Chapter 197

“Look, as a student myself, I think you’re being unfair. Who says Cordelia’s grades are bad? And life isn’t just about hitting the books

“But as seniors, it’s crunch time for the SATs. Sure, life’s not all about studying, but each stage has its own priorities. Right now, hitting those books is about smoothing out the road ahead”

“Off–topic, guys, but I just realized how smart Sweetheart is! I’m even more of a fan now. Gorgeous, high GPA, and she’s a whiz at gaming? She’s like some kind of angel!”

Admiration for intellectuals with stellar academic achievements was common, and Sweetheart’s popularity had taken a hit after yesterday’s debacle. But today, with her educational credentials out in the open, her popularity had rebounded

Merry glanced at the chat room. “After all that drama, Sweetheart’s stream is even more popular now”

Little Parrot snorted, “Some no name university from Ontoky City, and she dares to compare with you? Preposterous! Lia, let’s show them!”

Cordelia, the subject of their discussion, was indifferent. “Boring.”

Ever since that livestream incident with Little Parrot, she had seen the irresponsible nature of online attacks, where words were thrown without regard, often wounding deeply. No wonder they called it online exposure.

She continued reading, unconcerned by the online chatter. Her real–life friends knew her as a straight–A student. Why worry about faceless netizens?

To her, it was all noise.

Seeing Cordelia’s cool response, Merry suddenly felt her own agitation was rather pointless.

But just because Lia wasn’t into the online scene didn’t mean Merry wasn’t.

Fuming, Merry logged into an alt account and waded into the online fray:

“You think Lia’s a bad student? FYI, she’s Ivy League material, aiming for Superiority College!”

– “Dreaming, are we? Superiority

not Greenmeadow Academy”

easy. Besides, it’s always Greenmeadow High’s students

everyone can do that, I’m

a fight with Sweetheart? Even getting into a regular Ontoky

focus on international studies? Barely anyone there takes

in the thick of it, her heart aching as she read the brainless

was about to share the posts in the “Flame Union” group, rallying her online allies to join her

chimed.

chat in Flame Union, she mistook the first chat window for the group and didn’t realize she had messaged the wrong

backup! They’re trashing my Lia, have they forgotten

on a hundred of them,

off Lia! I want everyone in on this, or you’re dead

I

if I have to. If you can get over ten

sending the messages, she returned to her Twitter offensive, unaware of her mistake. The deal for Lia’s university. placement was done, but without tangible proof handy, and certainly not

Merry was deep into her seven–hundredth reply, another message popped

saw clearly it was from Brandon,

the chat. Brandon had shared a screenshot

13:17

to Superiority College on a scholarship. I can vouch

was barely two minutes old

Merry was processing this, Brandon messaged again,

froze, then rapidly scrolled through the

had first asked, [Are

her barrage of

as she buried

over her.

constructed image of composure

then, Brandon sent another message, [Never mind, I don’t want

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