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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?”

grabbed Quinlyn’s hand and started heading upstairs, his tone sharp as he replied. “I

“What? How can you talk like that?!” she shouted, about to scold him. But before she could say anything else, they were already gone, vanishing

down, her worry deepening as she

He’s been treating her better and better. What if, one day, Stanley finds

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Quinlyn would make it all about her in this

here for too long, we need to find a way to make

everyone

mind? She’s not even our daughter. How are we supposed to introduce her to

placed his hand over hers, signaling

shows loyalty to Edward. We’re treating both kids the same. At the

better”

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

this was a great idea,

practiced like a maniac,

had completely transformed into a tech geek.

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

hacker esports team.

gaming voice chat, communicating while playing.

my flawless combo!” one

focused on the game, her eyes glued to the screen.

slouched on the virtual grass. His voice came through the headset, thick

complained. “Every time we hit a tough level, we just crack the code

It wasn’t

fell quiet, clearly a little embarrassed by

game has bugs, and when we find them, we can’t help but fix them. Didn’t you do the same thing when

Stanley didn’t reply.

argue with that.

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

at all. In fact, it was downright