The Scorned Heiress's Hidden Empire (by Jade Quinn) novel Chapter 172

Chapter 172 Cheating On The SAT?

She shook off her hand. “Do you really think I’m the kind of person wire spreads rumors everywhere?” Isabelle then turned to Teresa.

Teresa quickly waved her hands in denial. “I won’t say anything either, you can count on me.”

Isabelle finally let out a sigh of relief and forced a smile. “Thanks, Sweetie. Thanks, Teresa. I’ll leave you guys to it.”

She hugged her military training uniform, kept her head down, and hurried away, looking just like someone terrified of getting herself into trouble.

Once she was a few steps away, Isabelle’s face shifted into a venomous expression.

‘With Emma stirring things up, there’s no way everyone won’t see what Natalie really like, she thought.

‘Top scorer on the SAT? If it weren’t for the Mitchell family, I don’t believe someone who was always at the bottom of t class could get just one point away from a perfect score!‘

Once the truth comes out, there’s no way the Mitchell family would stick up for someone they just got back a few day: ‘Just wait and see, she thought. ‘No one’s walking away clean from this.’

The next day, at the opening ceremony, Natalie took the stage as the freshman representative.

The event was held in Redvale University’s sports arena.

Over a thousand new students, dressed in their department uniforms, were seated in sectioris according to their major The arena’s ceiling soared overhead, sunlight streaming through the high windows and painting patterns of light and shadow across the deep blue seats.

Up on the stage, the school leaders and board members were already in their seats.

When it was time for the freshman representative to speak, Natalie walked up to the podium in a crisp white shirt and b pants.

Her long, straight hair flowed down her chest like a waterfall, and her delicate, makeup–free face stirred up quite a commotion.

“Damn, she’s gorgeous! Her proportions are insane. Is she even real, or just some Al model?”

“No way, even plastic surgery couldn’t make someone this beautiful!”

“Natalie? Isn’t she the new campus queen everyone was talking about on the forum yesterday?”

“Yeah, that’s her! The one who scored 1599 on the SAT! She’s seriously stunning!”

“She’s good friends with the Mitchell family’s heartthrob, Lucas Rivers, the student council president, and Evan Hale, the sports department’s campus king!”

“Damn… I’m so jealous of those three guys. They get to hang out with Queen Natalie!”

Natalie walked up to the podium, adjusted the mic, and leaned in a bit. “Good afternoon, everyone, faculty, staff, and fellow students.”

Her expression was calm and composed, her voice crisp and cool, her striking eyes sweeping over the audience.

As soon as she spoke, the girls in the crowd couldn’t help but gasp and whisper excitedly.

“Ahhh, she’s so beautiful!”

“She’s so cool. Her speech is so laid–back and effortless, just like her vibe.”

Isabelle sat in the alternative medicine department section, listening to the girls around her squealing, and rolled her eyes in disbelief.

‘Seriously, what’s wrong with them? Why are they freaking out over a speech? It’s not like Natalie is some heartthrob or anything, she thought.

She glanced down at her phone, a smirk tugging at her lips. ‘Sweetie really did make her move.‘

The anonymous post on the forum had already been up for ten minutes.

The title read: (Digging Up Freshman Rep Natalie’s ‘Glorious History‘ Bottom of the Class for Three Years, Suddenly Scores 1599 on the SAT? You buying this?]

Successfully unlocked!

The post included several screenshots that looked like might suuvi report cards.

swing her midterm and final exam scores from freshman to senior year.

Chapter 172 Cheating On The SAT?

almost all of them were at the very bottom of the grade, with her lowest math score being just 23.

At the end of the post, the anonymous poster wrote: [Someone who was dead last in the whole school for three years -suddenly scores 1599 on the SAT, just one point away from a perfect score. Does that sound normal to you?]

Isabelle refreshed the page Comments were already over a hundred.

[Wait, what? She was dead fast in the whole school?!]

[Are these report cards for real? They don’t look photoshopped at all.]

[If this is legit, then this SAT top scorer is super sketchy…]

[1599 and 23? That’s, like, a universe apart.]

[Is it possible it’s just someone with the same name? Maybe a mix–up?] [The name and school both match. Doesn’t seem like a mistake.]

Isabelle smirked in satisfaction and slipped her phone back into her pocket.

She didn’t have to lift another finger.

Rumors are like a drop of ink in water. Once it’s in, it spreads all by itself.

All across the arena, phones were buzzing nonstop in every department section.

Group chats, DMs, forum notifications, everyone was talking about the same thing.

Rosie and Evan saw the notifications pop up on their phones, and their eyes went wide in shock.

Rosie’s face flushed with anger. “What kind of nonsense is this? There’s no way Natalie would ever cheat!

“And besides, those high school grades mean nothing!”

But the chatter around them was so loud, none of the students nearby could even hear her.

Evan grabbed one of the guys who were spreading rumors about Natalie, his eyes flashing a warning. “Try spreading one more damn rumor about her and see what happens.”

The guy was clearly scared of Evan and didn’t dare say another word.

Evan let him go. He’d seen Natalie solve problems with his own eyes. She was insanely smart. Cheating? Not a chance.

On stage, Natalie noticed the crowd starting to stir and frowned. She didn’t know what was up, but it didn’t mess with her speech.

The school leaders sensed something was off, and the principal’s assistant handed the principal his phone.

Lucas, wearing his student council badge and keeping order nearby, frowned as he saw the forum notification pop up on his phone.

He skimmed the post, then locked his phone and called out, “Hey, keep it together. No phones during the ceremony.”

The school leaders‘ frowns got even deeper, but this was a big deal, cheating on the SAT was almost impossible.

The principal told his assistant to just keep things running smoothly and wait until the ceremony was over to deal with it. After all, Redvale University’s opening ceremony was being livestreamed online.

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