Chapter 488
“ What the hell are you two doing ? ” Aria and the others stood nearby , staring at them with bewildered looks ,
Owen unclenched his fist and took Kim’s hand instead . “ We haven’t seen each other for a long time , I suddenly feel so brotherly toward him !
“ Me too , ” Kim forced out through gritted teeth .
‘ Did they think we were blind or something ? ‘ Aria and Cloe thought at the same time .
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Kim was the chairman of the Shaw Group , and Owen was a lawyer at a prestigious law firm . Yet here they were , brawling like teenagers in the hotel lobby .
Owen quickly caught up with them , smiled , and said , “ Let’s go . ”
The skirmish died down momentarily , only to flare up again at dinner .
Kim kept serving food to Cloe and Julia , while Owen peeled shrimp for Aria , Lily , and Pearl . After he finished , he removed his gloves and slid the plate of peeled shrimp toward Cloe and Julia . Owen said , “ Cloe , you and Julia have some . ”
Kim pushed the plate back without hesitation and shot him a glare . “ I’ve got hands . I can peel it for them myself . Stay out of it
Owen sneered coldly , “ Our housekeeper peeled all your shrimp growing up . You sure you even know how ? ”
“ You’re full of it , ” Kim shot back , pulling on disposable gloves and deftly peeling a whole shrimp in one go . “ Mine looks way better than yours . ”
Cloe and Aria were speechless .
‘ What’s gotten into these two today ? ‘ they wondered .
Cloe shot Kim a glare . “ If you’re going to peel , then just do it properly . No talking at the table . ”
Kim nodded obediently . “ Okay , I’ll listen to you . ”
Then , Kim shot Owen a triumphant , challenging look .
Owen had no idea what got into Kim , but decided to let it slide .
The meal flew by in a flurry of lively conversation .
Four days later .
Lily’s hands trembled with excitement as she checked her score . “ Aria ! I got 1540 ! ”
Pearl exclaimed , “ Oh my god ! 1540 ! Could you be the top scorer ? ”
Lily’s voice trembled as she stammered , “ I – I don’t know … The top scores are neck and neck . ”
Aria gently stroked her head and said , “ Why don’t you call your teacher first ? 1540 is an incredible score . Whether you’re the first or not , you’ll always be the most amazing .”
“ Okay , ” Lily replied .
She messaged Valerie on Facebook Messenger . Immediately after she sent the message , her teacher replied with lots of emojis .
Valerie replied : [ Hang on , let me check how the other top students did . ]
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Ten minutes later , Valerie texted back : [ Lily , you did it ! Top scorer in Mandino city and the whole state ! You and Kyle Yeart share its prez
“ Oh my god ! I did it ! Lily sprang to her feet excitedly , throwing her arms around Aria in a tight hug before turning to embrace Ferris Arlar Fade exclaimed .
Aria beamed with pride and said , “ My Lily is incredible . I’m the luckiest sister in the world . ”
Mandino City’s two top scorers quickly became the top trending topic . Netizens were all discussing it online .
Someone sighed : [ Mandino City is killing it this
difference is razor – thin . ]
year . Two top scorers at once ! The second and third place scores were 1535 and 1530. The score
Another one joined : [ The top five students in Mandino City are always neck and neck in every citywide exam . These few keep taking turns at the top .
[ Kanit City’s top scorer got 1520 , which was also
More and more people joined : [ Both cities used the Kanit City . But turns out that wasn’t the case . ]
exam this year .
I expected , just like in previous years , that the top scorer would come from
[ Mandino City struck gold with multiple dark horses this year . ]
Calista saw the trending topic . She was so angry that she slammed her phone onto the table . “ State’s top scorer ? Seriously ? ”
After a moment’s thought , Calista frantically contacted Finn and demanded , “ Cut all the footage about the SAT scores . Not a single second of it should remain . ”
Finn saw the message and chose to ignore it .
His assistant asked , “ Mr. Greer , should we cut it ? ”
Finn scoffed , “ Cut what ? The top scorer herself doesn’t mind . Who is Calista to complain ? ”
“ But what if the Archer family retaliates and gets the show canceled ? ” the assistant asked .
Finn smiled slyly . “ Don’t worry , I’ve got an ace up my sleeve . Go push the editing team to speed up . We’re airing this episode ahead of schedule . ”
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