Chapter 1402:

Looking at the sincere admiration in Calan’s eyes, Lilyana thought of the decision she had made on the first day she met him: to study hard and surpass him.

But now… that goal no longer mattered. Standing here, sharing the top spot with Calan, she felt nothing but pride. She was happy that she wasn’t alone in this, that she had someone pushing forward beside her.

With the release of the results came the inevitable—the parent-teacher conference.

In their household, Madisyn and Andrew took turns attending Lilyana’s and Collier’s meetings. Since Madisyn had attended last time, it was Andrew’s turn this round.

Back at home, Madisyn pulled a tray of freshly baked cookies from the oven, already picturing how they would enjoy them together when Andrew and the kids returned.

Suddenly, the shrill ring of her phone cut through the air, and she quickly set down the tray, answering with a tap.

“Hello, is this Collier’s parent? I’m his homeroom teacher. Do you have a moment to come to the school? There’s something regarding Collier’s academics and discipline that I need to discuss with you.”

and immediately agreed. “I’ll be

sit

drove straight to the school, parked,

what it is that

returned and reviewed the students’ progress, I noticed Collier hadn’t attended class at all. He claimed he had taken leave, but I never received a request. After looking into it, I uncovered some concerning matters. Please take a look at these

in Madisyn’s chest as she reached for the offered

living room. The moment she heard the car pull up in the courtyard,

gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.𝗰𝗈n – 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼

she held up a hand to stop him in his tracks. “Son, come here for a moment. Mom has something

edge to Madisyn’s voice. While Collier remained oblivious, Lilyana noticed it

her younger brother, settling onto the opposite sofa, curiosity flickering

tension in the

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