Before Alice could process her shock, Andrew Yates screamed, "Holy shit, Alice, your score is hidden! Amazing! Congrats!"


    Alice''s mind was nk. She looked at Jack."Did I do well?"


    "More than well! Incredibly well!" Andrew Yates took a picture to post on his social media. “A youngdy


    is score


    whose


    Jack''s lips curved into


    hidden.


    Let''s congratte her


    hard work!"


    faint smile. “Congrattions.” He seemed unsurprised.


    Alice smiled. She realized what a hidden score meant. She''d done it. Harvard University was within reach! She jumped up, hugging Jack, her face flushed."I did it!"


    Jack stiffened slightly, his gaze gentle.“Yes.”


    Alice quickly lowered her head, releasing him, and turned to Andrew Yates. Hopefully, he hadn''t noticed. This brief hug was enough. In her darkest moments, he''d been her guiding light. Jack watched her and Andrew Yates, feeling a strange sense of satisfaction, like watching a sapling he''d nurtured finally grow tall.


    Soon, her homeroom teacher called."Alice, your score is out. Congrattions! You''re the top scorer in the city!"


    "First ce? Really?"


    "Yes. The scores aren''t officially released, but we can see them. Your improvement stunned us all Congrattions."


    Aliceughed, seeing Jack approach with a cake. This was the happiest moment of her rebirth.


    “Alice,e to school tomorrow. We want to discuss your major and create a promotional poster.”


    "Okay."


    She looked at the cake, which read "Top of the ss." She smiled. “When did you get this?"


    "We had it delivered this morning." Jack ced the cake before her, cing a hat on her head. They were close. Alice felt Jack''s height; she could only see his shirt buttons. His fingers brushed her hair; his throat moved. He stepped back awkwardly."There."


    Andrew Yates lit the candle. "Make a wish."


    Alice closed her eyes. The person she thought of was Jack. She made an impossible wish, then blew out the candle.


    Jack''s voice was low."Congrattions on your new life."


    Andrew Yates was gossipy."What did you wish for?"


    Alice was nervous."If I say it, it won''te true." She avoided Jack''s gaze; she feared she''d reveal her feelings.


    Andrew Yates said, "Alice, tell me your wish; I''ll


    Alice blurted out, "I want to go to a bar."


    "No problem."


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    "No."


    Alice looked at Jack expectantly,


    expectantly. They locked eyes; Jack gave in.“Why a bar?” Alice said wistfully, “I''ve never been.” She hadn''t been in this life. She''d had a bad experience in her past life; she wanted to ovee that.


    Andrew Yates patted Jack''s chest. "Why not let her go? You''re a tyrant!"


    Jack''s mouth twitched."Shut up, you drama queen!"


    Aliceughed. She enjoyed her current life.


    She received a message from Noah: [Alice, your scores are out. How did you do? Was writing affected?】


    your


    Alice sneered. He knew about the stationery incident and its impact. No one was foolish; they just pretended not to know.


    Alice replied, What do


    you think?]


    I''m sorry, Alice. What do you want? I''ll do it. Even if you want to retake the exam, I''ll apany you daily.] But Alice didn''t reply. Noah was upset. He''d affected her performance; she''d studied hard in the final months. Back in the hall, he heard Chloe crying. The butler and Luke were consoling her. The butler said, "Miss Chloe, you were sick; that affected your performance. You''re better than


    this score."


    Luke added,“Chloe, don''t be sad. Scores don''t matter. Even if you didn''t score well, it won''t affect your future."


    Chloe wiped her tears."Alice probably did well. I wanted to go to the same university, but that''s impossible now."


    Luke said, “She probably didn''t do well. I heard a high-scoring student failed the writing section; their score was only a hundred points higher than yours."


    Chloe looked pleased. The stationery had affected Alice''s score.


    Noah''s face was stern.“Sixth Brother, are you gloating? Alice is our sister. What good does it do you if she didn''t do well?"


    "Second Brother, I wasn''t. I wasforting Chloe."


    "Comforting her doesn''t mean you should belittle Alice!"


    Luke, realizing his mistake, said quietly, “I know. I won''t do it again. But what about Alice?”


    Noah''s face was stern."What do you think? Anyone would be upset. It''s all my fault!" Chloe said insincerely, "Second Brother, if Alice wants to retake the exam,


    I''ll I''ll apany her. We''re family; we should help each other. But she wants to leave the Windham family; she probably won''t retake it."


    Noah frowned."She can''t decide. I''ll apany her to retake the exam, taking care of her until she does." This might help repair their rtionship.