From Trash to Treasure: The Sinclair Family's Beloved Genius novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Big Brother: My Sister is So Good

Both Mr. Sinclair and Ethan Sinclair were shrewd men, so they naturally sensed that something was amiss.

Mr. Sinclair’s expression immediately turned serious. "What exactly happened? Nina, didn’t you say your sister fell on her own?"

Nina Sinclair shuddered, knowing she couldn’t hide it any longer. On the verge of tears, she cried, "Dad, I didn’t mean to push her! That day, she said I had stolen your affection and told me to leave. I... I accidentally gave her a push. I was scared you’d all abandon me, so I... I didn’t... didn’t dare say anything. Dad, I’m sorry. I was truly wrong. Please, forgive me."

Mr. Sinclair’s face turned grim. He turned to Chloe Sinclair and asked, "Is what your sister said true?"

Chloe Sinclair nodded. "It’s true."

’This all happened in my past life, anyway. How could I possibly remember it so clearly?’

’But I never came out on top against Nina Sinclair in my past life. And as a grown woman, there’s no way I’d suddenly trip and fall hard enough to land myself in the hospital. It was Nina Sinclair, ten to one.’

So instead of feigning ignorance, Chloe Sinclair admitted it directly.

’I can’t completely ruin Nina Sinclair right now. Besides, I need to play the long game to catch a bigger fish—I have to lure out Mason Drake.’

Hearing his daughter admit it so readily, Mr. Sinclair felt a pang of resignation.

While Nina Sinclair might not have been entirely to blame for the incident itself, her lying about it displeased him.

"Alright, that’s enough. Sisters shouldn’t hold grudges. Let’s eat."

Chloe Sinclair nodded, obediently walking past Nina Sinclair to sit beside Mr. Sinclair. She then ladled a bowl of congee for her father and for her older brother, who had just come downstairs.

"Our little sister is being much more well-behaved than usual."

Though Ethan Sinclair was in a business suit, his face was gentle in his sister’s presence. All she’d done was serve him a bowl of congee, but his simple words of praise made her extremely emotional.

Hearing this, Chloe felt her nose tingle.

’In her past life, not long after Ethan Sinclair was framed and sent to prison, he had died from food poisoning after rescue attempts failed.’

Seeing him again, Chloe Sinclair couldn’t contain her joy. She placed the bowl of congee in front of Ethan Sinclair and praised him without hesitation, "You’re even more handsome today than you were yesterday, Big Brother."

Her words made Mr. Sinclair laugh heartily. He teased, "Such a sweet-talker."

Having already done something wrong, Nina Sinclair remained silent. She knew she couldn’t blend in with them, so she just mechanically ate the food in her bowl, her fingers turning white as they gripped her chopsticks. Watching the happy trio, she seethed with inner rage.

’I’m supposed to be the young lady of the Sinclair Family! Why does Chloe Sinclair have to compete with me over everything? Wouldn’t it have been better for her to stay in that godforsaken corner and be a country bumpkin for the rest of her life?’

’No matter what, I absolutely cannot let Chloe Sinclair be the center of attention.’

’I’ll make her rot and fester until she’s despised by everyone!’

——

Chloe Sinclair returned to her room and found her senior year textbooks. She was still confident in Language Arts and English, but the math problems gave her a headache.

’In her past life, her grades had actually been pretty good. But after returning to the Sinclair family, she was constantly belittled, and her academic performance plummeted.’

’And while she had learned a great deal after marrying Jasper Shaw, she’d been away from her schoolbooks for too long. Her knowledge of mathematics was hazy.’

"Master, the Studyholic System can compress study time. It also contains all sorts of reference books, so you don’t need to worry so much," 54088, which had been silent until now, suddenly chimed in.

"What?"

The voice that suddenly echoed in her mind made Chloe Sinclair jump.

’She remembered vaguely hearing a voice like this back at the hospital, but she had been so groggy at the time that she’d assumed it was a dream.’

"What did you mean just now?"

"Your genetic profile is the most compatible with this system, so it automatically bonded with you. Time within the Studyholic System flows differently from reality. To put it simply, you could study inside for a month, and only a few hours would pass in the real world. Furthermore, by maxing out the progress bar, you can earn corresponding points that can be exchanged for all kinds of information."

Chloe Sinclair’s heart skipped a beat when she heard this.

’The college entrance exams wouldn’t be a problem for her, but right now, the one thing she was short on was time.’

’There were less than three months until the exams. If she wanted to get a high score in every subject, she definitely wouldn’t have enough time.’

’But with the system’s help, the college entrance exams would be a piece of cake.’

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