Shane Caldwell thanked her. Susan Caldwell sat down beside him and said with a smile, "Your grades are really good, cousin. I also heard that Crestfall No. 1 High School had the provincial top scorer. Are you close with her?"
In fact, Rona Langdon had called her before to ask about Shane Caldwell, so she already knew he had stood up for Vera Xavier. She was asking now for two reasons: first, to confirm the truth of the matter, and second, to lay the groundwork for something she planned to do in the future.
Shane Caldwell, oblivious to her ulterior motives, nodded slightly and said, "She was my deskmate, so we were pretty close."
"Deskmates!" Susan Caldwell's voice trembled with a hint of excitement. 'I can't believe they were actually deskmates!'
Shane Caldwell was baffled by Susan Caldwell's excitement. She gave a slightly embarrassed smile and pressed on, "She's so brilliant and beautiful. There must have been a lot of boys in your class who liked her, right?"
