Chapter 52: Bank
Seeing the awkward situation Adam hesitated for a moment. Then he remembered that he had to hide from Sophia at any cost what he was doing with Smith. He could not tell her about his grand plan.
He could not tell her that he was about to make this young boy the CEO of a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Who knows what Sophia would think about him then. So Adam immediately put his hands forward in a placating gesture.
"Sophia Smith is a very smart kid," he said his voice a little too cheerful. "Seeing his dedication to his studies I wanted to help him. That’s why I’m giving him some extra tuition for now."
Sophia’s worried expression immediately vanished. She was very happy to hear this. A bright smile lit up her face. She looked at Adam with a new admiration in her eyes. "So all those rumors about you in school are false," she said her voice filled with relief. "I knew it. I knew you were a good person."
Adam was a little surprised to hear this. He was also very confused. "Rumors?" he asked. "What kind of rumors?"
But Sophia just shook her head. "You don’t need to worry about this," she said. Saying this she smiled a shy smile.
As she was leaving she said "I’ll see you in a little while." Saying this embarrassment was visible on Sophia’s face. She did not want to talk about the nasty things people were saying about him. She quickly went back to her room.
Adam was a little surprised. He thought Sophia is behaving very strangely today. But he ignored this and went back inside his apartment. Smith was still sitting on the floor surrounded by papers. He had a small smile on his face.
"Director I didn’t know that teacher Sophia lives in the apartment next to yours," he said.
Adam was a little embarrassed by the comment. "You focus on your work," he said a little too sharply. Just then he remembered that Sophia had mentioned some rumors. He was curious. He looked at Smith. He hesitated for a moment.