“Wait! This matter shouldn‘t be known by anyone else. I would be more at ease if you investigate it personally.”
Cameron had no objections to that. “Understood, Young Master Alex. I will definitely try my best to find an answer to this.”
After he left, the huge room fell into silence. Though it was dark outside, Alexander was still quite alert. He looked out of the window as he recalled everything that happened during that day. The more he thought about it, the stronger his heart palpitated. After all, he had finally found the person he had been stubbornly looking for all this while and he believed that not long after this, they would be able to see each other again.
When Elise knew that Alexander had woken up, she finally felt relieved. For the past few days, the siblings of the Griffith Family took turns to send her to school. On top of that, they also had to take turns to take care of Alexander at the hospital. Meanwhile, she had never visited him once.
Just as the results of the Mathematics Olympiad was about to be released, something unimaginable happened in school. First, the headmaster suddenly received a call from one of the most well–known universities for their math degree in the city.
“I heard that your school has a top student in mathematics. Do mentally prepare her to consider the University of Zechria. We are quite a promising university and I‘m sure it would help her future a lot if she enrolls into our university.”
The headmaster was confused upon hearing this. “May I know which student you are referring to?”
However, the person on the other end of the line merely chuckled in response. “Don‘t worry. You will know in two days. Also, do know that if the result of this student‘s trial exam for finals is enough to enroll in the top universities, our university is willing to accept her even if she chose not to attend the exam.”
The headmaster was surprised to hear this, as this meant that the student would have a confirmed place at the university. He had been working at this school for many years. Apart from the sons of the Griffith Family having similar treatment a few years back, no one else had caught the attention of a professor in the University of Zechria.
Unless…
At that point, the headmaster suddenly recalled something. Unless someone from our school has gotten high marks for the City Mathematics Olympiad! More than a dozen students participated in that competition, though. Who would it be?
“Excuse me, but may I know which student you are referring to? Are you sure that he or she is from my school? Can you please reveal their identity?”
“Goodness, are you still beating around the bush? Don‘t you know the top student in your school? ! have to say that this student is really impressive. Even an old man like me, who has seen his fair share of bright students, can‘t help but sing her praises. She has an innate talent in mathematics.”
“Come on, now; you keep arousing my interest. Perhaps you can reveal some information to me?”
However, no matter how much the headmaster asked, the person on the other end of the line refused to say anything. The former voiced out a few top students based on his assumptions but in the end, he did not find out about anything.
Over the next few days, the headmaster received a few other phone calls from various different departmenis—the Education Ministry, the deans of some universities, and even some headmasters of other high schools. However, the headmaster sull did not know who the student was. Hence, he always tried to beat around the bush whenever he received such calls.
Having no other choice, he called a meeting with all the mathematics teachers in his school. “Among the students who participated in the Math Olympiad this time, is there anyone who is exceptionally brilliant?”
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