Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander) novel Chapter 629

Chapter 629 Keep Her Dignity or Be the Champion

“Let’s look forward to seeing which team will come out on top this year.”

“Now, onto the last question. Franklin D. Roosevelt mentioned the Four Freedoms in his 1941 State of the Union address, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reaffirmed these four freedoms as well. Please state all the four great freedoms. Start answering… Now!”

The moment the emcee finished talking, the red light on Mayweather University’s side lit up.

Tiana and her other team members looked bewildered, and after looking around, they realized that it was Sophie who pressed the buzzer.

“Do you know the answer?” Tiana asked, already feeling hopeless.

“What the hell? Don’t you know it’s very disadvantageous to be the first to answer?!” Malia was so angry that she nearly flipped the table.

The emcee was already urging the team without waiting for Sophie’s reply, “Okay, will Mayweather Polytechnic’s reserve team members please give us the answer?”

Sophie swallowed; she felt so nervous that she was trembling.

In all honesty, she just didn’t want to miss the only chance to make a comeback. She thought that Tiana and the others must know the answer, so she pressed the buzzer. However, it turned out that none of them knew the answer.

The entire country was watching her on TV, so she couldn’t just give up no matter what.

Sophie clutched the corner of her skirt, took a few deep breaths, then hesitated before stuttering out her answer, “They are… Speech… Freedom of speech and expression of opinions.”

At this point, she paused. How was she supposed to remember the foreign culture so clearly?!

“Miss Bowen.” The emcee reminded her kindly, “You need to state all four great freedoms for it to be considered the correct answer.”

She swallowed nervously as the timer on the big screen was on countdown. The more she tried not to pay attention to the numbers, the more anxious she became.

“Five, four, three, two, one…”

In the blink of an eye, time ran out.

Sophie let out a bitter tut and felt absolutely wretched.

“Oh, what a pity. Then, the opportunity to answer will automatically be given to Tissote University. Tissote University, please send a representative to answer.”

Michelle and Stefan were both science students, so they didn’t know much about this topic.

“They are the freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear,” Elise took charge and answered. Just as she did during the first two questions, her answers were concise, but she had only stated three.

Once again, the host reminded awkwardly, “Miss Sinclair, you need to state all four answers before the answer is considered complete.”

Much to everyone’s surprise, she only replied lightly, “I don’t know what the last one is.”

As soon as she said that, the audience was in an uproar.

After both teams had their turn, everyone else had already figured out the answer, as Elise and Sophie’s answers were the combination of the correct answer.

However, why didn’t Elise finish stating them all?

Amidst their astonishment, the countdown that belonged to Elise was over.

The host pursed his lips but was forced to announce that Sophie was again qualified to answer per the rules.

However, Elise’s actions had rendered Sophie between a rock and a hard place.

If both their answers were combined and repeated, and the host announced that the answer was correct, Mayweather University would definitely be able to overtake their score.

Yet, she would in fact be defeating Elise by using the answer given by Elise herself, which was tantamount to receiving charity.

It would be like telling the world that Tissote University didn’t fail to get the championship but didn’t need it and gave it to Mayweather instead.

Now, it all depended on whether Sophie wanted to keep her dignity or be the champion.