Chapter 311

The buzz of anticipation filled the staff room at Parkside High School. Every teacher leaned in, hanging on Mr. Hammond’s next words.

Clearing his throat, Mr. Hammond decided to cut to the chase, “Folks, two of our students from Parkside High have made it to the finals.” He paused, letting the suspense thicken before dropping the bombshell, “And topping the preliminary round with the only perfect score is our very own Mirabella.”

The declaration sent a wave of excitement through the room. The International Competition was no ordinary exam. It was a beast of its own. Mirabella wasn’t just talented; she was a phenomenon.

Sitting among her colleagues, Annette felt her eyes well up with pride. When Mirabella had first joined her Advanced Class, she worried the girl might struggle to keep up. But Mirabella had proven her wrong, time and again, shattering expectations.

While Annette was visibly moved, Morgan, sitting beside her, kept his gaze down, his right hand trembling slightly on the desktop. First place in the national round, now a top finish in the international preliminaries, and likely the same in the

finals–bitterness tinged Morgan’s thoughts. If only he hadn’t let his prejudices cloud his judgment.

Elsewhere, in a différent kind of silence, a plush villa basked in the evening light.

“Mirabella’s preliminary scores are in,” announced Curtis, balancing a laptop on his knee. Its screen displayed the official results of the international contest.

in eagerly, “How’d she do?”

Curtis replied, lips tightening, “with a perfect

went slack with awe. “Man, I used to

him a disdainful look. “In your

people are just on a different

staircase. Wyatt and Curtis straightened up as he approached. Wyatt

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have better things to do?” He

shot up, “Oh, right! I’ve got that tea date with

he was gone.

up too, “I’ll go check on…

bit strange lately. Every time he and Wyatt talked about Ms. Mirabella, the gaze James would shoot them

as they were gone, James fished out his phone and opened Messenger. Swiftly, he typed. [Congrats on

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