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.

spot in Class But now, Elysia seemed to just waltze in without any effort, and they were not happy about it.

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

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

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

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

going to remember that you’re a Rosewood And if they do, it’ll likely be with a

middle school section to

the door Cindy Unded in ir path Erith, pure

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Chapter 9

was confused. She looked at Cindy, forcing a gentle

sister doesn’t care about her studies, didn’t finish elementary school, and only got into

didn’t finish elementary school, and she definitely got in through family connections. If she had taken the entrance exam, she probably wouldn’t have gotten into our school,” Emma replied,

“Then why is she in Grade

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

why is she in

sure the person you saw is my sister?”

name is

Emma nodded.

who was personally brought in by Lorenzo, and her name is Elysia. I just went to

Ernma was speechless–that was a hard

and snapped, “And how attractive are you, Cindy What gives you the right to talk about our Emma? Honestly, you’re not even worthy of carrying her shoes.”

Cindy rolled her eyes and

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

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