No Way Back by Anna Mac

Chapter 27

Chapter 27

“What!” everyone exclaimed.

They had all been so sure Jane would fail, except for Lila.

The outcome was a shock.

Jane had succeeded.

Furthermore, she only used 48 minutes.

“How is it possible?” people wondered.

It was unprecedented.

She had even broken the previous 54–minute record held by Peter Fowler.

She was quicker by six minutes.

People were flabbergasted.

Peter Fowler was a rarely seen genius from the Computer Science Major at the University of Oricle.

All the professors had nothing but praise for his outstanding talent.

Jane had exceeded their expectations.

She had surpassed her brother, Peter.

Not just by a little, either.

“Yeah! Janie, I knew you could do it!” Lila cried.

She ran to Jane excitedly, adoration obvious on her face.

Jane patted Lila’s head adoringly. “For your unwavering faith in me, I had to do it.”

Jane could have fixed lan Henderson’s program in 20 minutes.

She had not done it slowly on purpose.

It had taken longer because she could not use the hacking software she had written herself.

She could only use the school’s software. It was too slow.

That was why she had taken so long.

The news that Jane had completed the challenge in 48 minutes soon spread throughout the University of Oricle.

There were no exceptions.

Larry and Peter got wind of it too.

“Hahaha! Peter, Jane succeeded! She did it in 48 minutes! Six minutes faster than your old record!” Larry exclaimed.

Peter’s hand froze in the middle of writing.

He asked in disbelief, “What… How is that possible?”

“Look! Professor Henderson has just made a post congratulating Jane Fowler. You owe me a month’s lunch,” Larry said.

He knew Peter would not believe him, so he showed Peter his cell phone.

Peter looked at Larry’s Moments. Professor Henderson had indeed just

made a post.

hereby introduce to everyone, the student I am proudest of in my 20 years as a

pictures attached to

one was of Jane

it, Jane was confident and radiant.

second picture was of the stopped timer and the

the timer

Exactly.

not a second

it…” Peter muttered.

was talking

His gaze wavered.

as

“I’m beginning to become curious about

his lip contemplatively.

shot to his feet and

are you running off to?

Larry knew full well

place Peter could be headed was Class

At Class 2903…

decided to return to her class when she heard about Jane’s challenge

been faster than Peter by

She was stunned.

this possible? How did Jane succeed?”

had surpassed Peter’s

simply

then, hurried footsteps

Madelyn looked up.

It was Peter.

going in such a hurry?” Madelyn asked.

Madelyn swallowed anxiously.

not share what she knew.

such a hurry because he knew

for Jane?”

What are you

on my way to

something urgent to attend to,”

letting Madelyn

then quickly

was. She bit down hard on her lip.

“He lied.

“Peter lied.

me because of Jane Fowler.

has never lied to me before.

you’re an outsider. Are you trying to take away everything that belongs to me?”

at

class was

window looking into the class.

He was surprised.

was not

Fowler.” Someone noticed

Fowler is outside,”

Peter and called out loudly. Jane was the center

her. He had proudly made a post proclaiming her the best student he ever had in all his

had broken Peter’s record and

were biological siblings related

wanted to know the

quiet and self–study,” lan called out.

students before walking out of the

matter? Can it wait until class is

of his prized students, and lan was still very proud of him. His pride in Peter

is Jane Fowler?” Peter

any more of my lesson. They pass the class with full marks. She has already left,” lan

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