Chapter 80

In the hallowed halls of academia news hadn’t yet rippled out to the frenetic world of social media.

The hashtag of Superiority College’s making an exception was blowing up, causing quite a stir in the media. The filming crew had a meeting to discuss it. Meanwhile, at the admissions office of Greenmeadow International School, the dean’s office was in a flurry.

The dean summoned Latham to his office. Without skipping a beat, Latham declared, “I’ll make it simple. Consider this my resignation if you expel Cordelia!”

The dean’s brow furrowed in annoyance. “Do you think this institution can’t function without you, Latham?”

As the standoff continued, the office phone pierced the tension with its shrill ring.

Caught off guard, the dean instinctively answered. The voice on the other end spoke in crisp English. “Hello, is this Greenmeadow International School? I’m calling from Top Crest Academy’s admissions office.”

Confused, the dean responded, “Well, can I help you?”

“Yes, we’re wondering if a student named Cordelia is at your school. We’re interested in offering her a place at our academy with her choice of major!”

The dean was dumbfounded. “What?”

At that moment, a teacher, glued to the online chatter, burst into the office exclaiming, “Sir, Superiority College just responded on their Twitter! And, and…”

“And what?” The dean asked, his heart racing.

“No… it’s…” Feeling like he had entered a fantasy, the teacher handed his smartphone to the dean.

Superiority College’s tweet was bold, featuring an image from a prestigious math journal and a single line of

text.

Superiority College posted. [Want to know why we scouted her? Here’s the reason!]

The tweet set off a domino effect. Official accounts from Top Crest Academy, Ontoky City Institute of Technology, Ontoky City Aeronautical University, and others all cut in with similar messages, tagging Superiority College to inquire about joint training programs or late scouting opportunities.

from Superiority College was aloof, ignoring the requests from these institutions.

significance and was still puzzled. “What’s all

were all these top schools suddenly clamoring for Cordelia?

the dean and, despite his professional demeanor, swore. “Damn,

dean

is a

of Batra’s Conjecture, the dean was ecstatic. “So that’s it! I’ll confront those. reporters camping outside. I’ll give

with a smirk. “Well, it seems the school can

clapped Latham on the shoulder, saying in a delighted tone, ‘The real question for

the tide had

Chapter 20

tweet, a group of

They couldn’t make an exception for her only because of some papers she published, could

some papers, and the

the gravity of publishing in such a

comments section exploded with awe and

Lia’s the bomb!]

[Can’t agree more!]

the bomb, indeed!]

the fanfare were apologies from previously uninformed onlookers while the detractors had gone

at Greenmeadow International School, the school

class were gathering outside the school’s drama club. Some were extras, and others were just there for the spectacle since Hayley had declared there would be

to the music room, Hayley taunted Cordelia. “Still in denial, huh? Need to hear it from the assistant director

and quickened

greeted them with a grin. Hayley pointed at Cordelia and said, “Assistant director, perfect timing. She insisted on getting this role. Please tell her you’ve

assistant director’s brow furrowed in confusion as he said, “Replaced?

all over the scandalous news! You

director seemed even more surprised. “Haven’t you checked

up on social media. Prompted

spread through the room as they scrolled through

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