She Was the Treasure All Along novel Chapter 328

Several teachers from the Ace Class and Giselle's homeroom teacher, Mr. Ludlow, were present, seated next to Hallie. They had collaborated on the questions, but with a tacit understanding: there would be no shared answer key. The standard answer for each question existed only in the mind of its creator.

Cyrilla was also seated in the auditorium. She glanced at the packed hall and then at the composed figure of Loyce. "Why is only Loyce here? Is she participating too? Is Giselle not coming?"

"If she doesn't show, she'll be expelled," Hallie said, giving her a cold look. "The outcome will be the same."

Cyrilla caught Hallie's subtle glance and obediently fell silent.

Down in the audience, students from Cyrilla's class were murmuring. The news had spread that Loyce was a useless heiress who had scraped into college on the back of her family's wealth.

"She's got some nerve, challenging so many teachers in a public Q&A with her limited skills."

"I heard from Cyrilla that her tutor is incredible, a PhD who studied abroad, specializing in physics and math," a student said. "This rich girl is done for."

"But I remember seeing her at the Steinway piano competition. I thought she played really well."

"Who knows if the audio was dubbed over in post-production."

At two o'clock, under the watchful eyes of everyone present, a breathless Giselle finally arrived.

She scanned the auditorium, intimidated by the crowd at first. But the moment she met Loyce’s calm gaze from the stage, she steadied. Her previously hunched back straightened, and she walked to the seat reserved for her.

Across from her and Loyce sat Hallie and a panel of seven or eight teachers, including those from the Ace Class.

It was quite an intimidating setup.

"Since everyone is here," Clayton announced, standing up, "the three of you will use the examination materials provided by the school. You will have exactly one hour to answer all the questions, and your scores will determine the final judgment."

"This test paper was jointly created under mutual supervision by the teachers and was only printed at one-thirty this afternoon. Therefore, besides the teachers, no one could know the questions. This is the fairest possible examination."

Cyrilla looked down at the paper, took a deep breath, and at Clayton's signal, began to write. Having already memorized all the answers, she started at the same time, feigning contemplation before writing down the solutions Hallie had provided her. It was the first time she had ever openly cheated in front of the entire school, with a teacher's help.

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