Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 55 A Bet

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Tessa saw through everything and said coolly. "Is it that he doesn't want to, or that you don't? Winona, are you terrified right now? Are you afraid that everything you desire is slipping beyond your control?"

"What are you implying?" Winona felt as if someone hall struck a nerve, but she forced herself to remain composed.

"Well, you never truly possessed it to begin with, so how could you lose it?"

Tessa's words made Winona's expression darken. She clenched her fists tightly.

"Tessa, do you think this is amusing?" Winona wanted nothing more than to rip away her mask of indifference.

What gives her the right to act like she has everything under control?

"With your tainted reputation, what qualifications do you have to compete with me?!"

Tessa's voice was icy. "Oh, thanks for reminding me that what happened five years ago isn't over

Winona's stomach twisted. "What do you mean?" There was no evidence left five years ago.

"You'll find out soon enough. Oh, by the way, aren't you playing the role of the perfect, outstanding student? Tell me, if I surpass you in academics and athletics, will your beloved father still favor you as much?"

Winona nearly laughed out loud. "Surpass me? Tessa, don't overestimate yourself. Since the start of high school, I've ranked in the top three of every subject. And you? Dumped in some backwater town like Falindale, squandering your days away. What could you possibly use to compete with me? Besides, who still cares about the truth from five years ago? Right now, you're nothing but a disgrace."

"Oh, really?" Tessa sneered, stepping forward. For a fleeting moment, the sheer force of her presence made Winona instinctively recoil.

Tessa's voice was slow and deliberate. "Winona, I will take everything you cherish from you, one piece at a time."

waste another breath and brushed past Winona, leaving without

her retreating figure, so composed and self-assured, Winona felt a strange sense of unease creeping

nobody. She didn't even receive a proper education in Falindale. There's no

slowly, regaining her

skills.

could Tessa ever be my match? I have spent the last five years studying relentlessly, honing perfecting my abilities. Meanwhile, Tessa

Navoris High, Ysabel arrived at the classroom before Tessa.

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Chapter 55 A Bet

Tessa asked, still chewing on a burger as she strolled

for you." Ysabel handed

"What's this?"

made a bet with Freya, dn't you? You have

right." That did

very beginning, believing she would

class, even resorting to outright

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refused, declaring that unless Tessa could pass the next monthly exam and prove she wasn't incompetent, she wouldn't

entire class, Tessa

are the questions I highlighted that might be

that morning, math was in the

but chuckle at Ysabel's serious

I'm being completely serious.

I have to tell