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.

hard to earn their spot in Class But now, Elysia seemed to just waltze in without any effort, and they

didn’t have the guts to voice their discontent openly, so they could only express their anger

all. She walked straight to her seat. Once she sat down, Walden collected himself and got back to

the textbook in front 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

joy. ‘Ever since Elysia came back, Ive been pushed around. But today, I finally scored a big win Oh Elysia, so what if you’re pretty? So what if Dad spoils you? A Milton School, what really counts is your grades. You’re in Grade 7 Class 8 now, and trust me, people are only going to look

they do, it’ll likely be

middle school section to see Elysin, hot to check on her,

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Chapter 9

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

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

had taken the entrance exam, she probably wouldn’t have gotten into our school,” Emma replied, raising her voice as

why is she in Grade 12, Class 1

did you say?” she asked, barely believing

is she in Grade 12, Class

the person you

sister’s name is Elysia, right?”

Emma nodded.

her name is Elysia. I just went to see her, and she’s… Cindy

Ernma was speechless–that was a hard hit.

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

you are,” Cindy rolled her eyes and pushed past

then Emma’s soft voice interrupted. “Just

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