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

Chapter 266

The three–hour exam felt like an eternity for the teachers who were keeping watch, yet for the students, whose pencils scratched furiously across their papers, the time slipped away like sand through their fingers.

As the final bell tolled, signaling the end of this domestic competition, it drew a temporary close to the intense phase of academic rivalry. Regardless of whether they clinched a spot in the top five, these twenty–some students had all but secured their future at Prestige College. It was a testament to their strength and growth.

They had hit the books day and night in preparation, and yet, the conclusion brought with it a hollow feeling. Stepping out of the exam room, many were moved to tears by the weight of the moment.

Mirabella had just descended the stairs when she spotted Mr. Hammond and Anthony waving. at her from a distance. She hesitated for a beat before making her way over to them.

“Mirabella, how did you feel this time?” Mr. Hammond’s voice betrayed a hint of anxiety as he posed the question.

Anthony swallowed hard, anticipating her response.

quirk a half–smile. “I guess it went okay,” she replied with a modest

exchanged a silent glance, and then in unison they demanded, “What do you

self–consciously, Mirabella murmured, “Not entirely sure if I aced it?”

and with

to ask this big shot how she felt

the fate of being summoned by Mr.

throat and pushing down the heartache Mirabella’s words had induced, Mr. Hammond turned to Vincent with a benign smile. “Vincent,

script was the same.

it went fairly well.” His answer, mirroring Mirabella’s, prompted

Vincent clarified, “I mean… second place should be safe,

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