Chapter 18

Chloe blushed.“Sorry, teacher, I won’t do it again.”

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A follower of Chloe spoke up, “Teacher, Alice has been studying hard. She must know the

answer.”

Now everyone turned to Alice, most of them waiting for a laugh. After all, Alice usually scored lower than Chloe and probably wouldn’t be able to answer either.

But Alice stood up and answered correctly.

The teacher was surprised.“Correct! Alice has been working hard lately. Everyone should learn from her and not slack off.”

Chloe shot a glance at Alice, filled with resentment. If it weren’t for the game taking up her time, she would have definitely answered correctly. Alice had stolen her spotlight. She had to catch up.

After being praised, Alice felt much better. After school, she didn’t go to the infirmary this time but headed straight home to avoid her second brother catching on.

Sure enough, after she returned, the butler kept a close watch on her, making her feel uneasy. After dinner, Alice went straight to her room, locking the door behind her, finally feeling a bit more relaxed.

message Jack, especially since she hadn’t gone to see him today. But it seemed he wasn’t waiting for her; she was always

him? Or

phone and started her homework, but soon her eyelids began to droop, probably from staying up all night. She leaned on the desk, intending to take a quick nap, but accidentally fell

Alice was awakened by her alarm clock. She glanced at the time, surprised it was already morning. She packed

see Jack, so she mustered the courage to ask the

“He’s at lunch.”

planning to come back after

went to the infirmary again, but still didn’t see Jack; it was the same doctor from earlier. “Girl, I’m on duty today. Focus on your studies. It’s too early for be thinking

you to

following days, she secretly went to the infirmary but never saw Jack. For a moment, she felt a bit down, having gotten used to him being there waiting

had started

on anyone else. She had

wholeheartedly

She couldn’t fail.

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had done well. She should be able to make

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