The Double ( or More ?) Life of The Fake Heiress

Chapter 65

The proctor strode into the room, clutching the stack of exam papers. With a brief splel about the rules, the proctor began distributing them among the students.

Mirabella scanned her test. a frown creasing her brow. She had expected more of a challenge from this supposed crucible of intellect. With a sigh, she began to write, her pen moving at a leisurely pace.

The test was a sixty–minute sprint, but Mirabella breezed through it in thirty, then slumped onto her desk, bored. If only they allowed early exits upon completion, she’d have been out the door in a heartbeat.

Morgan, today’s vigilant proctor, had already pegged Mirabella as a peculiar case–a disappointing one at that. He spotted her snoozing mid–exam, a stark contrast to her Industrious peers, and shook his head in disdain. “Good grades or not, at least take a solid work ethic,” he thought. “Even If you slipped in through pulling strings, you gotta weigh your worth. BrainSpark Nationals is no child’s play.”

hey were

He couldn’t help but feel relieved that he had resisted taking on such students. nothing but trouble.

sixty minutes were up. Though Mirabella had been the first to finish, she was the last to hand in her paper.

room.

back to the classroom. As soon as she sat down. Jenna leaned in and asked. “So, how’d it go, Mirabella? I heard the others saying the prelims were tough

lightly replied.

in the grade. If they found it hard, surely it was a beast of

just hummed noncommittally. “Then it must

was stunned. That casual arrogance was pure Mirabella. But was it

score are you expecting? Think you’ll pass

playful arch of her brow, Mirabella

only intensifying. “Just remember, you’re the talk of the school–the one who got in through pulling strings.”

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and dropped the subject. Perhaps