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56 Will you make a bet on that?

Why was Theo's name on that side and not on the special section. class?

That question lingered in the air and the mere silence was enough to break anyone's spirit.

Everyone looked down at the little adorable girl, who was looking back at them with obliviousness. Penny didn't seem to understand the gravity of her question, but every single one of them knew one thing.

Theo might be smart and gifted, but he wasn't gifted enough to

enter the star section.

"Tha that girl..." Keith quickly took a step back as soon as he saw Penny. He just stuttered, making gibberish sounds because of the seed of fear she planted in the very foundation of his bones and the core of his soul.

Was this diabolical girl following him?!

Atlas and Slater, on the other hand, furrowed their brows as soon

as they heard Penny's voice ring.

Theo maintained a smile, but there was deep displeasure peeking. through the layers of his eyes. "Because I am not good enough to

be at the star section."

"Oh..." Penny nodded. "What a pity

"Pity?" Keith scoffed, flinching when her eyes landed on her. But thinking there were a lot of students around and Theo was also

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there, Keith sort of regained some condence back. It wasn't like he was physically hurting someone, right?

even

no merit!"

right." The girl Penny approached smiled at her. "The lower grades don't take the rankings seriously, but once you grow older, you'll understand its importance." "But I'm already

also very considerate of Penny because she was cute and too young. But Keith would never buy that act. He had seen it just yesterday - that girl knew how to curse too! "Okay." Penny behaved as she smiled at the big sister,

the sea!"

fish in the big ocean than a big

as they snuck a

no one cared about the top students in the other class aside from the special section. The only reason this topic was shifted to Atlas falling in the ranks wast because the students secretly considered him the unofficial 11th member of the

even mentioned it.

Will you make a bet

couldn't hold his laughter in. "Now that I

the star section

be smart, but is it really necessary to brag

at fault here. It's

slowly grew a little louder. One could tell they were trying to keep

Theo studies enough, he will kick out the top 10 of the star section!" Silence immediately followed with that declaration. Declaring something like that was like challenging the star section and he even dropped a target. Hence, the

the students saw the student's name, they

other hand, glared at Keith. "Keith, what

a bet on that?" Before Thee could retract what

to divert people's opinions. But he wasn't

that!

brother Theo is smart to beat the

you make a bet

but her words were like chains circling Keith and Theo's ankles to rope them in an irreversible situation. "You said he

there!"

looked at each

out of their place. It was

rank one effortlessly, his chances

the names in the

until one of them graduates. It's interesting to

you're smart, and we know

wanted, but alas, not the kind of positive feedback they were expecting! Because now, they

everyone around and was tempted to take a step back. But because of this attention

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