Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

Chapter 42 Just Like That

How did this happen?“Just like that,” came Sophie’s nonchalant answer.She hadn’t wanted to come first and had done several questions wrong on purpose. Otherwise, Bailey wouldn’t even be her match.Willow came over to them and sneered, “Sophie, why isn’t your name on the list? Did you do so badly that the teachers refuse to let others see your results?”“Willa, just ignore her. She isn’t worth your time.”“I guess no one in Jipsdale Premier High had ever scored this low, so the teachers were too embarrassed to release her results to the public.”Willow’s friends burst out giggling.Ysabelle was so furious she let out a snort. How dare they look down on Soph?“Why are you snorting?” One of Willow’s friends, a girl wearing glasses, spoke out. “If you suck, you should stay in your classroom instead of embarrassing yourself in public.”“I’m laughing at someone who’s blind. Sophie’s name is really obvious, but someone is too blind to see it.”“Hey!”Willow went over to the top of the list.Bailey came first as he scored seven hundred and twenty-five marks.Sophie came second for scoring seven hundred and fifteen marks.Willow ranked third for scoring six hundred and eighty marks.“How is this possible?” Willow couldn’t believe her eyes. Did Sophie rank second? She scored thirty-five marks more than me!Everyone else came after seeing Willow’s reaction. They were at a loss for words after seeing Sophie’s results.“Seriously?”“Willow, isn’t your sister a terrible student?”“Yeah! I thought she loves to fight? What is going on?”“Ha! Why? Are you jealous? Sophie can fight and study well! She’s an all-rounder!” Ysabelle announced proudly. In fact, she was so delighted as though she was the one who came first.“Impossible.” Willow shot Sophie a disbelieving look. “You cheated during the test, right?”Sophie laughed icily. “Cheat? Do you think it’s possible to cheat when the test is so hard? I don’t think you can memorize the answer to the last question in the physics test even if you were given the answer beforehand!” she mocked.Willow scowled.How could this be? Sophie did poorly back in Horington!“Ysabelle, let’s go back to class.”Sophie led Ysabelle back to their classroom.Willow stood rooted to her spot. Many things had changed since Sophie’s return, and she was about to lose control of everything.“Willow, are you all right?” her friend asked in concern.“I’m fine.” It’s just a monthly test. Never mind. I can work hard to defeat Sophie.She was dealt another blow when their Chanaean teacher read Sophie’s essay out loud in class.The teacher kept lavishing praises on Sophie’s writing.For the next few classes, Sophie’s answers were used as a template for the students to learn and improve. Willow couldn’t help but feel jealous.That night, she went home to Charmaine, who asked her about her monthly test results.“Willa, you haven’t told me about your results.” Charmaine had hired many famous teachers for Willow as she wanted her daughter to get admitted into a top university. Nowadays, eligible bachelors from the upper-class society would consider their future partners’ education level and IQ as they wanted their next generation to inherit good genes. Thus, Charmaine had always paid attention to Willow’s education.“Not bad.”Willow dared not tell Charmaine that Sophie had done better, afraid that Charmaine would focus on Sophie’s good results.“What’s wrong? Did someone bully you in school?” Charmaine asked worriedly.Willow seemed to be in low spirits tonight.“I’m fine. I think I didn’t get to rest well as I worked too hard for the test. I’m a bit tired,” she explained.Charmaine told the housekeeper to heat a glass of milk for her.“Willa, I know it’s hard on you. You need to work hard as that’s the only way you can