Chapter 104

Madeline quickly scrolled through the national leaderboard on her phone until she spotted Summer’s score and ranking.

186 points, ranked 10th in the nation.

Had she not seen Mirabella’s score, she would’ve thought that was pretty impressive, But now… Madeline touched her nose, a forced smile creeping onto her face as she said, “Wow, Summer, you really aced it too, huh?”

Summer’s thoughts, lost in a jumble of emotions, snapped back to the present with Madeline’s voice. She masked the turmoil within and asked calmly, “What did I score?”

“186 points, right at number ten nationwide.” Madeline’s voice was noticeably softer when she said it, lacking the oomph she had when she mentioned Mirabella’s perfect 200 score.

Hearing this, Summer’s eyes briefly dipped in response, her tone flat, “Okay.”

After her terse reply, she slid her phone back into her desk drawer and pulled out her physics textbook instead, burying her head in it. Her ponytail cascaded onto her shoulder, velling half of her profile from view.

this was because of Mirabella. She stole Summer’s spotlight after seventeen years, and now, she was back to rub salt in the wound with her

was positively seething!

a beeline for Ms. Annette’s

to call you, and here you are.”

looked puzzled,

genuine admiration. She recalled how Mr. Morgan, that old stickler, almost misled her and she nearly made the mistake

clinched the national top spot again, that stubborn old man must be

“Ms. Annette, I suspect there’s been a mistake with my BrainSpark Nationals preliminary

“A mistake? What

think my score should be just 200 points. No, I’m certain

you mean ‘just‘ 200

regarded Mirabella with a mix of amusement and perplexity for a moment before asking. “So, what

lifted her chin

Mirabella, but she knew the competition’s rigorous standards, and achieving full marks was nearly impossible.

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