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On the day of the exam , Derek was up at five . He got himself rebdy and went doenstairs for bra så fast .
Gloria barely looked at him , her expression unchanged as she burned and said , “ Zee , Lennox’tdxám ueron is near the military Hospital Ell just drop lên oll on my way
Zoe smiled , peeling an egg and placing it in her son’s bowl . “ Derek has an eam today to
“ He’s just going for the experience . The driver will take him , ” Gloria replied coolly
“ Thanks , Mom ” Lennox flashed a polite smile and , glancing at Derek , added , “ Heylerek , thesed Aria’s going to be a lecturer at Mandino Uréversity . You’re pretty close with her , aren’t you ? She’ll probably look out for you , so try not to stress too much . Even if your scores aren’t high enough , I bet they’l make an exception , ”
Derek smirked . “ Oh , so there’s a backdoor option : Thanks for the tip ”
Gloria’s tone turned frosty . “ The Fletcher family does not tolerate favoritism or cheating . After your exam , you’ll go straight to the company and stalt from the bottom . Why insist on pharmaceutical analysis ? If you’d just study computer science like Lennor , you wouldn’t be in this mess
Derek had grown used to his mother’s constant criticism ,
Computer science was his first choice , but his score was right on the cutoff , so he’d been assigned to pharmaceutical analysis instead .
There were many disciplines involved , and honestly , he found it interesting , so he wasn’t in a hurry to transfer , he figured he’d try the exams first
Lennox chuckled . “ Devek missed the computer science mark by more than ten points , so he had to settle for pharma analysis . ”
Four years ago , Mandino University’s computer science program was ranked number one in the country , drawing in hordes of applicants and driving the
entry bar sky – high .
Now , Kanit University had caught up , the two schools neck and neck .
Deange Reed , a legend in the software world , had retired at fifty and returned to Huthailia
Kanit University immediately offered him a PhD advisory post ,
That was why Lennox had chosen Kanit for computer science . Plus , Gloria knew Deangelo .
“ Deangelo values skill above all else ,” Gloria said . “ You’ve won plenty of awards in college , so you’ll catch his eye for sure . Work hard – if there’s a chance , I’ll introduce you to him . ”
Lennor’s eyes lit up . “ Thank you , Glorial I’ll do my best – I won’t let you down . ”
k was used to being overlooked , so he didn’t feel a thing
Derek was
His phone buzzed ; he smirked and answered .
“ I’m here . Come out , ” came the terse voice on the other end , and the call ended .
But in that moment , Derek felt a warmth in his chest .
Gloria had recognized Aria’s voice and looked surprised . “ Aria’s giving you a ride to the exam
Derek nodded . “ Yeah ”
Zoe frowned slightly , pretending not to care . “ If she’s at the door , why not come in and say hello ! ”
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Derek , halfway to the door , stopped and gave a small , armed laugh “ Why should she ? You’re not family to her
He ignored the flash of annoyance on the three faces behind him and stenda mut the door .
Gloria wasn’t really offended by his words — she knew even she wasn’t qualified to demand Ara’s
ings , it was just his tone that irked har
Zoe’s expression stiffened . “ Ever since Derek got close to Aria , he’s become so much more retirious .
en this way . He used to drive his grandpa cary – it has nothing to do with Ana Gloria said with a ligh
“ He’s always been
Zoe was left speechless .
Lennox stood up . “ I’m done eating too , Mom . You should stay home and rest . I’ll ride with Gloria , then head to the military )
Since Lennox spoke , Zoe didn’t argue “ Alright ”
Outside , seeing Aria by the car , Derek walked over , light on his feet . “ Arial ”