What the heck! The room erupted in a collective gasp.

Everyone had already been stunned to find out that Josefina was the valedictorian of the final exams, but the news that the Antonios had disowned Josefina a while ago took their surprise to a whole new level. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Did Billy have some kind of screw loose? Had he cast aside such an outstanding daughter and instead thrown a celebration for another who scored a measly 250 on her exam? Someone asked, "So, what score did the real daughter of the family, Ruby, get?"

Fiddling with their smartphone, the class teacher replied, "I've just checked with her teacher. She scored two hundred and fifty."

The crowd was dumbfounded.

Billy's face ran the gamut of colors - from red to white to a queasy green - a portrait of pure fury.

And Ruby? Her complexion was ghastly. She had assumed all along that she was the valedictorian. The revelation that Josefina had outperformed her was a bolt from the blue!

possibly

to humiliate her. She wanted Josefina to see just how exceptional Ruby was

it. She swayed, feeling

aback, turned

corrected him, "Teacher, you're mistaken. Today is not

there, gobsmacked. "Celebrating a score

felt like a

other teachers were equally puzzled. There was no celebration for the valedictorian but a party for the one

they worried about becoming a laughingstock?" muttered one of the

awkwardly. "My apologies, young lady.

not your fault. I never expected to be

Ruby was seething with envy. With a pitiful expression, she

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