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!”

slightly when he saw

well, right?” Selena flashed him

mood

dripping with sarcasm. “Well, well, Who would ve thought? Our almighty Mateo didn’t even make it into the top

spread through the crowd. “Wait, what? No way!” someone exclaimed. “Mateo’s always in the top

got first?” another student asked.

full of pride. “Of

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the student asked agai

“Yeah,” Joshua replied.

impossible” Selena’s voice was sharp, her eyes wide with disbelief. “She’s never been that good. How could she

you don’t believe it, go check for yourself.”

the top three scorers were always displayed prominently. Her gaze locked onto the biggest, boldest

was still there.

that. Her eyes

always ranked first, surprisingly scored nearly ten points less

remained consistent, every top university

She’s from some nowhere–town school. There’s no

stay composed and turned back to Mateo with a sympathetic smile.

one test. And it’s only a practice exam,

nodded. “Yeah, you’re right. With your support, I know

better next time.”

lowered her gaze, feigning a

walked through the school

booming as he sprinted over. “Hailey! You

all heads turned toward

Hailey moved

ponytail, framing a face that was both strikingly beautiful and untouchably aloof. The quiet

Hailey smiled. Soft, warm, breathtaking. It was enough to leave half the

with a sweet, delicate voice. “Wow, Hailey! First place! That’s

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