Chapter 974


    Aaron put his hands under his cheeks. "But I''ve always been very innocent."


    Xante pretended to puke. Suddenly, she saw what was happening outside the car from the corner of


    her eyes. "Boss, Josephine and her mother are here," she said solemnly.


    Corinne looked out the window and saw Josephine and her mother surrounded by the reporters.


    Josephine and her mother kept to their version of the story whenever the reporters asked them any


    questions regarding the scandal. Also, they announced confidently that Josephine woulde out


    as the winner today.


    In fact, Josephine had changed. She was no longer the timid girl who only knew how to cry at the


    smallest provocation. She was fielding the questions confidently as though she had already won the


    competition.


    Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed sses. "She looks confident. ording to our research, she


    was an average student at school. There''s a chance she might cheat on the test."


    Corinne nodded. "Well, let''s just see how she ns to pull that off when the test is being


    broadcasted live."


    After that, she got out of the car.


    Seeing this, the reporters rushed over to her side. However, just when they were about to reach her,


    a wall of burly men suddenly appeared to block their path.


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    Corinne was surprised to see them there. ''Jeremy, Lucas, or both of them must''ve hired these men


    to protect me…''


    She was grateful either way since this meant she could walk up to the stage without getting


    harassed by the reporters.


    There was a standing microphone in the middle of the stage and a table on either side of it. Corinne


    sat at the table on the left to wait quietly for the test to begin.


    Seeing this, Josephine and her mother also went up to the stage. Josephine sat at the table on the


    right while her mother red threateningly at Corinne.


    "Corinne, there''s still time for you to save yourself. You only need to own up to your mistake before


    the test begins. Otherwise, it''ll be worse once you lose to my daughter."


    Corinne smiled. "That''s still too early to say. How do you know I''ll lose to your daughter for sure?"


    Josephine''s mother scoffed, rolled her eyes, and turned her face away.


    The host who presided over the press conference was arranged by the Riveras.


    After the host walked up to the stage, he first asked Josephine''s mother to step off the stage before


    doing a sound check on the microphone and adjusting the height of it.


    "Ahem! Ladies and gentlemen, I''ll need you all to take your seats and keep the noise level to a


    minimum. Thepetition between Miss Corinne and Miss Josephine is about to begin! This


    competition will be broadcasted live to ensure the fairness, transparency, and impartiality of the test


    results!"


    To not dy thepetition starting since that was what they went there for, the reporters quickly


    returned to their seats.


    The host introduced the teacher who came up with the test paper, as well as the subjects Corinne


    and Josephine would be tested on. After that, he held up the test paper to the camera to show that


    they would each receive the same test paper before giving it out to them.


    Josephine''s eyes immediately lit up with confidence when she saw the questions on the test paper.


    She then peeked at Corinne to see her reaction.


    Corinne was yawning with her cheek resting on one hand while her other hand was spinning her


    pen lethargically. She looked like the bad student who always slept in ss. In fact, she did not


    seem to be taking the test seriously.


    ''She must be stumped by the questions,'' thought Josephine gleefully as her victory was even more


    assured. She then picked up her pen and began to answer the questions.