SWNOVELS Chapter 29
Chapter 29
Lucille had always had high hopes for Leila, one of the top five students in her
class. With the SATS around the corner, she was counting on Leila to ace the
tests and bolster the school's academic reputation.
But when the likes of Yates and his crew showed up, Lucille instantly lost her
nerve and clammed up. daring to utter another word.
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Latham, on the other hand, furrowed his brow and confronted them, “Yates, what
are you doing here instead of being in class?”
Yates, arms crossed and with an impatient glance at Merry, responded, “Heard
someone’s been bad-mouthing our Flame Union. Just wanted to see who's got
the guts.”
His gaze shifted to Leila, who shivered the moment their eyes met.
She was confused. Wasn't it rumored that Cordelia had taken over as the head
honcho of Flame Union? Yates should be holding a grudge, so why was he
sticking up for Merry?
As Yates’ gaze unintentionally brushed past Cordelia, he fixed his eyes on
Lucille, “Since Leila is fessed up, how do you plan on punishing her?”
Before Lucille could respond, Paulina stepped forward, “This little mix-up? Let's
just settle it with ten times the dues for the class fund.”
Yates, however, tilted his chin up slightly. “Theft and slander are two offenses...
Hmm, by the school's code of conduct, that's grounds for major disciplinary
action. Don't worry, Ms. Lucille, I'll take it up with the vice principal.”
Every high school has its rules. No dyed hair, for instance. But Yates and his
Flame Union seemed to strut around Greenmeadow International School with
impunity, mainly because one of the school’s trustees was none other than
Hackett, his grandpa!
After laying down the law, Yates stepped aside, “Lia, shall we?"
Cordelia, who had been the sole eyewitness, had spent the entire period in the
office, missing her class. “Oh, right,” she muttered, leading Merry towards the
door.
As they were about to leave, Paulina shouted desperately, “Merry, how could you
ruin Leila like this? How can you be so selfish and cruel?”
Merry closed her eyes in pain at the accusation.
Just then, a voice tinged with confusion cut through the tension, “But... didn’t she
bring this upon herself? Why are we saying Merry's the one who ruined her?”
asked Cordelia.
Paulina was at a loss for words.
The entire office turned to look at Cordelia, whose distant eyes seemed to be
searching for an answer from Paulina.
After a tense silence, Cordelia turned and left the office.
The group made their way out of the administration building and towards the
academic wing. Cordelia walked ahead, with Yates, his chin held high, trailing
beside her.
Having dealt with the situation, Cordelia finally checked her phone for a message
from Louie
Louie asked, “Lia, you got a boyfriend?”
Cordelia paused, belatedly realizing something she hadn't picked up on before.
She played back the voice message she had sent earlier. It began with Everard's
voice saying. “My dear girlfriend, you can talk now,” followed by her own, “Louie,
what's up?”
She stopped in her tracks, puzzled.
Yates, overhearing the message, was equally stunned. Girlfriend?
The others behind them didn’t notice the exchange, and Flame No. 1, after
getting the full story from Merry, Inquired, “Lia, why didn’t you just call the cops?
That would've put Leila behind bars!”
Cordelia lazily replied, “Little Parrot touched the envelope.”
Flame No. 1 was perplexed, “What?”
It took him a moment to realize Little Parrot was a nickname for Merry.
Cordelia explained, “Fingerprint evidence would be useless, then.”
Leila and Merry were indeed identical twins. With Merry’s penchant for heavy
makeup, it was too easy to impersonate one another. The surveillance footage
was inconclusive.
“Ah, I get it now! Boss Cordelia, you were bluffing. Clever move!” Flame No. 1
said, scratching his head. He then looked at Cordelia and asked, “You like giving
people nicknames, huh? What's mine? Did you give one to Yates too?”
Cordelia glanced at his hair and felt a twinge of guilt, “...1 don't think so.”
After sending a quick message to Louie, “Yeah, it's a special case. I'll explain
later. Got a class now.”
She noticed a new friend request with the name “E“ and a black profile picture,
but she dismissed it and slipped her phone back into her pocket.
Meanwhile, at Midnight Scent, Everard chuckled softly at the “Request Denied"
notification, causing Calvert, who was gaming nearby, to edge away from his
boss...
The school day flew by and it was time for the advanced math class. Well, today
it was the physics competition prep.
Cordelia, books in hand, made her way to the lecture hall and spotted Merry and
Paulina in a heated exchange. Paulina, eyes red, was trying to stuff a bank card
into Merry
Merry, however, shook her head, pushed the card back to Paulina, and ran off
Cordelia watched briefly before heading to her class, where she found it even
less populated than the math competition group, just seven students.
She took a seat and tuned out Juliana’s concerns about her upcoming Galaxy
Math Whiz competition, focusing instead on the physics ahead.
Juliana nodded, casually brushing her bangs aside with an air of nonchalance.
“Yeah, the Math and Physics Clubs are swamped with homework already. She's
burning the midnight oil every day. I honestly wonder if she can handle both
classes.”
The guy looked baffled, “Seriously? One competition is already a full-time
commitment. Is she just doing this for kicks?”
Juliana shrugged, “Who knows what she’s thinking.”
The others glanced at each other but remained silent.
However, within five minutes, a buzz started on the school’s online forum when
an anonymous post went viral. “Did someone get too big for their boots after
acing one test and signing up for two competitions?”
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The post quickly racked up a flurry of comments.
“Who? Cordelia from senior year?”
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I'm in the advanced Math Club, let
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at the bottom in the last two mock
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Bet she cheated to get that top
grade. Is Cordelia from the Delaney
family trying to play the genius card
to add some shine to her
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The Galaxy Math Whiz Competition is just around the corner. We'll see what
happens, no cheating there. All the pretenders will be exposed!
Oblivious to the online storm, Cordelia’s phone buzzed with another notification.
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She picked it up to find a new friend
request. The profile picture was a
confident selfie with a pair of fangs in
the smile. The username was Boss
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Meanwhile, at Midnight Scent.
Calvert was sucking up to Everard with a smirk, “Boss, I bet she won't accept a
stranger's request. Just watch, shell reject me too!
No sooner had he spoken than his phone vibrated. Both he and Everard looked
down to see a notification, “Friend Request Accep
“Friend Request Accepted by Learn Lover.”
Calvert was speechless.