Chapter 21 Luke was feeling a bit stressed about the competition . Noah patted his shoulder and said , Once the results are out , Ill have a good talk with her . After all , the revival match is crucial . Luke frowned , It was Alice who begged me for ages to teach her how to play , and now shes trying to put me in a corner . When did she become so cunning ? If all else fails , let Ethan handle it . She wont ignore him . Chloe , listening nearby , felt incredibly frustrated . She didnt want to give her spot to Alice ! It was hers ! That was her place! After Alice arrived at school , everyone was buzzing about the exam results . One of Chloes minions glanced at Alice and deliberately said loudly . Someone has been working so hard lately ; I wonder how many points she scored ! Alice pretended to be calm as she pulled out her textbook to review , but inside , she was a bundle of nerves . Before long , the homeroom teacher came over with the report card , and the room erupted with excitement . The teacher clapped his hands for silence , Quiet ! The overall scores arent great ; now isnt the time to slack off . Especially you , Chloe , youve dropped over two hundred ranks . Chloes face paled . She knew shed been distracted , but not to this extent . The teacher looked at Alice , hesitating before saying , . But Alice has made significant progress . Keep it up ! A minion asked , Teacher , what rank is Alice ? Shes 100th in the grade . The classroom erupted . Alice couldnt help but smile ; she actually did it ! She was so excited ; now she could report her results to Jack ! It seemed her hard work had truly paid off. If she kept this up , Harvard University was within reach ! Teacher , I suspect theres something off with Alices scores ; theres no way she could improve so much in such a short time ! The room fell silent . Almost everyone turned to look at Alice , their eyes filled with doubt . The teacher glanced at Alices ranking , and while he had some reservations , he knew she had been working hard . Chloe weakly chimed in , Teacher , Alice really wanted to prove herself . She made a bet with her brothers . Please dont doubt her . This is very important to her . It was a masterful act . Alice sneered ; Chloe was a skilled manipulator . No wonder she had fallen for her tricks in her past life . Sure enough , after hearing that , the teacher began to suspect Alice might have cheated to win the bet . Chloes minions added fuel to the fire . Teacher , dont cover for cheaters ! Chloe and Alice were both preparing for the family competition . Chloes grades dropped significantly , theres no way Alice could have improved that much ! 22:19 0.0 % < Chapter 21 Mere Yes , teacher , for the sake of fairness , I think Alices scores should be canceled . Seeing the teacher hesitate , it was clear he believed her own words . Chloe knew she had won again . Alice , how dare you try to outdo me ? Dont you know what kind of lesson youre asking for ? Alice , arent you going to say something to explain ? doubtful gaze and coldly replied , I didnt cheat . Alice felt the teachers Just those few words ; she had nothing more to say . In her past life , the moment her scores surpassed Chloes , that woman would find a way to make her life miserable , keeping her from Chloe old tricks . surpassing her again . Now , same pulling the Chloe quickly interjected , Teacher , please dont doubt her . If you cancel her scores , it might seem like youre maintaining fairness , but it would really hurt her . ever was The teacher thought for a moment and said , For now , Alices ranking will be put on hold until I can investigate further . If cheating is confirmed , she will face the consequences . The classroom buzzed with whispers . The minions sneered , See ? She cheated ! Chloes eyes gleamed with triumph as she quickly texted her sixth brother , Luke , what should L do ? Alice cheated on the exam to win your bet and now shes facing disciplinary action . Im so worried about her ! Alice simply opened her book and started reviewing again . Whether her ranking was canceled or not didnt bother her at all . Chloe could influence the teacher , but she couldnt change the exam results ! But she was still disappointed . After all , she had promised Jack that if she made it into the top hundred , they would play games together . She hadnt gone to the infirmary , and he hadnt replied to her message . She felt a pang she finally had made a friend , but maybe shed just imagined it . of sadness ; After the morning classes ended , a girls scream echoed outside the classroom . Alice looked see Luke had arrived . What was he doing here ? up to Chloe , your brother is so handsome ! Chloe beamed with pride as she stepped forward to take the small cake Luke handed her . Luke , Alices in the classroom . Should you talk to her ? If she apologizes and admits to cheating , maybe she wont be punished . Luke glanced at Alice , but she didnt look up , quietly focusing on her textbook . She didnt need to guess why Luke was at school ; Chloe was clearly eager to see her fail . But she didnt care whether her scores were canceled or not . She would never admit to cheating ! Chloe stood at the classroom door , feigning concern , Alice , Lukes here . Dont worry . Alice pretended not to hear and didnt even glance at Luke . Lukes expression darkened , and all his worries vanished in an instant . What was he worried about Alice for ? He said coldly , Ill go to the teachers office . Chloe then approached Alice . Alice , Luke only brought one cake for me ; he probably forgot about you . Ill share half with you later. Alice could see right through Chloes bragging . She was used to it ; every time her brother came to school , he would bring little gifts for Chloe . There was never anything for her . She had even cried about it before , and her second brother said she was disobedient , so no little gifts for her . 0.0 % < Chapter 21 But now , she didnt care about those so called gifts at all . Menu Alices phone rang , and she saw it was Jack calling . She quickly stepped out into the hallway , took a deep breath , and answered , Hello , teacher . How did you do ? Alice suddenly felt a wave of discomfort . I was 100th , but it looks like my scores might get canceled . Upon hearing this , Jacks lazy demeanor turned serious in an instant . What happened ? 48 In "The Secret of Nami Sushi" by CrushReel, readers are drawn into a captivating tale of mystery and intrigue surrounding a renowned sushi restaurant. 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