When the GF9 Test Subject Became His Obsession novel Chapter 80

Celeste stared at her own scores… and felt a sharp pain in her chest.

Serena had supposedly cheated her way into taking first place in two subjects, and now all of Building A was buzzing.

Quartz finally gave in to the pressure. He called Serena into his office and handed her a test on the spot.

He was determined to use his legendary 360-degree crystal-clear insight to catch the girl red-handed right under his nose.

And yet, she finished an entire set of AP science exam problems in barely ten minutes.

Honestly, most people who cheat at least pretend to think it through, acting like they’re racking their brains. But Serena did the opposite—scanning the page at lightning speed, showing zero visible signs of effort.

“Serena,” Quartz said, putting on his best concerned-teacher face, “can you just tell me how you’re doing this?”

Serena looked at him, calm and unreadable, her eyes carrying a faint chill. “Copied the correct answers.”

Quartz was speechless. Was she mocking him or really mocking him?

It was as if she were saying: Sure, I cheated. Prove it, or I’ll sue you for slander.

Sweat beaded at his temples.

As Serena walked out of the office, Taylor happened to be walking in.

He spotted her. “What, got chewed out by Quartz?”

She couldn’t even cheat quietly. Stirring up such a storm just to win a few competitions—how could the school possibly turn a blind eye, even for a bit of Morrow family money?

Serena looked at him, her expression flat. For a moment, she just wondered if Sean had a low bar for picking people.

As they passed each other, Taylor added, “If you spent as much effort on studying as you do on cheating, maybe the whole school wouldn’t be trash-talking you.”

Serena gave him a quick glance. “If you put any more effort into studying, you might drop dead.”

Taylor was speechless.

He choked on her words, then stepped into Quartz’s office. “Mr. Quartz, what did you want Serena in for?”

Quartz smoothed out his thinning hair. “You know how important this exam is—two of the athletic scholarships are on the line. I had to make sure Serena wasn’t cheating.”

“And?” Taylor asked.

Quartz handed him the test Serena had just completed. “She finished it in fifteen minutes. Got everything right. I remember back when you got your exemption—you took over twenty minutes on questions like these.”

If Serena had taken thirty or forty minutes, Quartz might have believed she was a rare genius. But this speed? What kind of brain did you need to work like that? That couldn’t be human!

Taylor frowned. Sure, people smarter than him existed—but if someone told him Serena was one of them? He’d never believe it.

She was a castoff from the Reed family. If she had that kind of value, Richard would’ve used her as a goldmine. No way they would’ve thrown her away.

At the front gate, Indigo had just stepped out of the car when Kelly approached him.

“Indigo, I want to talk about the Serenity Blend herbal formula.”

Indigo blinked. That early in the morning?

Still, after a brief pause, he nodded and followed her.

They sat down at the café near campus. “Your parents finally decided to sell the formula?”

“No.”

He raised an eyebrow.

Kelly said, “They just want to see if there’s a possibility for the Morrow family and the Fern family to co-launch Serenity Blend…”

This was family business—definitely not something that could be explained in a few casual sentences.

Indigo stepped outside to make a call.

He had one foot out the door, then turned back—only to catch Kelly flipping open his bag and pulling out a phone.

He had two phones. One for regular communication and gaming… And the other strictly for hacking.