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The approach worked. Upon noticing Stephanie’s fitful crying, Xavier finally shifted his attention from the pair at the table. To comfort her, he awkwardly said, “Stephanie, stop the tears. I’m sorry, it’s on me. I got sidetracked for a second there. You’re truly one–of–a–kind, and I’m really proud of you.”

With tears, Stephanic looked at Xavier pitifully and asked, “Do you mean that, Xavier?”

“Definitely. To me, you stand out more than anyone,” he faltered, puzzled by his own genuine outburst.

Stephanie, missing the brief shift in Xavier’s expression, was comforted as he focused back on her.

She gave a compliant nod, giving Milly a quick look, her heart filled with scorn and thinking. Do you believe you stand a chance against me?

“Xavier, you’re the best. I always knew your heart is with me. This makes me so happy… Stephanie started to say.

But before she could complete her thought, the clock on the wall chimed, announcing it was five o’clock.

Lucius’s gaze turned sharp, her voice cold and commanding, “Let’s start!” And with that, he grabbed a pen and dived into the questions.

The contest kicked off at five and wrapped up at six.-

Milly, just getting ready to focus, was caught off guard by a breezy gust, making her outfit flutter.

Suddenly, she saw Xavier beside her, quickly signing his name on his test paper.

Caught by surprise by Xavier’s decision to join in, Milly asked, “Xavier, you’re entering the quiz too?”

Seeing her confused look, Xavier replied awkwardly, “Is that an issue?”

Milly paused before saying, “Well, no…

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breath, “Has

only Xavier understood his

ridiculous–Milly, who loved to mess with

thought made him feel

college entrance exam, with Milily leading nationwide, Xavier tried to brush it off as just the nature of the exams putting them at different ranks. But deep down, he couldn’t shake off

an excuse.

lesser, he aimed to show Milly he

ploughed through the exam at an unmatched pace,

stopped their back–and–forth,

two cut out the bickering and get on with it? Lucius is already down two questions while you’re

when facing outside

simple. ‘Protect your

Xavier back to their exam. Although they had wasted some time,

men nearby grew increasingly fidgety. Unable to stand the quiet

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One’s a top national performer, and the other leads an acclaimed research institute. Both are clearly

help but roll his eyes, joining in, “The real powerhouse here is definitely my Lucius. Did you know Lucius took the college

Philip scoffed, “Big talk!”

“You!”

disturbing the focused children, Frank swiftly

how confident each of you is in your children, why don’t we bet on

eyebrow, a bit confused, “A bet? But

smile, “That’s between them. How about we have our own bet? I’m putting my money on Lucius coming out on