Chapter 23

Alice was a bit taken aback by the principal’s words. She never expected him to bring this up. Glancing at Luke and Chloe across from her, she maintained a calm demeanor. However, Luke’s expression had turned quite awkward; it was always Alice chasing after him, never the other way around. He was used to being the big brother, always on a pedestal. Now, asking him to apologize felt like a fate worse than death.

Chloe quickly interjected, “Alice, you’ve become so amazing! You’ve been secretly studying at home; and we didn’t know it. You get such great grades, and they suspect you of cheating. Luke rushed to the school to help you out; he actually cares about you!”

After Chloe gave Luke an out, he coldly replied,“Chloe, stop. Some ingrates just won’t understand.”

He was clearly pleased with Chloe’s performance; that was how a sister should act. Alice shot him a half–smile, “Yes, Luke came to school. Then what? He told the teacher I cheated, forced me to write an apology, and publicly humiliated myself. Do you want that kind of ‘help‘?”

Chloe was left speechless.

Luke, embarrassed and furious, snapped, “Alice, were the one who worked hard in secret without telling us, making me think you cheated! Sure, your grades improved, but was that little stunt really necessary?”

The principal interjected, looking at the homeroom teacher, “Who was the first to accuse Alice of cheating? Bring them in to apologize.”

The teacher called the two lackeys forward. They were clueless about the situation, thinking Alie had actually cheated, and smugly said, “Teacher, we said Alice cheated to get those good grades. Isn’t it clear now?”

The homeroom teacher nodded.“Exactly, it’s been confirmed that Alice didn’t cheat. You two need to apologize to her right now.”

The lackeys were shocked. Alice hadn’t cheated? How could that be?

Chloe played the role of a good Samaritan.“Alice didn’t cheat. I told you not to spread rumors. Apologize to her.” With that, she cleared herself of any blame.

The lackeys reluctantly apologized.“Sorry, we were wrong, it was our mistake; we shouldn’t have said anything.”

homeroom

The

teacher turned to Alice.“Do

Alice shook her head.“No.”

you have any

other requests?”

The teacher smiled,“Alice has worked hard. Chloe, your grades dropped significantly.”

Chloe felt embarrassed, especially since Alice had done so well; it was downright humiliating. Chloe, with red–rimmed eyes, said, “I–I just wasted some time; I won’t let it happen again.” Luke also felt a bit ashamed, “What’s the point of good grades? When it comes to gaming, making money is way more important than this.”

Chloe actually agreed with that.

homeroom teacher was furious, never expecting a parent to say such things. He looked at Chloe,“You

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a glare,“So what if you got good grades? Is it worth showing off in front of Chloe? She’s just falling behind because of her gaming team. You, who haven’t put in any effort, have no right to

an eyebrow.“Did

spoke up again, “I clearly heard the homeroom teacher say those things; Alice didn’t say a word. As a parent, you

momentarily speechless, replying, “I’m not biased. Alice’s just like

out to catch up with Chloe.

the principal.“Thank

I need to have a

a few steps, she spotted Jack standing in the hallway, wearing a white lab coat.

wall, seemingly waiting for someone. When their eyes met,

up, his voice cool.“How did

even better than in the monthly exam.” She was proud. Seeing him made her victory feel even

lowered his brows, speaking slowly, “Did they apologize?”

paused. Did he mean Luke and Chloe? She shook her head.“Only the scapegoats. Not the masterminds, but I don’t care. I already slapped them in the face!” She still felt pretty good about

it!

Jack’s refined

into a smile, “Come

me after school.”

the hallway but didn’t

grades were legitimate, and there was no cheating involved. Chloe slumped over her desk, feeling down, losing interest in the

prevent Alice from getting such good grades. There was no way Alice

Jack was sitting in a chair, glancing

mistakes, and I’ve done it all.” She hadn’t made many mistakes; the ones she did were from topics she hadn’t reviewed and didn’t grasp. Jack nodded toward the computer beside him, “Wanna play some games? Do you have

account?”

I want to

idea. Let’s both use new accounts.” He didn’t plan to use his main account with her. Alice started the game and chose the name:“Sweet

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“What’s your name? Let’s add each other as friends.”

glimpse of his game screen, and the name looked familiar:“If

remembered something. In her past life, she had a virtual boyfriend with the same name, identical.

Jack raised

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