Revenge After Death

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

Stamford…” he

He really had gone to college.

old. I was in the advanced classes

I was speechless.

did that sound so familiar?

flooded my mind.

some memories

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

my hand to my forehead, struggling to remember more. But my memory

Stamford at 14 years old, Steven was

why did you sleep at the orphanage and act crazy?” I tried to make myself appear calm. I

clearly not

purposely putting on an act so that he

lowered his gaze, and his voice sounded

I frowned. What?

Stephanie Carlson or

are you being so nice? Is the Stephie you’re referring to me?” I didn’t fully trust the man in front of me, even if he was acting pure

at myself to see

for a while

promised was

to a woman, he pretended to be mentally ill at the orphanage for so many

just like… a monster

wasting your talent to wait for someone?” I

that and continued in a serious tone, “Stephie

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rubbed my forehead, Whatever. Trying to bait a