Chapter 89
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The way Lily spoke, it seemed like Scarlett only got good scores by memorizing the questions, and all the credit went to her.
Scarlett raised her hand, and the paper fell to the ground. Her voice was as cold as ice. “There’s no need for that.”
Lily quickly bent down to pick up the paper, a gleam of satisfaction flashing in her eyes. She was worried that Scarlett might actually take the paper and memorize the questions. She knew Scarlett’s memory was sharp, way better than all her brothers‘ combined.
Scarlett would have memorized the paper in five minutes, and she would have no problem solving similar questions during the tournament. At first, Lily had been really worried that Scarlett might manage to place in the Elite Math Tournament.
She had even felt a wave of relief after Scarlett had disappeared. But now, she wasn’t all that concerned after seeing her suddenly appear.
After all, she had done two of Caius‘ papers herself, and they were extremely difficult. Scarlett clearly wasn’t capable of tackling Caius’s questions. Besides, if Scarlett wanted to return to the Quinn family, she wouldn’t dare to outscore Jonah.
Lily had once told Scarlett that Jonah hated anyone scoring better than him, which was why Scarlett had intentionally lowered her scores in the past. Even if she could get a high score, she probably wouldn’t dare beat him this time.
Percy couldn’t hold back his sneer. “You did just two of Mr. Lancaster’s papers, and you’re showing off? Why not try the whole stack?”
Lily quickly explained, “Mr. Lancaster’s papers are never sold to the public. These two were only obtained by Mr. Riggs through his political connections.”
“Oh, so those connections aren’t that impressive, huh?” Percy shrugged.
Herbert’s expression turned sour, his tone dripping with disdain. “No wonder you’re in the underachievers‘ class. How could you possibly understand Mr. Lancaster’s importance in the elite math world?
“Me talking about Mr. Lancaster with a stubborn student like you is truly insulting to him!”
He snatched the exam paper back, his expression dark as he continued, “I had good intentions at first, hoping you’d take a look so you wouldn’t embarrass our school too much. But it seems that’s unnecessary now.
“Once the Elite Math Tournament results come out, we’ll settle all the scores, old and new! Jonah, Lily, let’s go!”
Lily hid her gloating smile, giving Scarlett a thumbs–up.
“Good luck! If you want to return to the Quinn family, you’d better do well on this exam,” she added, emphasizing the words “do well” with a deliberate bite.
Scarlett understood exactly what she meant. She had been foolish enough to fall for Lily’s tricks in her past life, constantly lowering her scores out of fear of making Jonah angry.
She had held herself back during the college entrance exams, and thanks to Lily’s schemes, her scores had plummeted to absurdly low levels. As a result, the Quinn family believed she was dim–witted, and they treated her with disdain.
This time, she lifted her head, a confident smile spreading across her face, full of determination and composure.
“Don’t worry. I’ll do my best.” A sense of unease stirred in Lily’s chest, but when she glanced at Caius‘ papers again, she quickly suppressed the feeling.
Jonah, who was observing Scarlett after so many days, couldn’t shake the feeling that something about her had changed. It was as though she was slowly drifting further away from them.
He didn’t say a word and eventually walked off. After all, he couldn’t stand being ignored by Scarlett. If she did it again, he feared it would throw him off and ruin his performance in the tournament.