The CEO Gets What He Wants novel Chapter 556

Chapter 556 Someone Cheated In The Exam

Avery had no idea that Yulissa was number seventeen. That realization made her mood turn foul.

The coincidence of being assigned to the same exam hall was already rare, and now they had the added “luck” of being seated together.

The exam was about to begin soon, so Avery ignored Yulissa.

Avery stole a quick glance at Evangeline, who was sitting diagonally across from her. As she met Evangeline's gaze, the latter flashed a smile and raised her fist in a gesture of encouragement.

Her warm smile made Avery feel a little more at ease.

Ring!

The bell rang, indicating the start of the exam. The invigilator began to distribute the answer sheets and exam sheets.

Avery wrote her name on the answer sheets and used her 2B pencil to fill in her exam ID.

Once she had filled out her personal information on both answer sheets, she carefully checked everything for accuracy.

It was only after ensuring that all her details were correct that she started reading the exam questions.

Avery began answering the questions on the exam sheet after going through all of them and getting a general understanding.

She wasn't that confident about the exam, which was on Engineering Economics. Back in university, she had a hard time learning economics. If she could excel in this exam, she would fare better in the next subject, Project Management.

With that thought in mind, Avery began focusing on answering the questions.

She had to admit that Cayden was a top student, as his prediction was spot on.

The summary he had given turned out to be quite helpful, as half of the tested content was covered. Avery couldn't help but be impressed, thinking he was more capable than just a forecaster.

Thus, even though the questions were pretty hard, Avery wasn't nervous at all and answered them with ease.

The strange grin on Yulissa's lips widened when she noticed Avery was focused on answering the questions.

Wisteria had tasked her with a mission, and she was trying to come up with a plan to set Avery up in the exam hall. However, despite pondering for a long time, she couldn't think of a viable solution.

She even came up with the most foolish plan to bribe the invigilator at Avery's hall to accuse her of cheating.

However, lady luck was on her side.

To her delight, she realized that Avery would be sitting in the same exam hall as her, and even better, they would be assigned to sit together.

Avery's life has always been smooth sailing. The heavens must want to help me teach her a lesson. Just wait and see how I'll teach her a lesson!

Avery was busy answering the questions and had no idea of Yulissa's evil intention.

The two invigilators at the exam hall took their jobs seriously, diligently pacing around to ensure that no cheating occurred.

All the candidates in the exam hall were completely focused on their tests.

Some appeared elated, while others were frowning unhappily.

Of course, Avery belonged to the former category. She wrote neatly, and her answers flowed quickly. Even the invigilators couldn't resist glancing at her, noticing the bump in her stomach.

The only sounds in the exam hall were the scratching of pens and pencils on paper.

Avery followed the rule of doing the easy questions first and coming back to the difficult questions later. She skipped the questions she wasn't confident in and scribbled the answers for those she knew. Shortly after, she had completed half the exam paper.

In contrast to her calm demeanor, Yulissa seemed to be struggling behind her.

Yulissa was retaking the exam to become a Certified Professional Constructor, having failed this subject the previous year. She knew that passing this time was crucial.

There were a total of four subjects, and one had to pass all subjects in two consecutive years in order to become a Certified Professional Constructor. Failing the subject again would mean forfeiting Yulissa's passing marks for the other three subjects, forcing her to retake all four exams. This was a result she desperately wanted to avoid.

Yulissa had no idea that the questions were even harder this year. She was struggling to answer them all.

However, Avery had been writing on her answer sheet with confidence the entire time, and Yulissa couldn't even catch her pondering over any questions. This only intensified Yulissa's envy.

Evangeline, who was number six in this hall, was in a daze.

She was taken aback to find that some of the questions in the exam were already covered in Avery's subject summary from earlier.

I can't believe Avery is capable enough to predict the exam questions accurately!

She instantly regretted not reading more of the summary Avery made.

Time ticked by, and the temperature slowly increased.

The exam hall was still silent save for the whooshing sound made by the fans on the ceiling.

Avery opened the bottle beside her to take a few sips of her drink.

Examinations like this one typically lasted around two hours. If the test went on for too long, some weaker candidates might not be able to endure it, especially pregnant women who could tire easily.

To combat fatigue during the exam, Cayden had advised her to bring a bottle of drink into the hall so she could take a few sips whenever she needed an energy boost.

Indeed, after sipping on the drink, Avery felt more energized.

She returned to the questions that she wasn't sure about. They were quite challenging, but luckily they were multiple-choice questions, which saved her time and effort.

Avery's lips would slightly curl up every time she solved a difficult question, boosting her confidence.

Glancing at her watch, she realized there were still over thirty minutes left till the end of the exam. She had already completed all the questions.

Avery started to review her answers and found that she had selected the wrong option for a multiple-choice question. She corrected it quickly before moving on to the next question.

A sharp shrill sounded outside the hall.

Hearing that, the invigilator announced, “Everyone, you have ten minutes left, so do speed up. Please check your personal information on the answer sheets and make sure you filled in the correct exam ID.”

Avery checked her personal information and made sure everything was correct before she went back to review her answers for the second time.

Ten minutes soon passed. The invigilator declared, “Everyone, stand up!”

The candidates stood up as told, and the invigilators began to collect the answer sheets.

Right then, Yulissa retrieved the summary she stole from Avery's bag that she had hidden by pressing her knee to the desk all the while. She scrunched it up before tossing it beneath Avery's chair.

Her actions were discreet, and the candidates' attention was focused on the invigilators. No one seemed to notice what Yulissa was doing except for Evangeline, who was seated diagonally across from Avery and had a clear view of Yulissa's actions.

However, Evangeline didn't say a word.

The exam was important to her, so she didn't want to invite trouble. She assumed nothing would happen as they would be leaving the exam hall after the answer sheets were collected.

As Avery's husband seemed to be an influential person, she knew he would help Avery if Avery were to get into trouble. There was no need for her to mind someone else's business.

She never anticipated what was about to happen next.

Behind Avery, Yulissa suddenly pointed at the crumpled piece of paper beneath her chair and declared loudly, “Sir, someone has cheated during the exam!”