Chapter 644 Revenge
He dialed his uncle Owen directly, and Owen's voice came through the phone, "Quentin, what's up? I'm in a meeting."
"Uncle, there's a teacher at our school who I have a bit of a conflict with. She might be selected as an outstanding teacher. You have to bring her down for me," Quentin said fiercely.
"Quentin, why go to such lengths? Retaliating over such a trivial matter," Owen said somewhat displeased. "It wouldn't sound good if this got out."
"Uncle, just help me this once," Quentin gritted his teeth, "Otherwise, I can't afford to lose face. Everyone at school is laughing at me. You wouldn't want your nephew to be so embarrassed, would you?"
"Sigh, what have you been up to these years? Always causing trouble. Last time, I finally had a talk with Oliver and got you appointed as the deputy head of the department, but you messed up again," Owen started lecturing Quentin. "I'll help you this time, but keep a low profile for a while. Don't stir up trouble again."
During the Dragon Boat Festival, Owen went to the City Education Bureau. Although he didn't meet the director Angus, he did meet the office director, had a meal with him, went for a sauna together, visited two ladies, and finally Owen even gave the office director twenty thousand dollars. Only then did the office director promise to speak up for him in front of Angus at the right time.
Owen knew there were many people in the bureau vying for the position of director, and there might even be someone parachuted in from outside the county. So, besides establishing connections in the City Education Bureau, he also reported his work to the deputy leader in charge of education, which cost him quite a bit.
Now Owen was most afraid that his nephew would cause trouble again and embarrass him. If it affected his own efforts to set things right, that would be disastrous.
"Don't worry, Uncle, school is about to break for the holidays. I'll take a few days off and stay at home. That should be fine, right?" Seeing Owen agree to his request, Quentin felt smug, wondering if Audrey would come begging to him later.
Audrey was just about to return to the office when she received a call on her phone, this time from Angus. She hesitated for a moment before answering.
"Hello, Director."
"Mrs. Johnson, is it convenient to talk now?"
"Sure." Audrey subconsciously looked around, wondering what Angus wanted to talk to her about.
"The City Bureau is preparing to select one hundred outstanding teachers on Teacher's Day. These one hundred teachers will be included in the Education Bureau's core teacher talent pool. So you must find a way to compete for this spot. By the way, your school should have already started organizing, right?"
"Yes, I just filled out the form." Audrey said, "But there are many competitors, I don't know if I can make it."
"Mrs. Johnson, you're too modest. I believe with your level, getting on the recommended list should be no problem," Angus chuckled, "Rest assured about the city, once you submit the list, I will personally follow up."
This was like securing a precious spot for Audrey. She said, "Director, thank you for your kindness. I just want to earn this spot based on my own abilities."
Although to others, having the support of the City Education Bureau director was a great thing, Audrey didn't want to owe Angus this favor. It was too heavy for her to repay.
Angus chuckled, "Mrs. Johnson, don't overthink it. I'm doing this for Kevin. You know I've always wanted to do something for Kevin and his mother, Bethany's personality is too stubborn, and Kevin refuses to come to the city for school. You're Kevin's cousin, I just hope you can care more about Kevin. I'm almost twenty years older than you, you can call me Uncle in the future, or like Kevin, call me Angus, don't call me Director, it's too formal."
"Then I'll call you Uncle." Audrey's heart stirred, and she said calmly. Since Angus and Bethany were peers, calling Bethany aunt and Angus uncle was natural. This way, they would have a relationship of senior and junior. If Angus had any inappropriate thoughts, this was a subtle reminder to him.
"In that case, I won't call you Mrs. Johnson either, just Audrey. If you have anything, just call me directly." Angus chuckled, sounding very cheerful. Although to others, being demoted from the city government secretary to the director of the Education Bureau seemed like a demotion, he was quite satisfied with this personnel adjustment.
Of course, Angus serving as the director of the Education Bureau was just a transitional role. After all, he had been in the position of city government secretary for too long, making it easy to offend people. It was better to make room for others, which would also be beneficial for his next step in aiming for a higher position.
"Okay, Uncle." Audrey hung up the phone. Although she had received Angus's support, she felt even more confused. She couldn't figure out what Angus was really thinking - whether he was helping her for Kevin's sake or for some other reason.
Perhaps she was overthinking it. Audrey chuckled at herself. After all, Angus was not an ordinary person like Quentin or Oliver. As a department-level cadre, Angus's resources were beyond comparison for ordinary people, including power, money, and even women.
Just as Audrey returned to the office and exchanged a few words with Ethan, her phone rang again.
"Mrs. Johnson, you're busier than the principal now," Ethan said with a slight smile.
"Sorry." Audrey showed a hint of apology and quickly walked outside with her phone. This time, the call was from Lance, a professor at the Normal College.
Lance informed Audrey that the two papers she wrote during the training period had passed the review and could be published soon. Moreover, he had applied for a research topic that was short of manpower, and he wanted Audrey to join the project.
"Professor, thank you." Audrey was pleasantly surprised. After all, to advance to a higher position, besides solid teaching performance, papers and research topics were also important. With her relatively short experience, she had to rely on papers and research topics to boost her credentials.
"No need to thank me, Mrs. Johnson. I have to thank you too," Lance chuckled, "You've provided me with a lot of grassroots teaching materials during this time, which has been very helpful to me. It's a mutually beneficial relationship."
Audrey chatted with Lance for a while before hanging up the phone, feeling much brighter. Despite having shameless individuals like Quentin and Christopher around her, there were also people like Ethan, Lance, and that guy.
Thinking back to the scene at home where Kevin had teased her at noon, Audrey couldn't help but feel a bit flustered. Her body was getting hot, and she felt a tingling sensation down below.
Audrey entered the women's restroom, took off her underwear, and found it damp with arousal. She couldn't help but feel a bit shy. She was becoming more and more lascivious. Reacting so strongly in broad daylight, it was all because of that guy, Kevin, making her body increasingly sensitive.
Thinking about spending the night at Kevin's place again, Audrey felt nervous yet excited. She didn't know what would happen tonight.
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