The Returned Heiress Who Had It All (Cassia) novel Chapter 492

If it were Draven, the two of them would actually make a perfect match, Henry thought.

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The creamy tomato beef pasta wasn’t a problem. Draven had never cooked before, but Henry believed that for the sake of his crush, he would happily run off to learn.

The real question was, could he sing?

Henry had never heard him sing, so he had no idea whether he sounded good or not.

After that, Cassia and Henry stopped chatting and focused on the game.

When the round ended, they played several more matches, trading wins and losses evenly.

It was getting late. After saying goodbye to Henry, Cassia walked out of the inner room and saw Randy sitting in the lounge area, talking on the phone.

“What? You’re heading to the chess club right now? Okay, okay–wait for me. I’ll be there soon!”

He grabbed the rest of his alcohol, gulped it down, and stood up.

Since the exit lined up with where he was sitting, Cassia passed by him and glanced over. “Heading out?”

“Yeah,” Randy said as he walked toward the door.

“To teach him chess?”

“Him?” Randy stopped and tilted his head at her.

“Your new student–Ethan.”

Randy watched her walk past, surprised.

How did she know his student’s name? She must have heard it from his teacher while they were playing.

When she reached the doorway, Cassia suddenly stopped and turned back.

Sunlight streamed in from outside, leaving her standing against the light as she spoke in a calm, serious tone. “Tell him there’s no need to force himself to learn something he doesn’t like just for someone else. That’s just wasting time. He’d be better off doing something he actually enjoys.”

After saying that, she turned and walked out of Easthedge House, her short hair swinging lightly behind her.

Randy was dumbfounded.

Draven had already been waiting in the garden. When he saw Cassia come out, he walked up to her.

“It’s getting late. Let’s head home.”

“Okay.”

The glow of the setting sun spread over the two of them, warm and gentle, just like the last time they had walked side by side down

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the hill after the gathering.

Back at Dunstino Bay, Draven walked Cassia to her door.

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She stopped at the entrance and looked at him. “I promised I’d play a game with you today, but we didn’t get the chance. Next time, I’ll definitely play with you.”

Was she feeling bad for not keeping her promise?

Draven looked at her, noticing the small, slightly troubled expression on her face, and for a moment he really wanted to reach ou and hug her.

His hand shifted inside his pocket–but in the end, he held back.

He smiled. “I had a great time today. There’ll be plenty of chances to play later. No rush. Get some rest, okay?”

“Yeah. You should head home and rest too. Good night.”

“Good night.”

Only after she closed the door did Draven finally turn and leave.

A few days later, Zrario High School held its graduation ceremony for the senior class.

In the honors classroom, Brie sat gripping her phone, her palms sweaty.

Today was also the day the SAT scores were released. Whether she could continue staying with the Woods depended entirely on today.

She opened the results website, typed in her exam number, and clicked “Search.”

Essay: 290. Math: 267. Latin: 309. Liberal Arts: 542.

Total score: 1408.

Last year’s admission line for Vego University was…

She quickly flipped open the thick college guidebook the school had given them and found the page.

1387 points.

She had scored 21 points higher than last year’s cutoff.

This year’s line hadn’t been announced yet, but she doubted it would change much.

If she applied to Vego University, she definitely had a chance.

Great!

She finally let out a small breath of relief.

Around her, other students were also checking their scores—some cheering, some groaning.

A girl who used to be fairly close to her asked, “Brie, which college are you planning to apply to?”

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Brie’s face filled with pride and confidence.

“Vego University.”

“Vego University?” The girl’s eyes widened.

“I just checked the guidebook–last year’s cutoff was 1387. What did you score?”

“1408.”

The moment she said it, classmates around her turned to look–some impressed, some jealous.

“That’s amazing, Brie! I remember your last mock exam score dropped a lot!”

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“I think last year’s top scorer in Zrario only got a little over 1060! You got 1408–that’s more than 300 points higher! You’ll probably be this year’s top scorer!”

“Putting everything else aside, her grades are seriously impressive. You’ve got to respect that…”

Brie soaked in the attention, feeling as if she were standing in warm sunlight.

Ah… yes. This feeling–being surrounded by admiration. It’s finally back.

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