Chapter 55

I stared at Steven in shock. It took me a long time to process this information.

I snatched the paper out of his hands and gasped…

I thought he had scribbled nonsense on it, but unexpectedly, it was the real answer.

“You’ve studied this before?” I asked in surprise. Shock aside, I was also in disbelief.

Wasn’t he insane?

Steven nodded. “This is simple.”

Those words provoked me. This was impossible! Ever since I was young, I was always top of the class. When I went to college, my professors took great pride in me. Even though I wasn’t a genius by any means, I was still an excellent student. How could Steven be smarter than me?

“Have you seen the solution before?” Refusing to concede defeat, I continued writing more questions.

for him.

Jone

However, he quickly answered correctly.

Sometimes, he even wrote his answers while distracted because he would want to look at me from

time to time.

Despite all of this, he could still come up with an answer so quickly. This made him more than the average genius…

It was as though the crazy person was on his left shoulder and the genius was on his right. He could. only go between the two options.

college?” I asked hesitantly.

Stamford…” he

gasped. He really had gone to

I was 14 years old. I was in the advanced classes and was scouted by the college,” he

I was speechless.

classes? Why did that sound so familiar? Suddenly, my

flooded my mind.

some memories

was a banner in front of the welfare center that congratulated two of its children for getting

remember more. But my memory seemed to have been

Stamford at 14 years old, Steven was indeed a genius.

sleep at the orphanage and act crazy?” I tried to make

was clearly not crazy!

act so that he could cover up his

me to wait for her…” Steven lowered his gaze,

I frowned. What?

Was he referring to Stephanie Carlson or Stephany Larson?

to me?” I didn’t fully trust the man in front of me, even if he was acting pure now.

at myself to

eyes for a

person he promised was Stephany?

a promise he made to a woman, he pretended to be mentally ill at the orphanage for

little too stubborn. He was just like… a monster in a fictional

talent to

by that and continued in a serious tone, “Stephie

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my forehead, Whatever. Trying to bait a mentally ill criminal into saying

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