Chapter 476

The results of the monthly test were released the following morning. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled patterns across every corner of the campus. Students gathered in front of the bulletin board, eyes scanning the list for their names. Scarlett stood quietly among the crowd, her sharp eyes quickly picking up on something unusual. Elvira's name was nowhere to be seen. A faint sense of unease rose in her chest. Something just didn't feel right. Just as Scarlett was about to leave early to figure out what was really going on, Olivia suddenly grabbed her hand tightly. Her eyes were sparkling with excitement, and her voice practically soared. "Scarlett, you got first place!" she exclaimed, face glowing with uncontainable joy and pride. "You turned in your paper early and still scored almost full marks? Scarlett, you're totally my hero!" Edna and Kirsten quickly gathered around, too, their faces also full of admiration and envy. At first, the people around hadn't r