Chapter 88
Scarlett slipped into the new clothes as soon as they were delivered. Percy waited for her to finish changing and exit the car before he went into change himself. Then, with their tournament slips and pencil cases in hand, they went inside the building to find Mike
When Mike saw their wet hair and regular clothes after the rain, he started to worry.
He quickly said, “stand here and wait for me, don’t rush off. I saw how heavy the rain was today, and I was worried you’d catch a cold. I’ll go make some tea and bring them over.”
Percy wrapped an arm around Scarlett’s shoulders, “Mr. Sawyer is really great. We’ve got to give it our all this time. Not for any awards, but for our pride!”
Scarlett raised an eyebrow. “You finally have a conscience, huh?”
Percy sneered, “I can’t stand seeing people being treated unfairly, especially people who are good to me. If I can, I’ll wipe that smug look off Mr. Riggs‘ face!”
As they spoke, they saw Herbert leading Jonah and Lily out from around the corner,
Even at this point, Herbert was still holding onto the exam papers, explaining the questions to the two of them. Clearly, he had high expectations for them.
“Scarlett!” Lily looked up, her expression startled for a moment. “Jonah, it’s Scarlett! She’s fine! She’s here for the exam!”
At the same time, she noticed Percy standing next to Scarlett. A wave of unease sank in her chest as she cursed Nadia in her mind for being useless. How could she fail to stop just one person?
Percy had turned over a new leaf recently, He’d started attending classes and working on his test papers. Herbert had often joked about how Mike was being driven crazy by his students, always grinning like a fool.
tily felt something was off, so she got a few of Percy’s math test papers from Mike, She hadn’t been prepared for what she saw. Percy actually nailed the questions that even she and Jonali struggled to solve.
Where would that leave her and Jonah If Percy took part in this competition? The champion would be long gone from their grasp.
She didn’t know why Percy had suddenly become so skilled, but she was certain he couldn’t enter the Elite Math Tournament. She deliberately guided Nadia to send people from her family’s martial arts school to deal with Percy.
The perfect outcome would be to have him bedridden for a year so there’d be one less threat when the college entrance exams rolled around. To her surprise, there he was, standing unscathed.
Lily was panicking inside, but on the outside, she masked it with a look of joy, her eyes fixed on Scarlett.
Jonah looked up, a flash of surprise crossing his face, but it quickly turned into a stern expression. He strode forward, demanding, “Scarlett, where have you been all this time?”
by behind,
Herbert followed closely behind, sneering. “You two actually dare to take the exam? I’ll give you credit for the bravery,”
Scarlett Ignored Jonah and glanced at the papers in Herbert’s hand, noticing they looked familiar.
Herbert didn’t worry at all about an “underachiever” seeing the papers. After all, the exam was just minutes away, and they wouldn’t be able to make sense of them with their brains, let alone remember anything. He even handed the papers to them.
“Take a look if you want. These are problems set by Mr. Lancaster. I am the only one who has access to two copies of his papers in this whole school. You’re probably never going to see his questions in your life.
“Go ahead, try memorizing a few. Maybe you’ll manage to score more than ten.” His tone was dismissive, as though their attempt at the tournament was a joke.
This year’s Elite Math Tournament paper was worth 100 points, with an additional 20 points awarded for completing extra questions, totaling 120 points. If they managed to achieve a two–digit score, it would essentially rule them out of the top ranking.
Scarlett smirked, but before she could raise her hand, Lily snatched it away.
She shoved the paper toward scarlett, her voice filled with feigned concern. “Scarlett, stop pretending. Just take a look.
“I did this paper. I’ve taught you how to memorize problems before exams. You still have a few minutes, so you might as well use this time to memorize a few questions.”