hapter 96

“Seriously, we’ve been busting our butts for a month to be on time, and you just had to mess it up for all of us!”

“You got a free pass to Superiority College, why don’t you just take a gap year or something? You’re just loafing around in class and killing our vibe.”

A few voices echoed with a tang of jealousy.

Cordelia had been part of the class for some time now. Aside from Hayley and her ilk, there were those who defended her.

“I don’t see the problem, honestly. Genius Cordelia got into Superiority College and is still grinding out study sessions here, which gives me a real kick in the pants to push harder!”

“Exactly. Everyone has off days. So what if she was late once? Maybe Cordelia had a real issue this time?*

Cordelia stood, baffled by the chatter of her classmates.

She had no idea that the coveted Honorable Medal at the front of the room was still up for grabs. Had she known, she wouldn’t have tagged along with Kermit for a detour through the hotel.

Just as she was about to speak up, Merry stood up abruptly, “Enough, okay? What’s with the stinginess? Lia will be more careful next time!”

When someone else attempted to speak, Merry darkened her expression, “You think my words don’t carry weight? Do I need to call Yates over to give you a piece of his mind?”

The classroom fell silent for a moment.

Then Hayley whispered snidely, “Some people always hide behind others. Such deep–seated scheming!”

Juliana clenched her fists tightly. Since the physics competition results came out, she had been in a slump. There was only one senior year, and missing this award would be a lifelong regret.

Cordelia returned, flaunting her high scores and driving. Juliana to distraction and

her resentment towards Cordelia

“Anyway, shouldn’t

perfect, but Cordelia’s tardiness could harm their class performance. The Honorable Medal might

since she had

students

not a big deal. We can’t hog the top spot forever. Let’s just

remark eased

of laughter, Juliana dropped all pretenses of innocence and challenged Cordelia

“You want Lia to kneel down to you? Are you

at the very least,

podium, Juliana demanded. “If you’re sincere, stand

fell

the floor, she stormed to the front row, standing

silent

carefully before speaking up. Some people aren’t to be trifled with!” Having

2 monitor poked his head in, “I heard someone

class collectively shouted, “Beat

Don’t worry, tomorrow this honor will be in good hands with my class,” and he scurried off before anyone could

gone, the room quieted again.

entered math class. Noticing the lackluster atmosphere, he tapped his desk and commanded, “What’s with the dozing off? It’s only the second period. Straighten

but continued to pass out

Once he got the

Latham frowned deeply, then regrouped

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