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Chapter 29

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?”

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

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

frustrated sigh and sat back down, her worry deepening as she turned to

her better and better.

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biggest fear was that Quinlyn would make it

for too long, we need

everyone

out of your mind? She’s not even our

hand over hers, signaling for her

kids the same.

better”

and then let out a relieved sigh, her face brightening with a smile. “You’re right. Let Edward see for himself how

Maurice and Tina agreed this was a great idea, and before

the party, she rushed straight to the piano room. She practiced like a maniac, determined to play the most

completely transformed

on the Hacker Alliance forum, she had become a household name. Her anti–tracking program had sold over a hundred

success, Stanley had started tagging along, joining a hacker esports team.

were in a gaming voice chat,

kill! Check out my

on the game, her eyes glued

grass. His voice came

of this?” Stanley complained. “Every time we hit a tough level, we just crack the code and fix

team. It

a little embarrassed by his

supposed to do? Every game has bugs, and when we find them, we can’t help but fix them. Didn’t you do the same thing when you played?” one of them said, trying

Stanley didn’t reply.

argue with that.

thought joining a hacker esports team would be thrilling. But instead of facing challenges, it felt like a never–ending

it wasn’t fun at all. In