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

discontent openly, so they

her seat.

a twinge of regret about coming to school–it was so boring. If she had

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

a Rosewood And if they do, it’ll likely be with a touch

and Natalie planned to sneak over the middle school section to see Elysin,

reached the door Cindy Unded in ir path Erith, pure a lar

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She looked at Cindy, forcing a gentle smile.

and only got into Grade 7, Class 6. because of family connections, right?”

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

pushed further. “Then why is she

“What did you say?” she asked, barely

why is she in Grade

you sure the person you saw is my

name is

Emma nodded.

in by Lorenzo, and her name is Elysia. I just went to see her, and she’s… Cindy looked Emma up and down

speechless–that was

“And how attractive are you, Cindy What gives you the right to talk about our Emma?

not, but I guess you are,” Cindy

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

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