The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Monday.

The results of Havencrest Preparatory Academy's monthly exams were out.

The school's announcement board was absolutely swamped-three, four rows deep with students craning for a glimpse.

At Primus Academy, every monthly exam was its own kind of trial by fire. The results didn't just mean bragging rights-they could decide whether a student stayed or went. This time of the month always brought a wild swing of emotion: some kids grinned ear to ear, others could barely hold back tears.

Today, more than a few students were sobbing their hearts out.

Citrine and Amelia shoved their way from the outermost edge right into the crowd.

As soon as they made it through, Citrine looked up—and, as luck would have it, her eyes landed right at the top of the rankings.

Citrine Carmichael. Her name blazed in bold at number one.

Class Rank: 1. Total Score: 748.

Just beneath her was Jeanette, in second place with 720.

Then came Alicia, third, with 718.

Amelia was busy scanning up the list from the very bottom. After what felt like an eternity, she

my god, Citrine, I made it to 300th! That's a hundred spots

you? I've been searching forever and I can't find

toward the top of

followed her gaze, and when she saw the name, her eyes

to double-check-then triple-check-before she

of the packed crowd around them, Amelia clapped her hand over

grabbing Citrine's

herself be tugged along, a

away from prying

just between us-did

couldn't help

else could you possibly come in first?

grew serious, worried for

the two stared at each other in silence. Then Citrine burst out

Amelia straight in the eye. "I swear,

She didn't seem like she was lying. Then she remembered the notebook Citrine had loaned her before. Suddenly, it all made sense-Citrine really was

something she'd noticed before: Citrine's monthly test scores never seemed

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