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"What are you doing out here?" I bent down to kiss her warmly

"Just getting some fresh air I needed to decompress"

"Oh?" I sat beside her on a deck chair "How come?"

"Your mother"

My fists clenched "What did she do?"

Alexa sighed "She gave ram"

"What?"

Alexa nodded "One of the adram called me to let me know she had been in to enerous donation to the school It will no doubt predispose the dean to being extra receptive to her wants Which, primarily, are to hurt me"

"He can't do anything to you," I said, taking her hand and rubbing her palive all the money to the school that she wants, but your paper is your paper Your grades are your grades"

"I hope so, but the dean does make decisions about who is recommended for scholarships"

I shook my head “Don’t worry Whatever happens, we’ll deal with it I’e your career because ave the school some money”

At least, I hoped not…

Chapter Twenty-One

Alexa

I waited with barely contained anxiety for rades to be reported They were supposed to be finalized by Decerades, returning to the website each hour until finally, at four thirty in the afternoon, the grade arrived in an email