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.

what felt like an eternity, she finally

contain herself. "Oh my god, Citrine, I made it to 300th!

been searching

nodded toward the top

gaze, and when she saw the name, her eyes went wide as

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

around them, Amelia clapped

whispered, grabbing Citrine's arm

be tugged

from prying

just between

couldn't help

else could you possibly come in first? There's no way

grew serious,

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

heart, looking Amelia straight in the eye. "I swear, I

she was lying. Then she remembered the notebook Citrine had loaned her before. Suddenly, it

back to something she'd noticed before: Citrine's monthly test scores never seemed to swing much, and her rank was

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