to help me..." She could not stand the rough, brooding presence of the bodyguard.
Seeing that she did not appreciate his kindness, he released her immediately.
Robert took off on his skateboard and turned his head around to look at them in the distance. "Hurry up! Why are you so slow?" He pouted and urged as he desperately wanted to go ahead and check if his sister was awake.
The bodyguard heard him and, without a moment of hesitation, lifted the teacher up and marched forward.
"George, you ought to be more polite when you talk to a teacher. You seem pretty young. Miss, must have recently graduated, right?" Mrs. Cooper gestured for the teacher to take a seat.
"Yes. I studied overseas and have just graduated and returned home earlier this year." The teacher accepted the glass and took a sip. "I didn’t expect this area to be so big. I’ve been wandering around for half an hour and I still couldn’t find my way."
"You might not be familiar with Aryadelle since you've been away. This area is, indeed, quite big and it would be a hassle to navigate your way here without a car." "I see. Is Layla still asleep?" the teacher asked.
"Let me go up and check."
Mrs. Cooper went upstairs to Layla's room and woke her up. "Layla, your class teacher is here for a visit. I think she’s a new teacher."
Layla rubbed her eyes. "What visit? No one told me about it."
"The new teacher says that she couldn't get in touch with your dad. He has probably turned his phone off. Why don’t you head downstairs first?"
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