Chapter 90: He Is Serious
"So, she’s been showing us fake report cards all this time?" Jonathan murmured, his brow furrowing as he compared the originals—monthly grades dipping below D—with the fake ones showcasing all A+’s.
"Yes, Mr. Reign," Evelyn confirmed, nodding. She pulled out her phone, showing Damien’s texts. "Yael blackmailed one of his teammates into following his orders. Kiana somehow found out and blackmailed Yael into forging her grades too. Both of them fooled us for nearly an entire year."
Rosalind stared at the reports, then at her granddaughter standing beside Agatha, hands folded innocently behind her back. "Seriously, Kiana?" She groaned, dumbfounded by the girl’s tricks. "If only you’d used this cleverness for your schoolwork, maybe you’d have passed."
"How could Zevian not notice?" Jonathan grumbled, feeling his son had been blind. Sure, Zevian had been drowning in work ever since returning to Vespera, but that didn’t excuse missing something so obvious. Although, they had all been duped by their little trickster.
"What’s more amusing is that she blames it all on him," Evelyn sighed. Seeing the puzzled looks from the elder Reigns, she explained, "She claims to be pressurized to live up to her genius father’s legacy, so to relieve it she decided to watch her fairy tales and forget studies."
Jonathan let out a sharp scoff, feeling personally attacked. "Hah! A genius, just like me and your dad! So proud of you, sweetheart" he had praised her, not too long ago, even gifting her a private theater to watch her favorite shows. Now, he regretted spoiling her so much.
"I’ll be personally tutoring you from today," Jonathan declared, his words causing Kiana to finally lift her head. Her eyes widened in shock, but no one was about to save her.
"Since Zevian handles most of the work, I’ve got plenty of free time," Jonathan said, a mischievous glint in his eye. "It would be my honor to take you under my wing, Kiana."
"No! No!" Kiana cried, darting to her grandmother. "I’ll be good, Grandma! I’ll study hard and make everyone proud, I swear!" She clasped her hands together, tears brimming in her eyes. If anyone could save her, it was John’s beautiful Rose.
Rosalind shook her head with a sigh. "No, Kiana. He’s right." Though Kiana was still in kindergarten, it was better to start tutoring their pampered princess now, unlike Zevian and Natalie, who were forced into it during middle school by her father-in-law.
Kiana’s hopes dimmed as she glanced at her mother, but Evelyn wore the same stern expression as her grandfather.