How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 372

Charlie wasn't angry about how these people treated Elodie.

What really got to him was their careless attitude-how they could so flippantly dismiss the fairness of the school and someone's hard work with a single, thoughtless remark. Did all that effort really mean nothing to them?

Sylvie's expression grew even darker.

She understood that today's events, with all their commotion, had clearly irritated Mr. Sterling.

But...

"Professor, you knew about her scores that day, didn't you? So then..." Sylvie forced herself to calm down, steadying her breath as she asked.

Charlie turned to look at her, seeing the question written plainly on her young face. “You want to know why I didn't just tell you the truth then?"

Sylvie pressed her lips together. At this point, she needed an answer.

She'd never been the sore-loser type; she knew there was always someone better out there. But the truth was, Charlie could have told her about Elodie's results on the spot. Why wait until now?

If she'd known back then, she wouldn't have found herself so publicly embarrassed today.

Elodie glanced over, instantly guessing what Sylvie was thinking.

probably assumed the professor had kept quiet about the scores to set her up, to deliberately make things

turned to leave but paused to say, with a gravity that silenced the room, "Because you weren't her real

sidelong glance. She remained perfectly

seemed to carry layers of meaning,

Sylvie was caught

her a rival?

and Grady exchanged confused

"Don't overthink it. The professor treats everyone the

to, swallowing his shock and murmuring, "Sorry... I got carried

then followed after

all eyes were back on

both turned

gaze was frosty. Elodie hadn't said a word about her results since the announcement-had she really just been waiting for this moment all along? Sensing Sylvie's stare, Elodie looked back, her expression cool and indifferent.

to make an entrance!" someone quickly recovered

Sterling thinks so highly of you, Ms. Thorne! With scores like that, you deserve

you swept first

then at Jarrod beside her, and made sure to toss in a compliment for good measure; after all, Jarrod's presence meant Sylvie deserved

so, everyone knew the gap between first and

top scorer, had kept quiet from the start, and yet they'd nearly misread Ms. Fielding's intentions, thinking there was some inside deal. In the end, the only real surprise

scores were.

and she managed a stiff smile. Even though the praise now