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cut hair, he definitely exhibited the aura of a man in his late twenties. His expression was grave this time. " I won't stop you from taking your punishment but why did you choose to fai

water, " your school isn't my business anyway. Go away and think about your decision, just two months. When you're back, I'll see you", he said calmly. Alice knew clearly that her dad was angry, his mind was made up already. She could feel her face turn red with anger. Why on earth did no one care about her education. For heaven's sake , she had a life. She wants to go to school, get a job, find her prince charming... prince charming, she hissed, disgusted by her own thoughts. Whatever it was, this business was getting in her way, on her nerves and all. " Fine then", she sighed, " when will I be leaving". " Two weeks", Clarence said. " Oh and dad I wanted to ask you if you have a problem with Mr

ned, was the punishment too much for you". Punishment?, Alice thought. No it was more like training, she could take more of that. She would accept the punishment again but she didn't want her dream stolen from her, it was more painful than being tied with chains and whipped thoroughly. " The punishment was nothing Valerie, I just want a life. I can't put up with taking innocent lives. Valerie's face was the perfect description of confusion. " My dad wants me to take over the business soon, he really doesn't want me to go to school so I can concentrate on the business. That's not what I want, I can always come back later for the business. I only want the life of a normal teenage girl", Alice told Valerie all she had bottled up inside. After a long while, Valerie sighed. S