“Nicole, how’s your preparation going?”
Nicole looked at Ms. Emerson calmly.
“I’ve solved all of them.”
Nicole had never participated in a Math Olympiad back in San Joto, so she did not know if she was
well-prepared. However, the smile on Ms. Emerson’s face indicated that she was doing fine. Ms.
Emerson handed Nicole three more exercise books. They were all past-year Math Olympiad questions
that could not be found on the market. The third book, in particular, was Declan Hancock’s best work.
In their school, only she and Mr. Louis — the two teachers in charge of the Math Olympiad training –
got their hands on two copies of the book.
She did not expect Nicole to complete all three sets of the questions without any guidance.
‘I underestimated Nicole,’ she thought.
Ms. Emerson nodded satisfactorily and asked Gary to leave. She wanted to speak to Nicole privately.
Gary frowned. He had seen Nicole’s book, and it was completely blank. He could not understand how
Nicole dared to spout nonsense like how she had solved all of the math problems to Ms. Emerson.
The charming image that he had of her from yesterday’s race club meetup was gone; she was once
again the annoying liar! Gary did not say anything but snorted. He headed back to his seat without
sparing Nicole a glance.
When Vivian witnessed the scene unfold, she had a look of glee in her eyes. Her eyes unconsciously
followed Gary in hopes to have some form of interaction with him.
Unfortunately, Gary did not look her way. His eyes were filled with rage toward Nicole. He simply
walked past her without sparing her a glance.cz Vivian tightly gripped the hem of her dress under her
desk.
She looked at Nicole who had gained Ms. Emerson’s favor. She was furious.
Ms. Emerson then told Nicole about the things she needed to watch out for during the Math Olympiad.
After all, Gary had been through the competition many times.
On the other hand, Nicole seemed to lack the experience. She naturally had to tell her the rules of the
competition.
In the end, Ms. Emerson repeated the part where participants had to write their answers with a black
pen.
Nicole looked at her with a serious expression and said softly, “Don’t worry, Ms. Emerson. I’ll ace it.”
She knew Ms. Emerson was doing this for her own good. Ms. Emerson was treating her as if she were
a child; she found it amusing and heartwarming at the same time.
Ms. Emerson also knew that she was going overboard. She looked embarrassed and stopped talking
about the competition. She then looked at Nicole with a smile and said, “By the way, the monthly test is
in two days. All the best with your test!”
Nicole nodded.
She answered with a quiet yet oddly calming voice, “I will.”
Ms. Emerson looked at her and felt gratified. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly slapped her
forehead as if she had just remembered something. She turned to Nicole with a smile and said, “I’m so
forgetful. Your grandma’s here to see you, Nicole. I told your family to wait outside. I ended up
forgetting after speaking to you.”
‘Grandma’s here?’ she thought.
Nicole’s cold eyes lit up a little. She quickly thanked Ms. Emerson and headed out of the classroom.
‘Now that I think about it, I haven’t seen grandma for almost a month!’ she thought.
Nicole stepped out of the classroom and saw two people standing by the window. One of them was an
old woman; she had graying hair and was donned in green-colored garments. That person was Mrs.
Wallace Sr.!
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