The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 325

“If Charlotte really can’t keep up, maybe Olivia could help her out,” Ashley suggested, her tone just a little too sweet. “Now that Olivia’s got her university plans set, she could spare some time to tutor Charlotte.”

“That won’t be necessary,” Eleanor replied, her face cool and unreadable. She stacked her papers neatly and was about to check in on Charlotte when the grade coordinator burst into the room, waving a sheet of paper and looking like he’d just won the lottery.

“Perfect, everyone’s here,” he said, grinning. “I can tell by your faces you already know the top scorer in the country is from our school.”

Ashley perked up and pulled Olivia a little closer, all smiles. “We heard! Is it true the exam graders are coming this afternoon?”

“It’s true,” the coordinator said, still beaming. “Vanguard High really outdid itself this year. Lots of students scored over six hundred, and three broke the seven hundred mark.”

Three? Ashley’s smile faltered. She shot Olivia a look. Other than Olivia and Shirley, who else could it be?

Olivia stared back, her heart skipping a beat. She was sure she’d checked everyone’s scores in the honors class. Only she and Shirley from Class C had scored over seven hundred. Who was the third? Her fingers tensed, her nerves prickling.

No way… Could it be—? Impossible. The test was brutal this year. If Charlotte was capable of scoring over seven hundred, her old school would have fought to keep her. Olivia must have missed someone. There was just no way it could be Charlotte.

“Who’s the third student, besides Olivia and Shirley?” Ashley asked, sounding so sure of herself. “With Olivia’s score, she must have ranked number one in the country. She can get into any program she wants.”

The coordinator hesitated, glancing down at the sheet. “Olivia got a 714. That’s an incredible score and ranks her very high nationwide.”

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