When he heard the student’s confession, Ronald jumped to his feet so fast that he sent books and papers tumbling off his desk, scattering everywhere.
“What… what did you just say?” His eyes were huge, like he couldn’t believe what he was hearing.
Did he really just admit that the 48-point exam was his?
Forty-eight points. Dead last in the whole grade.
His star student, the one he was always so proud of, had scored the lowest. This wasn’t just embarrassing. It felt like someone had thrown him down and stomped on him for everyone to see.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Lee. I had a stomachache during the test, so… I couldn’t finish it.” The boy looked guilty as he apologized.
There might have been a reason, but it didn’t change the fact. An A-Class top student had come in dead last. Ronald had never felt so humiliated in his entire teaching career.
“So the ninety-point test belongs to Charlotte.” Shirley’s voice rang out, sweet and bright, with just a touch of pride. “Charlotte even beat Olivia by a point…”
“Charlotte, you’re second place. You’re not going anywhere.”
The whole room was stunned by how fast everything had turned upside down. The famous Mr. Ronald had ended up with the lowest-scoring student. Shirley, the girl he’d kicked out of A-Class, had taken first place. Charlotte, the girl nobody believed in, had come in second.
It all sounded impossible.
The higher Ronald’s ego had soared a few minutes ago, the harder he crashed now.
“No way…” Ronald’s face turned pale. He stared at the ninety-point paper, mumbling, “This can’t be Charlotte’s. There’s no way she got ninety.”
“If she could score ninety now, why did she come in last before?” Eleanor frowned, confused, and stepped up to look at the test herself. She studied the handwriting. It was definitely Charlotte’s.

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