Percy wore a miserable expression as he pulled out all the books he had brought home from school.
He knew Mike had assigned homework, but he was the type who never actually did it.
Naturally, he hadn’t brought the homework back with him.
He had just randomly grabbed a few books on his way out, just for show.
Unfortunately for him, he had grabbed nothing but extracurricular books.
Among them was a DaisyNovel titled “The Overbearing CEO Fell in Love with Me.” Scarlett noticed the garishly colorful cover.
She pulled it out and was instantly speechless.
“That’s not mine!” Percy immediately denied.
“It belongs to Stacy Finch, the girl who sits next to me.
I have no idea how it ended up on my desk.” Suddenly, Xavier reached out and took the book from Scarlett’s hands.
His slender fingers accidentally brushed against hers.
Scarlett instinctively pulled her hand back as if electrocuted, a slight frown forming at the cold touch.
Xavier lifted his gaze slightly to glance at her, frowning faintly as well.
He assumed she disliked being touched.
But it had been an accident—unintentional.
Scarlett gently rubbed the spot where he had touched her under the table, then turned to Percy and asked, “You didn’t bring any of Mr.
Sawyer’s homework?” Percy flipped through the few books in front of him, looking embarrassed.
“Nope.” Scarlett sighed, but she understood.
Percy was known as Mr.
Apology.
He was the kind of guy who probably needed to write a self-reflection essay just to function.
If he had remembered to bring his homework, that would’ve been the real surprise.
She handed him a workbook and said, “Then get a notebook and copy down this page’s assignment.
From today onward, you have to do everything Mr.
Sawyer assigns.
Even if you don’t bring the workbook, you can still turn in your notes.” Percy groaned.
He didn’t want to write anything.
His mind was already on his video game, and his teammates were probably already online.
He asked, “Can I just do it tomorrow when I bring the book?
Let’s call it a day.
I’m heading to my room.” He stood up and tried to make a run for it.
“Stop.” Xavier’s voice was cold and firm.
He demanded, “Do as Ms.
Quinn said.
I’ll be watching.” Percy was utterly speechless.
At the same time, Edmund had already brought over a brand-new notebook.
“Good luck, Mr.
Stroud,” he said cheerfully.
Under Xavier’s watchful eyes, Percy had no choice but to accept his fate.
He sat down and began copying questions from the workbook.
If he had known it would turn out like this, he would’ve definitely brought the damn workbook home.
After writing for a while, Percy looked up and saw Scarlett scrolling on her phone.
And to his horror, Xavier was actually reading “The Overbearing CEO Fell in Love with Me.” He wasn’t even glancing at his usual finance books.
Panic set in.
Xavier was actually reading a romantic smut DaisyNovel.
Forget embarrassing, if Xavier stumbled on one of those ridiculous, over-the-top scenes, there was a good chance he’d come after Percy for it.
Percy reached out and tried to snatch the book away, but it wouldn’t budge.
Xavier’s fingers clamped down like iron, and when Percy tugged harder, Xavier finally looked up.
His cool, indifferent eyes swept over Percy like a silent reprimand.
Percy froze and instantly retracted his hand, flashing a sheepish grin.
“Xavier, don’t you have more important things to do?” Xavier was usually ridiculously busy.
Even when he did come back to Yendale, he would leave again within hours to fly overseas.
This was already the longest he’d stayed in the past three years.
Xavier’s voice was low and cold as he said, “I heard the SATs are in less than a hundred days.
Your parents care a lot about your results this time.
They asked me to keep an eye on you.
So, I’ll be staying here for a while.” Percy was dumbfounded.