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Hearing about the camping trip. Quinlyn felt a bit lost

She popped a meatball into her mouth, pulling out her cheeks, and she stared at Stanley, completely confused about what they were even supposed to do on this camping trip.

Suting next to her, Joseph explained. “Manldon International School runs a two–week camping trip every year, from elementary to high school. It’s two weeks long and includes a mix of school activities and outdoor stuff. The goal is to build physical strength and survival skills”

He paused for a second, glancing at Quinlyn before adding. “The class leaders get extra credit for joining. It’s like a bonus to your grades

Quinlyn’s eyes lit up. She perked up, now clearly more interested. But the part that really stood out to her was the extra credit. “Wait, so did you lose to Stanley?” she asked Josephs, genuinely curious.

After all, they were in the same grade. She figured they should’ve been competing against each other

Joseph gave her a calm, small smile. “No. I didn’t even sign up. I don’t need the extra credit. I’m already on track for early admission to the best college”

Overhearing this. Stanley froze. His body tensed up.

For a moment, everything in the room seemed to go still.

Not sensing the sudden tension, Quinlyn just nodded and said, “Wow, that’s impressive.”

At that, Stanley’s frustration bubbled up, his face turning bright red with a mix of embarrassment and anger.

“Hmph” Just you wait” Stanley snapped, puffing out his chest. T’m going to crush it on this camping trip! Til get the highest credit. Do you believe I can make it happen, Quinlyn?”

Quinlyn blinked, caught off guard by his sudden intensity. She stared at him, unsure of what to say. Nervously, she pushed the chicken leg on her plate toward him. “Uh, are you hungry? Want this?”

Stanley grabbed the chicken leg, clearly trying to mask his frustration. He took a big bite, mumbling to himself about how he was going to lead the team to victory this time.

After finishing their meal, everyone went their separate ways.

When Stanley and Quinlyn returned to the Anderson residence, the dining room was empty except for Tina and Maurice.

Tina spotted Stanley and waved him over quickly, her face full of worry. “Stanley, the moment Harriet got home from school, she locked herself in her room. I tried calling her for dinner, but she said she wasn’t hungry. Can you go check on her?”

upstairs, his tone sharp as he replied. “I don’t care if she eats or not. And just so you know, Quinlyn

scold him. But before she could say anything else, they were already gone, vanishing

a frustrated sigh and sat back down, her worry deepening as she turned to Maurice. “Maurice, do you

better and

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fear was that Quinlyn would make it all about her in this

we can’t let Quinlyn stay here for too long, we need to

everyone

was stunned, her voice full of disbelief. “Are you out of your mind? She’s not even our daughter. How are we supposed to introduce

placed his hand over hers, signaling for her to

explained. “It’s just a title. Tina. It won’t change anything. Besides, it shows loyalty to Edward. We’re treating both kids the same. At the banquet, Harriet will have her moment to shine, and

better”

brightening with a smile. “You’re right. Let Edward see for himself how much better Harriet is

this was a great idea, and

the piano room. She practiced like a

completely transformed into a

since her big win on the Hacker Alliance forum, she had become a household name. Her anti–tracking program had sold

Stanley had started tagging along, joining a hacker esports team. He even got Quinlyn to play a

in a gaming voice chat, communicating while playing.

a boss kill! Check out my flawless combo!” one of the teammates boasted.

respond right away. She was too focused on the game,

slouched on the virtual grass. His voice came through the

this?” Stanley complained. “Every time we hit a tough level, we just crack the code and fix the bugs. How’s that

team. It wasn’t what he had expected.

a little embarrassed by

we supposed to do? Every game has bugs, and when we find them, we can’t help but fix them. Didn’t

Stanley didn’t reply.

argue with that.

a hacker esports team would be thrilling. But instead of facing challenges, it felt

found it wasn’t fun at all. In fact, it