Eyes red, she stammered. “I….. I just got distracted this time. It won’t happen again.”  Rhett chimed in, trying to save face. “What’s the big deal about scoring well on…

Chapter 28  Sadie exhaled, her shoulders finally relaxing.  She pressed her lips together, a quiet smile forming.  Rhett’s expression cracked. He snatched up the test to check for himself. The…

Chapter 27  Rhett spoke up immediately, irritation all over his face, “There’s no need to investigate. Sadie clearly cheated–that’s the only explanation for her score. If she won’t apologize and…

Chapter 26  Whenever Rhett came to school, he’d bring little gifts–for Lorena, never for her.  She remembered crying about it once. Jeremy told her, “If you behaved better, maybe you’d…

Lorena’s lackey quickly added fuel to the fire. “Please don’t cover for a cheater. Lately, both Lorena and Sadie have been preparing for the family esports tournament. Lorena’s grades took…

But somehow, he still thought Sadie was the better one.  ‘Fine,‘ she thought bitterly. ‘I’ll win this next match. I’ll make him give up on Sadie for good.‘  Rhett’s smile…

Chapter 23  She sighed. ‘Alright, I’ll hold off–just a little longer. At least until I see how I did.‘  Still, after a moment’s hesitation, she pulled out her phone and…

Chapter 22  ‘They didn’t go to training today?‘  But the moment she stepped in, the room fell quiet.  It was as if her presence had disrupted something warm–something that didn’t…

Chapter 21  All eyes turned to Sadie, most of them expecting to watch her crash and burn. After all, her grades had always been worse than Lorena’s. Odds were, she’d…

Chapter 302  Arabella Rivera  “Goodmorning Arabella.” Gertrude greeted me as I entered the kitchen.  I wanted to point out that there was nothing good about the morning, especially the day…