She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 47

The sudden entrance of the reporters was so unexpected and fast-paced that the crowd dirin't have time to react.

It wasn't until they had finished taking a barrage of photos that Zoe finally raised her hand to shield her face, angrily demanding. "Who are you people? What are you doing here?"

"Oh. sorry about that, Miss Murray," one of the reporters quickly explained. "We're from the Kitmore City TV station. We got reliable information that the top student from Kitmore City High School is holding a graduation party here, so we came uninvited to cover the story.. "We're from the national TV station. Could you tell us who the top student is? Would you be willing to do a live interview?

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"I'm Edu Cavin, a YouTuber focused on culture and education. I bet many people here know my channel. Miss Murray, I'd love to do an exclusive interview with you...

I'm a reporter from Kitmore City Radio and also an alum of Kitmore City High School. I'd love to interview my junior.

Tm an editor at Kitmore City Evening News..."

As the reporters continued snapping pictures and recording video, they eagerly introduced themselves and asked for

interviews with Zoe.

A few university representatives also stepped forward, enthusiastically offering her opportunities.

The scene was buzzing with excitement

Zoe instantly became the center of attention, with everyone vying for her time.

Standing on

on stage, she waved her hands nervously, clearly flustered. "I-I'm really not that special. You're all giving me too much credit..."

Athena almost couldn't hold back her laughter, thinking, Zoe is still playing the part!

It was

down to the timing of their entrance. And yet, she was pretending to be caught off

Miss Murray, the reporters insisted. "Scoring

she scored higher than me this time. You should be interviewing her instead." Immediately, all the cameras

backfire...

to believe anyone could score higher

boast. Let

leisurely entered her login

the large screen at the back of the stage, so her scores would be

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on the screen, eager to see if she would impress or

90%

a cold, triumphant smile creeping onto her lips. This time, she was

the final exam, she had arranged for a minor car accident on the only road Athena could take to reach the test

way for Athena to get to

there would have meant arriving extremely late, which could have resulted in her

mental state would have been thrown off, making it nearly impossible for her to achieve a high

finally believed she had her moment of victory in the most crucial exam of all. The thought of finally defeating Athena,

alone in her anticipation. The Murray family, the Kennedy family, the Harper siblings-all of them were

up! Athena's

really did better than

into a dead silence. Everyone was

few seconds before the crowd erupted

must be seeing things!

exams for years and

system glitched, or Athena somehow faked

school-there are only a handful of people in the entire country's exam history

and high-fiving. Their frustration and anger vanished

Zoe, who

and ridicule Athena, suddenly snapped them open. She thought, Higher than