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.

these results are legit? It

scores had already won people over, so this comment got immediately

a lapdog for Juliana and Hanley. I

her gossip prowess. “Lia, I’ve got some hot gossip for you. Did you hear two kids from Class Two and Three

to head to her physics competition prep but played

they were business partners. So, they agreed to

beat. “Early romance

Merry was speechless.

stopped before Merry. With a deadpan

“Uh? Um, I don’t know because I’ve never

headed toward

13:14

the physics competition class, people gathered

Cordelia nodded.

your hand? I’ve got a physics quiz

hand, and

did you hear Greenmeadow University called Hanley, offering to drop twenty points for his admission?

a brief look.

chin tilted up. “Probably because you didn’t compete in math contests in sophomore year and didn’t make an impression on the

scorer.”

points were for procedural errors. She had missed several scoring formulas while solving them. Latham said the only way to overcome this

response from Cordelia, Juliana lost interest in the conversation. At that moment, 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

School, apart from the two specialized classes, most students were prepping. for studying

and science

but this year, a

lingered on Cordelia with a touch of disappointment. Even the most talented students had their limits, and Cordelia had

that thought, he distributed the tests.

and a half, Sawyer collected the papers. There were only seven to grade, so she marked them on the spot, allowing the remaining time

ten quiet minutes, Sawyer

I score?”

responded, “158,

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