Back then, pride never bothered to let those elements try and grow and weeded them out the moment they began generating.Things were vastly different n...ow. Jasmine had Skay’s Greed, which had matured quite a bit and was more than just a budding freshly unlocked energy.James grabbed Jasmine’s hand and pulled her to the edge of his spirit realm. Jasmine, who was rather new to the cultivating game, wasn’t sure what exactly was happening. “James, what’s going on?”James smiled wryly as he pulled her. Strangely, despite the evidence of her cheating on him, Robert had continued to hold her and stroke her hair, and when she tried to apologize, to explain, he cut her off. “Robert, I’m so sorry…” “No, Beth, don’t.” He laughed softly, a trace of bitterness. “I think I may have been the least surprised person in the room – other than you, of course.” She waited, not saying anything, not sure how to respond to that. He kissed her forehead. “Henry, I assume?” She nodded, tears streaking her face.. And I opened the door. The moment I stepped inside, I smelled the inviting fragrance of lavender, and saw the brightly colored walls of the office. It was everything I'd expect the Pit (our name for the principal's office) not to be. I clutched my hall pass in my right hand, holding on so hard my knuckles turned white. I tried to relax, but I couldn't. I didn't want to be expelled, punished, or even suspended. I knew I had made a stupid mistake, and I regretted it already. "Sophie, over here.. She had changed out of her jumper and jeans and was neatly presented in the light grey school blazer, light grey school skirt that stopped just below her knee, light blue short-sleeved cotton school blouse, white socks and shiny black school shoes. As she entered the living room, Amber Fox’s eyes had immediately caught sight of the high-backed dining room chair that was positioned in the centre of Amelia’s large living room. Next, her eyes looked down to the coffee table where the Head Mistress.