Holly Winslow planned to use her husband's money to treat Zeke Zane and the others to hot pot as a thank you for all their support lately.
Originally, it was supposed to be eight people, all boys except for her. But then Mortimer Quincy had Paul Powell invite Luna Lynch, bringing the total to nine.
They didn't have class that afternoon. Gabe Chaucer brought in two large bags of snacks to celebrate the monthly exam results and had Valerie Walsh in the front row pass them out.
Valerie Walsh was the only female student officer in the class—the discipline monitor. Gabe Chaucer had a good impression of her and would usually call on her for any tasks.
Whether it was intentional or not, Valerie Walsh ended up distributing the snacks to Mortimer Quincy's group.
Every other student got two lollipops, two packs of cookies, and two small bags of spicy strips. Mortimer, however, got four lollipops, four packs of cookies, and four small bags of spicy strips.
