Chapter 257

On the other side of town. Anthony was glued to his computer screen, awaiting the release of the exam scores. The clock struck eight, and he immediately punched in Mirabella’s ID and hit enter.

His heart was racing, and his fingers were tightly gripping the mouse. As the page loaded and the scores appeared, Anthony was floored. He had expected Mirabella to do well, but another perfect score? That was beyond stimulating.

He remembered visiting Vincent earlier that day, post–exam, to inquire about the test. Vincent hadn’t seemed at ease.

“Man, today’s paper was brutal, especially that last physics question. I only managed to work through a bit of it, and I’m not even sure I got it right,” Vincent had confessed.

Before Mirabella transferred to Parkside High School, Vincent had been the uncontested top student, consistently delivering stellar performances. If even he was uncertain, the exam must have been a beast.

splashed some cold water on his face in the restroom, and came back to double–check the results. They were still the same: a perfect 200 out of 200.

in past competitions, but repeat perfect scores were unheard of. This meant something significant: this

that it was late evening; he called Mr. Hammond. Mr. Hammond was about to check Mirabella’s

unnecessary.

as stunned, managing to keep his voice steady. “Have you checked Vincent’s score?” he asked.

slapped his forehead and switched his phone to speaker mode. “Got so carried away I almost forgot. Let

I expected,” Mr.

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and the other four schools were no slouches either. In previous years, no matter what competition they participated in, they’d been overshadowed by those schools. But this year, if

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