Chapter 289

Cordelia anxiously tried calling Yates, but couldn't get through.

Frowning, she was about to give up when Flame rushed over. "Lia, Yates had a car accident today and couldn't make it to school. He asked me to let you know!"

Cordelia was baffled. "A car accident?"

Scratching his head, Flame explained, "Not sure about the details, but it doesn't seem too bad. He asked if you could jot down today's homework for him. I'll swing by the hospital to drop it off."

Cordelia was speechless. Homework? In the hospital?

Nodding, she handed over the day's assignments to Flame, who then darted off.

A thought struck Cordelia. Was Flame skipping class again?

By lunchtime, Flame was back, handing over Yates's assignments from the previous day. "The accident wasn't serious, just unlucky. Driving along fine and bam! A billboard fell on the car. Lucky for Yates, he chose the passenger seat today; otherwise, it could've been curtains. The backseat got totally smashed!"

Yates had recently been chauffeured around, following an odd rule set by Mr. Hackett, and had taken to studying from a vocabulary notebook and literature summaries during rides.

Today, on a whim, he sat in the passenger seat, finding it easier to read there due to better light...

And then, the accident happened.

nine lives! But talk about bad luck, of all the cars, it had to be his. And yet, sitting in the

insensitive remark, Flame turned to Merry, grinning. "Hey, Little Parrot, heard Bland's taken?

was taken aback. Why was everyone aiming

"No way, not giving up in

out laughing. "You're into

flushed. Bland was hers, after

defiance, she retorted, "Yes, I like him. What's it

ignored Flame's teasing gaze

a message from Keen: "Math Olympiad results out

was brief:

around Juliana and Hanley. "Congrats, Hanley! Top sixty nationwide, straight

to a top university's math program,

As everyone congratulated him,

at the Ontoky City Autumn Gold Academic Bootcamp. It was Cordelia and Keen's brilliance that had spurred him on, helping him secure his place among the nation's

entered, his heart lightened. She had been his

her, "you and Keen

congratulations for Hanley with a simple "Congrats," before settling down to

and envy for Hanley's automatic university placement,

of a quiet afternoon study session, Hanley walked in, a fresh sense of achievement glowing around him. He had just secured his spot at an esteemed university through early admission, and took his seat with an air of

that moment, Cordelia

noticing the murmurs that started escalating in volume in front of her. It wasn't until the murmurs turned into a loud dispute that she looked

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