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

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

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

coming to school–it was so boring. If she

Oh Elysia, so what if you’re pretty? So what if Dad spoils you? A Milton

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

Natalie planned to sneak over the middle school section

door Cindy Unded in ir

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Chapter 9

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

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

entrance exam, she probably wouldn’t have gotten into our school,” Emma replied,

further. “Then why is she in Grade 12, Class 1

did you say?” she asked, barely believing it.

in Grade 12, Class 1?”

you

name is Elysia,

Emma nodded.

Class I who was personally brought in by Lorenzo, and her name is Elysia. I just went to see her, and she’s… Cindy looked Emma up and down before finishing, “prettier than

was speechless–that was a

right

not, but I guess you are,” Cindy

about to say more, but then Emma’s soft voice interrupted. “Just let it go,

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