That evening at Central University, Avery came to pick up Hayden from school.
He had an important test earlier in the morning, and she hoped that he would not make that big a fuss over his result and accept it calmly regardless of whether he got first place.
"How did you do in the test, Hayden?" Daniel and Hayden came out of the classroom together.
Aside from being best buddies, they were also the top scorers in the class.
Hayden was very satisfied with his efforts but answered in a rather modest manner," Let's wait and see the score tomorrow!" "Okay! I think I did well." Daniel cocked an eyebrow. "I know you want to go too, so if you ask nicely, I might consider giving my spot to you. But my dad might not agree though."
"I'll rely on my abilities to get the spot. I don't need you to give it to me."
"But you're not as good as I am! We might be good friends, but that's the harsh truth. I got first when I took the final exam, remember?"
Hayden corrected him, "I just scored a little lower than you in the art and culture subjects. I'm just as good as you in the core subjects, you know."
"Okay! Let's stop arguing. When the scores come out tomorrow, you'll know that I'm still better than you," Daniel said. He then spotted Avery at the school gate and yelled, "Your mom is here to pick you up, Hayden. She's becoming more and more beautiful!"
Hayden glanced at the school gate.
Avery waved to him as soon as she saw him.
When Hayden saw the smile on his mother’s face, the unhappiness he felt in his heart faded considerably.
He knew that he had no control over the kind of man his mother chose, which left him little choice but to accept Elliot.
At the end of the day, all he wanted was to live with his mother.
"Auntie!" Daniel walked up to Avery right away and greeted her warmly. "We had a test for the qualifying round of the competition today!"
"I’ve heard. How did you do?"
"I think I'd definitely get the spot. I've already told Hayden earlier. Please comfort him when you're back home. I don't want to make Hayden sad, but I can’t make my dad sad either. He really wants me to participate in the Hacker Cup competition. Winning an international award will help me a lot in the future," Daniel said solemnly.
"Let's go home, Mommy!" Hayden took Avery's h=c!
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