Chapter 9

Chapter 9

“Whether she is all looks or not, we’ll find out soon enough, Justin said with a

Elysia stood on the stage, looking calm and collected.

a dismissive wave.

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Lorenzo pointed to the empty seat at the back of the classroom. “Elysia, that’s the only seat available. I know it’s a bit far back, but it shouldn’t affect your learning too much. How about you give it a shot? We can rearrange the seats after midterms.”

The class was shocked. What the hell of this kind of tone? Lorenzo, the head of the STEM track, is known for being distant. How could he greet a young girl like that and go out of his way to make her feel welcome

“Could it be that she has some sort of connection? Someone powerful enough to make Lorenzo bend his own rules? If that’s true, then everything starts to make sense.

“Rumor has it she barely graduated from elementary school and struggles with reading. She’s supposed to be in Grade 7 Class 6, but here she is in Grade 12, Class 1. It would be impossible without some kind of support.

After some thought, the class reached a surprising, unanimous conclusion–Elysia must know someone important. Believing they had uncovered her secret, they now looked at her with a hint of disdain.

Milton School might be prestigious, but it strictly enforced discipline and placed a high value on academic achievement. From middle school to high school, each grade had only six classes, numbered 1 to 6, with academic performance generally decreasing as the class number increased.

As top performers from the entrance exams, they carried an air of superiority. From their perspective, the lower–ranked classes were beneath them, especially Class 6, which was filled with underachievers.

incredibly hard to earn their spot in Class But now, Elysia seemed to just waltze

guts to voice their discontent openly, so they could only

but didn’t care at all. She walked straight to her seat. Once she sat

of her, Elysia felt a twinge of regret about coming to school–it was so boring. If she had known, she wouldn’t have gone just to

pushed around. But today, I finally scored a big win Oh Elysia, so what if you’re pretty? So what if Dad spoils

that you’re a Rosewood And if they do, it’ll likely be with a touch of

over the middle school section to see Elysin,

Unded in ir path Erith, pure a lar

Jan

Chapter 9

She looked at Cindy, forcing a gentle smile. “What did

about her studies, didn’t finish elementary school, and only got into Grade 7, Class 6. because of family connections,

definitely got in through family connections. If she had taken the entrance exam, she probably wouldn’t have gotten into our school,” Emma replied, raising her voice as if worried

why is she in Grade 12, Class 1 now

smile froze. “What did you say?” she asked, barely believing it.

she in

person you saw is my

is Elysia, right?”

Emma nodded.

by Lorenzo, and her name is Elysia.

Ernma was speechless–that was

What gives you the right to talk about our Emma? Honestly,

you are,” Cindy rolled her eyes and pushed past Natalie.

to say more, but then Emma’s soft voice interrupted. “Just let it go, Natalie. Don’t waste your time

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