Chapter 35 65 vouchers Lincoln and Ruth stared at Andrea , their faces full of disappointment and disbelief . Seeing their expressions , Andrea panicked and burst into tears . " Phoebe , how could you say that ? I was just worried about Kaia's grades . I only came across her information by accident- " Phoebe let out a cold laugh . " Oh ? Found it by accident and then just happened to take a picture , huh ? What were you really trying to do ? " " ... ... " Andrea's voice trembled , but then she snapped , " Phoebe , you've really let me down . I trusted you , so I told you about this . But you're just mad because Grandpa and Grandma gave the company to my dad . " You wanted to humiliate my parents , so you put it on the big screen . I know your parents are upset and want to take over the company ." Are you serious right now , Andrea ? Do you have no shame ? " Phoebe shouted , grabbing a fistful of Andrea's hair . ' Ouch ! My hair ! Let go ! It hurts ! " Andrea screamed . The two of them started clawing at each other . Kaia sat there , sipping her drink like nothing was happening , looking more entertained than concerned . ' Big news ! " Russell burst into Tobias's office . Tobias glanced up , not impressed . " What's gotten into you ? " Russell grabbed a glass of water , downed it , and said , " Huge news ! " " What is it ? Why are you so worked up ? " Tobias asked , already turning back to his work . " You didn't hear ? SAT results came out today , Russell said Normally , Tobias couldn't care less about that , but this time , he felt a flicker of interest . " Do you know how your fiancée did ? Russell asked " I didn't ask Tobias replied casually . He figured it'd only embarrass Kaia , knowing her usual bad grades . " I knew you wouldn't be acting this calm if you already knew . Guess what she scored ?" Russell said with a grin Tobias frowned . " You know her grades aren't great . Did you come here just to rub it in ? Russell , I'm 1/4 11:51 pm Chapter 35 55 vouchers warning you - fine , you can say it to me since we're friends , but if you ever say something like that to her face , don't blame me for losing it ." Russell blinked , caught off guard by his tone . Then his eyes went wide . " Hold on . You actually like her , don't you ? Are you finally interested in a woman ? " Tobias didn't deny it . " I figure we could try getting along . " " You should . And listen - Kaia got a perfect score . She's number one in Morganburg ," Russell said , his voice full of excitement . Tobias's eyes widened in surprise . " You're not messing with me , right ? " " You think I'd joke about this , huh ? " Russell asked seriously , for once dropping his usual teasing tone . " How do you know ? " Tobias asked . จ Russell said , clearly enjoying the drama , " It's her grandparents ' birthday today . Everyone's talking about it . Her cousin tried to humiliate her . And that wannabe rich girl , Andrea , pulled some shady stunt to get Kaia's info and check her grades . The two of them cooked up a plan , plastered the results on the big screen , and thought they'd have 1 good laugh . But it totally backfired - they embarrassed themselves instead . " He clapped Tobias on the shoulder . " Man , I've told you before , and I'll say it again - we were way off about Kaia . She's not just some average girl . You like capable women , right ? All those rich girls chasing you , you always thought they were spoiled princesses who couldn't do anything but act cute . ' But Kaia ? She's the real deal . Your mom's right - without that Moreno Group CEO title , you might not even be good enough for her ." Tobias stayed quiet for a moment , then pulled out his phone and started texting Kaia . Russell leaned over , trying to peek . Just right , Kaia's phone buzzed . [ Heard you're number one in Morganburg ? | She smirked a little at how fast news spread and replied : [ Yeah J [ Congrats . ] [ Thanks . ] [ What do you want for dinner ? My treat - celebration's on me . ] [ My parents are throwing me a party tonight . I'm not coming back . ] Chapter 35 Tobias frowned , not knowing how to reply . Russell chimed in , " You two agreed to be together for a month , right ? It's already been almost two weeks . Every day counts . Tell her if she's skipping today , she owes you another day later . " " You think that's fine ? " Tobias asked , completely serious . " What's not fine about it ? Don't start getting shy now . Forget pride - you're chasing a girl ," Russell said . But Tobias was already typing . Russell glanced over and nearly rolled his eyes . Tobias had written : [ We agreed on one month . You missed a day , so you owe me ten extra . Grandpa's rules - I can't go against them . ] That night , Kaia's class group chat blew up . [ No way - Kaia really got into Morganburg University ? And she's number one in the city ? With a perfect score in everything ? ] [ What the hell ? Wasn't she the worst student in our whole school ? ] [ Hey , remember that bet ? ] [ Let's not talk about that . It was just a joke . Kaia won't take it seriously . ] Kaia , who had been quietly reading , finally replied : [ I'm taking it very seriously . ] The chat went dead silent . Kaia added with a wicked little smile : [ Pretending it didn't happen won't make it go away . Don't forget - you all said you'd shave your heads . And you filmed it , remember ? ] At that point , no one could keep pretending . Casey finally replied : ( Come on , Kaia . Let's just drop it . We're all classmates . No one actually meant it ) Others quickly chimed in . ( Yeah , Kaia , don't be petty . It was just a joke.J [ If you'd lost , we wouldn't have brought it up.1 [ Exactly . ] Kaia sent a sarcastic emoji and added : JA joke ? Then why did you spread the news everywhere ? You 3/4 11:52 pm Chapter 35 55 vouchers were just hoping I wouldn't show up so you could laugh at me . Now you're playing dumb , huh ? [ My SAT score says I'm smarter than all of you put together . So stop with your pathetic little games -I see right through them . ] They all went quiet , clearly upset but unable to argue . Kaia didn't give them a chance to recover . [ Quit wasting time . Shave your heads . If you don't , I'll post the video online - and send it to your colleges and future workplaces . ] Chapter 36 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!