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Aaron put his hands under his cheeks. “But I’ve always been very innocent.”
Xante pretended to puke. Suddenly, she saw what was happening outside the car from the corner of her eyes.
“Boss, Josephine and her mother are here,” she said solemnly.
Corinne looked out the window and saw Josephine and her mother surrounded by the reporters.
Josephine and her mother kept to their version of the story whenever the reporters asked them any questions
regarding the scandal. Also, they announced confidently that Josephine would come out as the winner today.
In fact, Josephine had changed. She was no longer the timid girl who only knew how to cry at the smallest
provocation. She was fielding the questions confidently as though she had already won the competition.
Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. “She looks confident. According to our research, she was an average
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Corinne nodded. “Well, let’s just see how she plans to pull that off when the test is being broadcasted live.”
After that, she got out of the car.
Seeing this, the reporters rushed over to her side. However, just when they were about to reach her, a wall of burly
men suddenly appeared to block their path.
Corinne was surprised to see them there. ‘Jeremy, Lucas, or both of them must’ve hired these men to protect
me…’
She was grateful either way since this meant she could walk up to the stage without getting harassed by the
reporters.
There was a standing microphone in the middle of the stage and a table on either side of it. Corinne sat at the table
on the left to wait quietly for the test to begin.
Seeing this, Josephine and her mother also went up to the stage. Josephine sat at the table on the right while her
mother glared threateningly at Corinne.
“Corinne, there’s still time for you to save yourself. You only need to own up to your mistake before the test begins.
Otherwise, it’ll be worse once you lose to my daughter.”
Corinne smiled. “That’s still too early to say. How do you know I’ll lose to your daughter for sure?”
Josephine’s mother scoffed, rolled her eyes, and turned her face away.
The host who presided over the press conference was arranged by the Riveras.
After the host walked up to the stage, he first asked Josephine’s mother to step off the stage before doing a sound
check on the microphone and adjusting the height of it.
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“Ahem! Ladies and gentlemen, I’ll need you all to take your seats and keep the noise level to a minimum. The
competition between Miss Corinne and Miss Josephine is about to begin! This competition will be broadcasted live to
ensure the fairness, transparency, and impartiality of the test results!”
To not delay the competition starting since that was what they went there for, the reporters quickly returned to
their seats.
The host introduced the teacher who came up with the test paper, as well as the subjects Corinne and Josephine
would be tested on. After that, he held up the test paper to the camera to show that they would each receive the
same test paper before giving it out to them.
Josephine’s eyes immediately lit up with confidence when she saw the questions on the test paper. She then peeked
at Corinne to see her reaction.
Corinne was yawning with her cheek resting on one hand while her other hand was spinning her pen lethargically.
She looked like the bad student who always slept in class. In fact, she did not seem to be taking the test seriously.
‘She must be stumped by the questions,’ thought Josephine gleefully as her victory was even more assured. She
then picked up her pen and began to answer the questions.
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