Daisy looked like she’d seen a ghost. She stared at Lydia, her eyes burning with resentment.
“You… You started training with a master when you were five. You intentionally hid your real background. You fooled all of us. This bet doesn’t count.”
Daisy felt icy and stiff, like she could barely move.
Lydia just smirked, her tone dripping with sarcasm. “Didn’t you start studying medicine when you were a kid too? And where exactly did I trick anyone? You refused to believe me. That’s hardly my fault.”
The people around them shifted uncomfortably, embarrassment hanging in the air.
She was right. No matter what Lydia said or did, they’d doubted her at every turn. Now that the truth was out, it stung. Why was Daisy still trying to weasel out of this?
Was it really so hard to admit someone else was better?
Desmond shook his head, barely hiding his frustration.
“Daisy, you made a bet. You lost. Own it.”
Dr. Donley sighed. “Daisy, you never should’ve been so reckless in the first place.”
Lydia crossed her arms and watched Daisy, who looked like she might burst into tears. “You can’t stand losing, huh?”
Daisy glared at her, her whole body tense.
“If you really can’t accept it, then just tell everyone here that you, Daisy, are a sore loser who doesn’t keep her word. Say it out loud, and I’ll be generous just this once and let it go,” Lydia said, her smile sharp and fearless.
Daisy’s fists tightened so hard her knuckles stood out white.
Lydia was humiliating her in front of everyone. If she admitted she was a sore loser, who’d ever respect her again? Who would want to be friends with her, or trust her? She’d drag her whole family, the Rivers, into disgrace.
But if she followed through on her promise and knelt in front of Lydia, calling her ‘Your Highness’ for all to see, she’d be a joke either way.
Right then, Daisy wished Lydia would just vanish from the world. Right now.
“Made up your mind?” Lydia asked, standing calm and collected with her arms folded.
The competition was over. Staff and students from different schools started leaving, following instructions from security. Some wanted to stick around and see what happened next, but with order being enforced, they had no choice but to move along.
Lydia saw right through Daisy’s plan. She was stalling, waiting until most people were gone before giving in.
Fine. If she wanted to wait, Lydia could wait too. She had plenty of time.
“Oh, by the way, Daisy, besides medicine, what other majors are you interested in?”
Daisy’s face went even paler.
Giving up medicine for good was almost worse than losing her dignity.
“Lydia! You hid your talents on purpose, just to trap me?”
“You jumped at the chance. How’s that my fault?” Lydia shot back with a little scoff.
Just then, someone came running over, gasping for breath. It was a math professor from Capital College.

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Olha a história bem boa só algumas coisas são chatas ( nesse tipo de história sempre troca as filhas pela a da empregada ou então pegam uma menina pra criar) pelo menos eles tratam a filha bem só enche o saco que até agora a Lucinda tá lá enchendo ! Fora isso tá bom Connor é um fofo a família dela a ama muito só Lucinda pra abaixar o nível do livro já era pra ter resolvido isso e fazer ela pagar mais tudo bem li um livro chinês que era parecido só algumas coisas diferentes ,ais mesma coisa tipo ela salvou o Connor no início lá ela salvava o avô dele , no chinês ela não tinha um irmão mais novo com os pais adotivos , a mãe dela tinha 2 irmãos e todos os avós estavam vivos mais história quase igual e tem coisas tipo o triângulo que lá TB tinha até a Lucinda que no chines TB ficou o livro todo aprontando só no final a família descobria e se livrava dela aí ela ia morar com o cara que ela usa pra disfarçar que não gosta do Connor aí depois ainda quase matava a irmã dele e a mãe dele que ele via como ela era...
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