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

timing of their

Miss Murray, the reporters insisted. "Scoring high is definitely something

classmate Athena has always been the top student in our school. I've never beaten her in any exam. She even said just now that she's sure she scored higher than me this time. You should be interviewing her instead." Immediately, all the cameras turned toward Athena. "Miss Donovan, what was your score this time? Could you show us?" Don't e exaggerate, Miss Donovan. Your teachers and classmates are all here-if you

backfire...

to believe anyone could

boast. Let me show you my results right

leisurely entered her login details into the

was connected to the large screen at the back of the stage, so her scores would be displayed for

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room fell silent as everyone focused on the screen,

90%

watching Athena closely, a cold, triumphant smile creeping onto her lips. This time, she

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

get to the

which could have resulted in her getting a zero for

somehow managed to arrive just in time, her mental state would have been thrown off, making it nearly impossible for her to achieve a high

so many years, Zoe finally believed she had her moment of victory in the most crucial exam of all. The thought of finally defeating Athena, avenging her past frustrations, and watching Athena become a laughingstock in

anticipation. The Murray family, the Kennedy family, the Harper siblings-all of them were eagerly waiting for

Athena's

see if she really

dead silence. Everyone was stunned by what they saw

took a few seconds before the

seeing things! What score

reall I've covered exams for years and have never

somehow faked it-there's no way

just the top score in our school-there are only a handful of people in the entire country's exam

feet, cheering, hugging, and high-fiving.

Zoe, who

crowd mock and ridicule Athena, suddenly snapped them open.