Alaric was pacing back and forth, clearly troubled about the upcoming competition.

Lucian clapped him on the back, "Once the scores are in, I'll have a word with her. The match is crucial, after all."

Alaric was displeased, "Lemira begged me for ages to teach her how to play, and now she's trying to corner me. When did she get so cunning?

"If push comes to shove, let's get Asher involved. Lemira wouldn't dare snub him!"

Evelina, listening in from the side, was seething. She had no intention of giving up her spot to Lemira! It was her spot, fair and square!

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Upon Lemira's arrival at school, the buzz was all about the recent exam scores.

Evelina's sidekick, eyeing Lemira, loudly commented, "Someone's been working so hard lately. Wonder how much it paid off."

"Quiet down," the teacher said, tapping the desk. "Overall, the scores weren't great. It's no time to slack off. Evelina, in particular, you've slid back quite a bit." Evelina's face paled in an

pausing before saying, "However, Lemira, you've shown remarkable improvement.

lackey pressed, "Sir, what rank

top

erupted with chatter

it! Thrilled, she thought about reporting back to

pace, she might even

with Lemira's score. There's no way she could've improved

accusation, with skeptical eyes turning towards Lemira. Even the teacher, looking

especially since she bet with

was beautifully crafted. Yet, Lemira's expression turned scornful. Evelina's manipulation was top-tier,

swayed by Evelina's words, started to suspect

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