The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

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 spotted her own name at number

god, Citrine, I made it to

where are you? I've been searching forever and

here." Citrine nodded toward the top

and when she saw the name, her eyes went

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

crowd around them, Amelia clapped her hand over

she whispered, grabbing Citrine's arm and pulling her away from the

tugged

away from prying eyes,

just between us-did you

couldn't help laughing

else could you possibly come in

high," Amelia's face grew serious, worried for her

the two stared at each other in

over her heart, looking Amelia straight in

Then she remembered the notebook Citrine had

before: Citrine's monthly test scores never seemed to