Chapter 111

Lorna used to find embarrassing Funny a boring thing, but now, as the words left her mouth, there was a thrilling rush of satisfaction.

Especially when she saw Fanny freeze, her eyes wide with shock, Lorna couldn’t help but revel in the moment

even more.

She casually brushed her bangs aside with a flick of her hand and continued with a smile, “Can you believe it? Our girl got accepted on a scholarship, and she’s still hitting the books when she could be scrolling through her phone or hanging out.”

Fanny glanced over at Cordella, who was indeed not playing on her phone, but diligently working on some math problems.

Fanny wasn’t up to date with the high school system these days, so she didn’t doubt Lorna’s words. But Sallie frowned, clearly skeptical, “That can’t be right.”

“What’s wrong?” Fanny asked, puzzled.

Sallie directed her gaze toward Cordelia, “The early admissions season hasn’t even started. Even if we’re talking about academic competitions, the finals haven’t taken place yet. How could she have been accepted already? And to Superiority College of all places?”

Sallie spoke with a hint of pride that drew the attention of nearby onlookers, who started to gather around.

“What’s going on?” a nosy party–goer asked, and soon a group of society ladies had joined the fray.

Fanny couldn’t help but smirk, “Oh Lorna, there’s no need for fibs. I might not know about early college admissions, but my Sallie here does. So, because I mentioned she’s attending Ontoky University, that’s the reason you claimed your daughter got accepted into Superiority College?”

The topic of Cordelia’s scholarship was something only high school students and their parents were concerned with. As these parents were busy with their own careers, they didn’t usually pay much attention to others” affairs, so most were clueless.

Hearing Fanny’s words, the crowd started chattering.

“Just a bit of one–upmanship. But making up a story about Superiority College? That’s a bit much, isn’t it? Who even gets into that university?”

“Our kids are looking abroad anyway. Many of them are studying overseas. No need for such comparisons.”

Delaney. This kind of behavior is

over the internet. You can look it up. There are plenty of Lia’s classmates here, and

response made the

“Sallie, what do you have

are based on academic performance, and while Greenmeadow International School does have its slots, Superiority College doesn’t usually offer them to such institutions Another way is through competition scholarships. Someone who clinches a national championship in contests like math or physics might get scouted, or have their entry requirements lowered. Of course, there are also prodigies who make significant breakthroughs in certain fields and get admitted

“You hear that? Few and far between.”

“Well, my Lia is one of those

help but scoff, This year, I’ve only heard of one person

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to the field of mathematics. That got her an offer from Superiority

room fell silent.

Lorna, “What now? Cat

confidently and said, “Oh dear, I’ve been so caught up talking to you that I forgot to introduce her properly.” She pointed to Cordelia and announced to everyone present, “This is my daughter,

caused an uproar.

to be bespectacled, possibly balding, and not necessarily easy on the eyes. But here was Cordelia, delicate

children of the affluent, but few had ever managed to secure a place

news quickly spread

parents admired a child with stellar academic achievements, leading them to point Cordelia out to their high schoolers, “See that? That’s Cordelia.

year, aced math and physics competitions, and I heard she’s made some kind of breakthrough. All the top universities are scrambling for her. Some people are just natural geniuses, and let’s not compare, okay?”

children, now looked at Cordelia with

and buzz

parents, Belinda and Edwin, greeting the adults they knew. As they walked, they overheard some pointed

a shame the Fosters called off that engagement, huh? Bet

break

say it was because their boy Hanley was too academically inclined and they

Is their boy Hanley going to get into a better university than Superiority

darkened at these

felt humiliated as if he had

frown deepened, his displeasure

group hadn’t noticed the trio eavesdropping as they continued their conversation, their voices

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