Chapter 498: I Was Considering Disowning You

From their seats, the students couldn’t hear the content, just the stunned expression on her face, the disbelief in her stance. And the sight of Nnenna’s script in her hands only confirmed what they feared.

"She really gave up..." a girl near the front whispered.

A boy let out a low groan and dropped his pen. "If Nnenna gave up, what chance do the rest of us even have?"

Several students submitted immediately, heads bowed in defeat. What was the point of continuing if the smartest girl they knew had surrendered?

But others clenched their jaws, forcing themselves to keep going.

"No. I’m not her, but I won’t back down," one muttered, scribbling furiously. "Even if I get just 50%, at least it’ll be mine."

Meanwhile, outside the tension filled hall, Nnenna walked through the serene corridor of the admin block. The quiet there was a stark contrast to the anxious energy she had left behind.

She strolled casually, her steps light. Exams didn’t scare her, after Lionara, this felt like revision.

Carl’s office was just around the corner.

She reached it, passed through the waiting area and greeted the secretary. Now standing in front of the door, she raised her hand and knocked softly, even though she noticed the door was already sliding open for her.

She waited for it to open fully and stepped in.

Carl didn’t look up.

He didn’t need to.

Only one person walked into his office like she owned the place, without waiting for permission, without tiptoeing. Just confidently stepping in like it was her second home.

glancing up from his tablet. "You done

smiled and walked to the seat opposite him. "Yeah. Thought I would wait here for Emily and Ava. They still

tablet down and looked up at her fully, a real smile tugging at the

man asking about the weather, not one of the most intense

was Carl for you. Charismatic. Patient. And one hundred and ten percent sure of

with confidence. "Of course I

chair, arms folding across his chest. "Good," he said smoothly. "Because I was seriously considering disowning you if you didn’t." He added with an expression that seemed serious but was

soft laugh, already used to his deadpan jokes. "Wow, imagine getting disowned for scoring 98

eyes twinkling. "Standards, little one. I’m raising a genius,

out

by the end

quickly. Equations. Diagrams. Case studies. Nothing too

added, returning to his usual gentle and steady tone.

she said with a

Carl smirked, satisfied.

into the armchair opposite him, opened to the first page of exercises, and

it wasn’t empty. It was the comforting silence of two people

his tablet, eyes scanning pages of

workbook, pencil gliding smoothly across the page. No stress. No panic. Just a quiet, shared

sibling buried

sibling

the middle of the busy academy, their little office felt like

Carl just as he was marking

he said

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