Chapter 79

Cordelia couldn’t fathom why the whole world seemed to be making such a fuss over Batra’s Conjecture. To her, it was just another problem solved, no big deal.

Lately, she’d been just as perplexed as anyone about the stir her achievement had caused. So, when confronted with the question, Cordelia could only shrug and admit her bewilderment. “I have no idea.”

The dean was livid. “What do you mean? Superiority College has offered you a scholarship based on your performance in the National League. There has to be a reason for that!” He was at his wit’s end.

Sure, a scholarship was supposed to be a good thing. It brought some prestige to Greenmeadow International School. But who could have predicted such a commotion? Superiority College, steeped in tradition and academic excellence, wasn’t easily ruffled. Yet, here they were, with journalists at their gates and threats of exposure.

The SATs were supposed to be the epitome of fairness, watched by the whole nation. If they couldn’t provide a solid explanation for this, the Department of Education might swoop in for a thorough investigation!

The dean’s rant was cut short by a booming voice, “Then why don’t go ask Superiority College?”

You

Latham marched into the room and slapped yesterday’s math test on the desk, sending a cloud of chalk dust

into the air.

The dean waved the dust away from his face. “Latham, what on earth are you doing?”

Latham snorted. “Since when do we discuss such matters in the classroom? This podium is for teaching, not for bullying students!”

dean was immediately on the defensive. “Bullying? Superiority College’s scholarship

had even hung up on them, mistaking it for a

Latham couldn’t let Cordelia take the fall. “I can vouch for Cordelia. She’s

vouch for her? And

title. Is that enough for you? Latham’s

shocked. “Latham, why put so much on the line?”

filled with righteous indignation. “She’s my student. If she bribed a professor, I would resign on my accord. But until things ape clear, if you even think about expelling her, I’ll walk out right

and left the room. Once the dean was gone, Latham resumed his place at the podium as if nothing had happened. “What are you all staring at? Do you not realize we’re only eight months away from the SATS? Get your heads out of the clouds! After those dismal quiz scores yesterday, you’ve got to do better than that if you’re going to be

back into their books and

seated, watched Latham before a rare smile

break, Juliana headed to the drama

scandal, are you sure she’s the one you want playing the role of

so only those following the SATs closely were aware of Cordelia’s

showed him the online post about Cordelia and spoke up. “Remember that high–profile celebrity who was caught in an academic fraud scandal a few years back? He was blacklisted from the industry, and the university expelled

Bland, and I hate to see a good production suffer because of one person’s

was stunned. “Thanks for letting me know. Juliana, go back and wait for our call. We need to have an emergency meeting, but it looks like we’ll probably be asking

in.”

as she

thought of some nobody from an orphanage even attempting to outshine you?

a smug smile, the satisfaction clear

step down from the production. But since you lack self–awareness, I couldn’t stand by and watch you bring

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