The Returned Heiress Who Had It All (Cassia) novel Chapter 41

Chapter 41 Forgotten Bet

Once again, the whole class stared with wide eyes.

What? A perfect score?

How could anyone get a perfect score on an essay?

And the math section was super hard.

While everyone kept arguing, Danica walked back in with her head down.

The moment people saw her face, they already guessed what happened. Everyone knew Danica never liked Cassia. The two of them never got along.

To be fair, it was always Danica picking fights. Cassia barely reacted to her at all.

Danica had just sat down when Tyne leaned over, ready to ask what she saw.

But right then, the bell rang.

The whole class was still buzzing about the test scores when Lilian walked in carrying a stack of papers.

Her face was tight and serious.

She placed the papers on the podium and looked out at the class.

Everyone knew about her bet with Cassia. The atmosphere felt awkward now.

Because Cassia had just proved her completely wrong.

The room felt painfully awkward. Lilian didn’t speak at first. She just stood there for a moment. Then she finally said, calm and even, “Cassia, stand up and tell us–how do you think you performed this time?”

Cassia had been called on, and even though she wasn’t scared of Lilian, she still respected her as a teacher.

She stood and frowned lightly. “I think I did pretty well. The questions weren’t that hard.”

The other students were so stunned their mouths fell open.

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What? Not hard?

How could a failing student say something like that?

Cassia lifted her eyes. A quiet confidence flickered in her calm gaze.

“Cassia,” Lilian said, trying to keep her tone gentle, “I was hoping to save you some dignity. But with scores like these, can you honestly say you earned them?” She simply could not believe Cassia could score that high, but she also had no proof of anything else.

“I earned them,” Cassia replied softly. “I have nothing to feel guilty about.”

“Fine,” Lilian said, her voice turning sharp. “Then you’ll deal with the consequences yourself.”

Cassia even nodded, as if she agreed.

When Cassia sat back down, Lilian picked up the test again. She had read it several times already. It was perfect–so perfect she couldn’t find a single mistake.

She turned to the class and said, “The results are posted outside. I believe you’ve all seen them. Overall, the scores weren’t great. The test was difficult. But Cassia from our class scored perfect in all three subjects.”

Before she could finish, Danica shot to her feet. “That’s impossible! They must’ve mixed something up!”

Lilian opened her mouth, but Danica kept talking, louder and louder. “Ms. Reed, there’s no way she’s in first place! I know her. She’s from some tiny backwater town. She barely even went to high school there. How could she be number one? And a perfect essay? That’s not normal!”

As soon as Danica said it, the whole room erupted.

“Yeah, she totally cheated!”

“She should be lucky just to pass!”

“Disgusting. She actually cheated.”

Dozens of students turned to Cassia with disgust. Mocking voices filled the classroom.

“Cassia, how could this happen?” Sacha whispered.

Cassia smiled faintly, as if none of this bothered her at all.

“The truth is still the truth,” she said.

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Chapter 41 Forgotten Bet

She had expected this reaction the moment she saw her score.

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The room buzzed with whispers, but Cassia suddenly stood up. “If anyone believes I cheated,” she said calmly, “then show me the proof.”

The entire class went silent.

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