SWNOVELS Chapter 47
Chapter 47
Cordelia never had a keen sense for romance, so she completely missed the hint
when the big shot in the group flirted with her through the dear stuff
Cordelia would show her respect since she referred to him as her teacher. She
couldn't explain why but just found him reliable
After sending the message, Cordelia printed the downloaded materials and
carried them from the study to her bedroom
On her way, she bumped into Rachel heading downstairs Rachel looked
surprised. “Lia, where's Juliana? Didn't she come home with you?”
Cordelia responded with an indifferent “No”
Rachel frowned. “Why didn’t you wait for Juliana? You were like this in the
morning, too. You're too cold-hearted.”
Watching a sitcom in the living room, Laurinda cut in without taking her eyes off
the screen “Well, that's what happens when you don’t grow up in the family.
Thank goodness. Juliana’s a good girl.”
Cordelia couldn't care less about their comments and continued to her room,
closing the door behind her. She placed the papers on her desk and picked up
her phone.
Mr. All-Round texted. [Learning to drive a sports car is fine, but don’t speed in
the city. It's against the law. I teach you when I get the chance.]
Cordelia smiled softly and texted back. [Okay, I'll start studying now.]
Mr. All-Round texted again. [Good. If you have any questions, ask me.]
She knew she had to master the new information before tackling Batra’'s
Conjecture. She had just started diving into the material when there was a knock
on the door, and Lorna called her down for dinner.
Reluctantly, Cordelia put the papers down, sighed softly, and went downstairs.
The house was bustling today. Except for Kermit, everyone was around.
Steward and Laurinda sat at opposite ends of the long dining table, with
Sanderson, Lorna, and Cordelia on one side and Rachel with Juliana on the
other.
While they were eating, Rachel's cell phone rang. She hastily answered,
attentive. “Hello, Mrs. Collins... No trouble at all. Please go ahead. Oh?"
Whatever the caller said changed Rachel's expression. She first glared at
Juliana, then replied with a forced smile. “Of course, no problem at all!”
After hanging up, she slapped Juliana on the back. “What were you thinking,
child?”
Stunned and annoyed, Juliana retorted, “Mom, why did you do that?"
Rachel was livid. “Did you blab about the private tutorial with Mr. Stanton I set up
for you? Didn't I tell you to keep it a secret? I've pulled so many strings to get you
this opportunity, and now, look, the news has spread, and Mrs. Collins is insisting
her daughter join the interview, too! I can't afford to offend the Collins family!”
Juliana’s eyes flickered guiltily. She shot Cordelia a malicious look.
Cordelia had been the talk of the school, and Juliana couldn't help but share the
news with her best friend, never imagining it would leak.
But no, she had told her friend to keep it to herself. So, it must be Cordelia
leaking the news.
Juliana stood up abruptly, pointing at Cordelia. “Was it you?!”
Cordelia, who had been quietly eating, looked up in confusion.
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“You never talk to anyone else! Did you tell Merry? With her gossiping ways, I bet
she has spread the news! You're just jealous since I play the piano and will take
lessons from Mr. Stanton, so you sabotaged me on purpose to make me lose the
spot!”
Rachel also cast a suspicious eye on Cordelia
Before Lorna could intervene, Laurinda slammed her hand on the table “Cordelia!
How can you be so envious? You doesn’t care about Juliana at all, and now
you're deliberately causing trouble, huh?”
Sanderson set down his fork with a clatter. “Mom, shouldn't we look into what
happened before we sta accusing Lia?"
Laurinda shouted, her chest heaving with anger. Who else could it be? Only the
family knew, and Juliana certainly wouldn't line up competitors for herself”
Sanderson looked at Cordelia, asking for clarification. “Lin, are you involved in
this?”
He was subtly giving his daughter a chance to speak
The room fell silent as Cordelia slowly spoke up. “Involved in what?”
Sanderson tried to suppress a smile at his daughter's cute expression. “The
matter of inviting Mr. Stanton to our house this weekend” he explained,
Cordelia replied, “Oh, no, I didn’t say anything.”
She had been too busy at school proving her theorem to gossip about Juliana or
anything else, for that matter. After clarifying, she continued eating, but Juliana
didn’t buy it. “It must be you!” she shouted, “Did you tell Merry? After hearing it
from her, everyone knows now!”
Juliana insisted it should be Cordelia’s fault. Otherwise, she'd be the one in
trouble.
Her anger flared. “You pretend to be so calm, but you're always trying to outdo
me, right? Cordelia, you're so despicable!”
“Enough!” Lorna's voice cut through the tension. “Do you have any proof?
Juliana, you're family, not enemies. Lia has never done anything against you
since she entered this house.”
“How can you deny that?” Rachel backed Juliana, encouraging her. “Hanley’s in
the math club, and so Lia joins math. I'm in physics, and so Lia is in physics. Why
doesn’t she compete in chemistry? She’s holding a grudge because I took her
fiancé!”
Cordelia paused a while before asking, “Is there a chemistry competition, too?”
Everyone was shocked by her genuinely perplexed reaction.
She pondered, considering chemistry competitions may be a valuable learning
opportunity.
The family stared at her in disbelief, her innocent inquiry hanging in the air.
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Finally, with a voice that cut through
the air like a thunderclap, Laurinda
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bellowed. “Look at her! What kind of
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attitude is this? Arrogance? She's a
good student, and so what? There
are plenty of fish in the sea. There are
people far more capable than her!
And what good is academic
excellence to a high society like ours?
Look at her manners. Can she play
the piano? Does she know how to
waltz? Can she arrange a bouquet?
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She's just a wildflower plucked from
some backwater orphanage, and she
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Lorna trembled with rage, about to retort.
Bang! A forceful slap struck the table.
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A sudden hush fell over the dinner
party as all eyes turned to the source
of the outburst, Sanderson. His face
was a picture of brewing storm
clouds. He took a deep breath and
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said, “Mom, since I married Lorna,
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you've made it clear you didn't like
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her. And now you've extended that to
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Lia. I've been wondering if you can't
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stand them or me!”
Laurinda was stunned. 1.
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Sanderson closed his eyes as if
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reaching a painful conclusion. “If the
three of us are such a burden to you,
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maybe it's best we just go our
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