Chapter 20
I stopped, my voice polite and distant.“Second brother, fourth brother, sixth brother.” If I didn’t call out to them, they’d probably accuse me of sulking and being rude. I didn’t have the energy to argue with them, it was just a waste of time.
Luke raised an eyebrow and looked over.“So, how’d the exam go today? You’re so focused on ‘studying hard‘ that you didn’t join the team. I’m curious to see how well you can do!”
Facing the jabs from my sixth brother, I didn’t take it to heart; no matter what I did, my brothers always looked down on me. I pressed my lips together: “I’ll do my best.”
I was determined to improve my grades and get into Harvard University far away from them.
Caleb let out a scoff.“Alice’s never been a bookworm. She didn’t do great in tenth or eleventh grade, either. Cramming now, at the end? It only looks like she’s trying hard. In the end, she’s still behind Chloe!”
Chloe chimed in with a smile.“Caleb, don’t say that. Alice’s been studying really hard lately, even the teachers praised her. Grades aren’t everything, you know.”
I clenched my backpack tightly, anger surging in my chest. There was a reason for my poor grades in my past life. Every time I outperformed Chloe, Chloe would come after me, making my brothers dislike me. To avoid their disdain, I deliberately slacked off in my exams.
So, my grades were always worse than Chloe’s, not because I wasn’t capable! In my past life, I’d wanted to surpass Chloe on the college entrance exam, to prove I was better. But what happened? My oldest brother forced me to apply to the same, inferior college as Chloe, even though my scores qualified me for much better schools!
Thinking of this, I fought to control my emotions.“I’m going to my room.”
My gaze was icy, but this time, I wouldn’t be a fool.
The next day, on the weekend, I woke up naturally. When I went downstairs for breakfast, the hall was empty. They were probably at the training camp. I didn’t think much of it; after finishing my meal, I returned to my room.
I checked my phone for updates on the gaming tournament. Sure enough, the official announcement for the revival round was up. Just like in my past life, Luke was pumped up for the revival match, all fired up to win. That was the only way to advance and get revenge on the young master of the Wilson family in the finals!
But in my past life, the Landing Team’s championship win was more of a fluke. The Wilson family’s young master had dropped out at the last crucial moment, giving them a shot at victory. But why he withdrew remained a mystery until the day I died. Some said it was a sudden illness, others said he was called back home to inherit the family business, but there was never any official statement.
Looking at the game details, I felt a sudden itch to play.
But then, Jack’s voice echoed in my head.
We had agreed to decide whether to play games based on the monthly exam results.
Fine, I’d hold off; at least I’d wait until the results came out.
I took out my phone, hesitated, and finally sent Jack a message: [Teacher, I didn’t go to the infirmary after school last week because my Second Brother found out I wasn’t home on time. I was worried he’d discover my secret base, so I didn’t go.]
After sending the message, I stared at the chat window for a long time, but there was no reply,
I couldn’t help but check Jack’s Moments, only to find a blank post.
Does this guy never post anything?
