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.”

furrowed her brows and immediately

about the teacher’s tone didn’t sit right

school, parked, and wasted no time finding

it is that you need

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

tightened in Madisyn’s chest as she

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

gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.𝗰𝗈n – 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼

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

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

was off, she trailed behind her younger brother, settling onto the opposite sofa, curiosity flickering in her eyes

the tension in the air, looked puzzled. “Mommy,

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