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.

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

have the guts to voice their discontent openly, so they

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

twinge of regret about coming to

pretty? So what if Dad spoils you? A Milton School, what really counts is

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

the bell rang. Emma and Natalie planned to sneak over the middle school section to see Elysin, hot to check on her, burto–kickher while she

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

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Chapter 9

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

and only got

definitely got in through family connections. If she had taken the entrance exam, she probably

she in Grade 12, Class 1 now

“What did you say?”

is she in

person you

is Elysia,

Emma nodded.

was personally brought in by Lorenzo, and her name is Elysia.

was a hard

right to talk about our

guess you are,” Cindy rolled her eyes and pushed past

voice interrupted.

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