Chapter 20

The bambood cradled Nomaner how many times Selena afreshed the page nothing would load Frostration enewed at

it as she debated whether to swallow her pride and check the lesin hund for the wors

heard

Just then. Annie and Noelle walked throunds the door, holding hands, looking unerly tuned as they whimpered to each other

“What are you two talking about Selena got up with a mile Who go first place this time I was about to check the form but it crashed Dot tell me the class president took the top sport

Noelle hesitated, her expression unreadable

Annie, however, blurted it out without danking Selena, can you believe it! The top scorer is your ter There’s no way that’s real. She must have cheated–either that or she got the answers beforehand. It’s just to starty

“What?” Selena’s voice shot up in disbelief.

Both Annie and Noelle flinched, startled by her reaction.

“This has to be a mistake! Selena shouted. The warmth in her expression vanished, replaced by something sharp and twisted–so unlike her usual gentle demeanor.

Annie and Noelle exchanged uneasy glances. For the first time, Selena felt like a stranger to them

But just as quickly, Selena smoothed her expression, regaining her composure. She said. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you guys. I was just… surprised. You two go on in–I’m heading to the bulletin board to check for myself”

With that, Selena turned and walked out of the classroom.

Noelle tugged on Annie’s sleeve, lowering her voice. “Did you see her face just now? That was scary. She looked like a wicked witch from a fairy tale.”

Annie hesitated but shook her head. “Come on, we’re her friends. We shouldn’t doubt her over a single expression”

Noelle thought about it for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

The hallway near the bulletin board was packed. Selena couldn’t squeeze through the crowd, but then she spotted Mateo pushing his way out.

Immediately, Selena called out, “Hey, Mateo!”

dark expression eased slightly when he saw

done really well, right?” Selena flashed him

tensed. His mood was

ve thought? Our

someone exclaimed. “Mateo’s always in the top ten! How drop this time?”

then who got first?” another student asked.

into a smirk, full of pride. “Of course, it’s

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Dalton?” the student

“Yeah,” Joshua replied.

disbelief. “She’s

a glare. “If you don’t believe it, go check for yourself.”

three scorers were

name was

Her eyes darted downward. 2nd Place–Casey

name lay a total score. Casey, who always ranked first, surprisingly scored nearly

like this, if Hailey remained consistent, every top

“No way. She’s from some nowhere–town school. There’s no way she’s this good.

to stay composed and turned back

only a

little. Mateo nodded. “Yeah,

better next time.”

lowered her gaze, feigning a

walked through the school gates.

booming as he sprinted over. “Hailey! You got

turned toward her.

Hailey moved

grace, her steps light and unhurried. Her hair was swept into a casual ponytail, framing a face that was both strikingly

Soft, warm, breathtaking.

a flicker of jealousy flashing in her eyes. She masked it with a sweet, delicate voice. “Wow, Hailey!

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