The head of the teaching office whispered, "I'm sorry, I gave the wrong number just now. I'll pass Laura's new file to you."

The head received the document and took down Gerald's phone number, the contact person Laura had left registered on her new file.

The Dean of Faculty continued, "Did you call the number I gave you initially? The old number was Barry's. Neither he nor Mrs. Taylor liked Laura. So, did they give you a hard time?"

The Head denied it in a huff, "No."

The Head Teacher was relieved and hung up.

"Well, did Laura's parents promise us?" Gavin asked.

Since Laura didn't know the value of...