Chapter 22

Elise found him to be childishly funny. Why does he even care whether I participate in the Math Olympiad, or if I

humiliate myself? It’s not like he’s the one to be humiliated!

“Give me my book back!” She was angered.

However, the foolhardy Danny couldn’t care less about her. He then countered with a provoking face, “Nope.

What are you gonna do?”

Somehow, she was amused as the vexation in her diminished. If that’s how you wanna do it, I’ll play along with

you.

“How are you so sure I’d be shaming myself? What if I got first place again?” Upon those words, Danny couldn’t

contain himself and instantly chortled aloud.

Despite his stupidity, he was well aware of the standards of the City Mathematics Olympiad Competitions’

participants.

The participants viewed studying as life, and had never rested from training themselves, which allowed them to

achieve such a level. You, Elise Sinclair, on the other hand, are just a country bumpkin who merely got first place in

the Math Olympiad out of sheer luck. Know your place, bumpkin!If she were to go head to head with those life-long

learners, she’d die from embarrassment!

“Don’t worry about getting first place, Elise. If you could even get a consolation prize, pigs would start to fly.

After all, the City Mathematics Olympiad Competition isn’t meant for amateurs. And with Elise’s level, all she can do

is be a filler.

Danny was pretty confident about that.

Elise proposed, “Oh, is that so? Why don’t we make a bet, then?”

Upon the suggestion, Danny started hesitating. In spite of his words, he felt somewhat timid. If she somehow managed to harvest all the luck in the universe and got herself a participation prize, he would be in grave loss.

doesn’t count. Your

of her lips and grinned, as if

doing this or not? Not gonna chicken

for? It’s on, then. What do you wanna

provoking was effective, raised her brows. “If I win the competition, you’ll have to stay out of my way from now on. Oh, and greet me as ‘Boss’ too

nerves she has to make such demands! Danny was still

well. It’s on now. But I shall warn you now: if you lose, leave the Griffiths alone and get the hell back to

“Deal.”

seemed to have noticed

Griffiths, he would never have to face such an unglorified

longer. How refreshing!

back the joyous look on his face.

and stopped bothering her.

had

mine own brethrens! Elise the ugly monster is about to packeth her bags!

Lord!

Jack: ‘For real?’

me, for the day shall cometh very lief! And brethrens, thou shan’t forget a

the hero

I that messed up to you? I’m only making her retreat with the power

of justice!

power of justice?

he laid out every detail about

ready as I bring

who heard the nonstop dinging from his phone, put down the documents in his hands and unlocked his

conversation. His index finger ultimately

A bet?

of the gamble. Yet, for

see Elise lose.

was where the bet

school, it was

an

the way home, he couldn’t help controlling his urge and

fact that Jack was informed about

compelled to remind her, “You know, everyone who participates

a beast. Every one of

even with

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