Chapter 36

Laurinda hadn’t finished her sentence when Lorna, bubbling with excitement, leaped to her feet. Sanderson had

been peering over Lorna’s shoulder to check the score and collided with her accidentally.

“Ouch…” Sanderson rubbed his sore chin

Lorna asked with concern, “Oh dear, are you okay?”

Laurinda snorted, “Look at you, no poise sitting or standing What? Did she bomb the test?”

No sooner had she spoken than Lorna shouted, “288! My god, Lia is a genius!”

Sanderson was shocked. “What?”

Laurinda was stunned. “That high? No way. You must be seeing things!”

288

Sanderson grabbed the tablet, and his eyes went wide. “No joke, 2

Laurinda furrowed her brow, stepping forward in disbelief. But upon seeing the score, her jaw clenched tight. “How can this be? It’s impossible…”

The narrative flipped in the school forums and online chatter.

[Lord, I bow down to her!]

[Genius persona locked down! I’m on my knees!]

[I’ve witnessed a live academic beatdown these past few days.]

[Hey genius, you rock! Do you want a follower?]

Amidst the praise, a discordant voice appeared.

commented, [Who knows if these results are legit? It could be a fluke.]

people over, so this comment got immediately

grapes comments, just a lapdog for Juliana and Hanley. I have no idea

kids from Class Two and Three were caught in the act

head to her physics competition

they agreed to engage their

took a beat. “Early romance isn’t good.”

Merry was speechless.

about to leave when she suddenly stopped before Merry. With a deadpan expression and misty eyes,

don’t know because I’ve

and headed toward

13:14

competition class, people gathered around

Cordelia nodded.

queen, can I shake your hand? I’ve got a physics quiz today, and your genius

her hand, and

entered, saw this, clenched her fists in anger, and sat down before Cordella, smiling. “Cordelia, did you hear Greenmeadow University called Hanley, offering to drop twenty points for

her a brief look. “No.”

“Probably because you didn’t compete in math contests in sophomore year and didn’t make an

scorer.”

found all 12 deducted points were for procedural errors. She had missed several scoring formulas while solving them.

Mr. Sawyer walked in with several sets of papers. “Cordelia’s performance in the Galaxy Math Whiz Competition has brought glory to our school. Let’s not lag in physics, though. I’m counting on some of you to bring home

International School, apart from the two specialized classes, most students

School had always dominated the math and science horse had emerged,

but this year,

a touch of disappointment. Even the most talented students had their limits, and Cordelia had been all about math these past

thought, he distributed the

to grade, so she marked them on the spot, allowing the remaining time for self–study

quiet minutes,

what did I score?” Juliana couldn’t

responded, “158, quite

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