The room filled with a chorus of shocked voices as soon as the results popped up.
On the big screen, Lydia’s name glowed at the very top of the list. She had scored a perfect hundred. Not only that, but she was a whole twenty points ahead of the person in second place.
The whole room buzzed. Twenty points? That was a landslide.
Marilyn’s nails bit into her palms. She could barely believe what she was seeing.
How was this possible? Lydia, of all people, had taken first place?
Yara’s lips trembled. She exchanged a wide-eyed, uncertain look with Marilyn. This couldn’t be real. Lydia must have cheated. There was no other explanation.
Students from other countries were no less stunned. They stared at the screen, trying to make sense of it.
First place went to someone from this country? That couldn’t be right.
“Excuse me, there must be a mistake!” Noah, the second-place student from Country D, was the first to speak up. The idea of someone beating him was just too much. He always assumed first place would be his.
Lucy and Anders, two of the examiners, already had their doubts about Lydia’s score. Seeing her at the top only made them more suspicious.
It sounded ridiculous to them.
Emerson, the head examiner, pushed his glasses up his nose and studied Lydia’s name. His fingers tapped against the table, slow and thoughtful.
Lucy frowned. “I really don’t think this is possible. There must be a mistake. The papers from her classmates were a mess. How could she have gotten a perfect score and come in first?”
Anders nodded. “Her results are way off. We need to look into this before we start the next round. Otherwise, it isn’t fair to the other students.”
Emerson thought for a moment. “Bring Lydia to my office.”
While a crowd of students surrounded Lydia with congratulations, Lucy strode over in her heels.


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