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

over, so this comment got immediately blasted. Five minutes later, the post quietly disappeared.

posts these sour grapes comments, just a lapdog for Juliana and Hanley.

you. Did you hear two kids from Class Two and Three

test results, was packing up to head to her physics competition prep but played

agreed to engage their kids! Can you believe it? Lia,

a beat. “Early

Merry was speechless.

leave when she suddenly stopped before Merry. With a deadpan expression and misty

I don’t know because

Cordelia uttered and headed toward the lecture

13:14

competition class, people gathered around her. “Cordella, you scored

Cordelia nodded.

extended a hand. “Genius queen, can I shake your hand? I’ve got a physics quiz today,

them, leisurely raised her hand, and they gingerly shook

entered, saw this, clenched her fists in anger, and sat down before Cordella, smiling. “Cordelia, did you

gave her a

and didn’t make an

scorer.”

Juliana, her attention returning to math problems. Latham had reviewed her paper and found all 12 deducted points were for procedural errors. She had missed several scoring formulas while solving them. Latham said the only way to overcome

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 lag in physics, though. I’m counting

the two specialized classes, most students

School had always dominated the math and science horse had emerged, and Latham was on cloud

year, a

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

he distributed the tests.

papers. There were only seven to grade, so she marked them on

quiet minutes, Sawyer finished grading.

what did I score?” Juliana couldn’t

“158, quite

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