Chapter 36


    Having finished their talk, Taylor and Helen started on the food. Taylor had ordered the best dishes on the menu so that Helen would have an


    enjoyable meal.


    They ate in rtive silence and left as soon as they were done with the meal.


    Helen and Taylor made sure to leave the room separately to avoid their rtionship being found out.


    Coincidentally, they bumped into Chandler.


    As Helen couldn''t avoid Chandler, she could only greet him, maintaining her cool all the while. "What a coincidence. You''re here for dinner, too?"


    Chandler hade to discuss a contract with a business associate who preferred the restaurant''s cuisine. He didn''t expect to meet Helen here


    "Did youe alone?” he asked.Original from N?velDrama.Org.


    Helen nodded and said, "I just finished and was about to leave.”


    After their brief exchange, Helen continued on her way.


    Once she left. Chandler traced her steps and looked into the private room she exited.


    He saw that the table had been set for two and his mood soured when he realized Helen had lied. The fact that her lie mattered to him surprised him.


    After all, what did it have to do with him?


    His phone rang, snapping him out of his musings. The call was from his assistant.


    "Mr. Chandler, they epted our challenge for a race. But on one condition.”


    Chandler felt a surge of excitement and didn''t bother with the specifics.


    "Meet their demands and set a date," hemanded.


    "Yes, Mr. Chandler."


    Upon returning to school, Helen was called into the math teacher''s office.


    "How did thepetition go? Was it difficult? Do you think you can get an award?" the teacher inquired.


    Helen responded cautiously, "I think it went alright.”


    Her response dashed the teacher''s hopes.


    With a sigh, the teacherforted her, "It''s okay. You did your best. Head back to ss.”


    Helen held back frommenting further as she sensed the teacher''s disappointment


    “Alright, Mr. Ziegler. I''ll take my leave now.” she said, leaving the teacher to sigh again.


    The teacher had seen potential in


    Helen. Hehad rmended her-for


    the regionalpetition but new he


    felt that hope for a good oue


    was slim. . to


    -


    His colleagues attempted to console him. "Mr. Ziegler, don''t sigh too much. A prodigy like Chandler Newton is rare. Don''t take it too hard."


    Gerard Ziegter responded, ‘Honestly,


    Helen hag-great problem- solving.


    skills and potential. If she ~


    underperforms in thepetition,


    it''s probably due to ack ofO


    experience.”


    <


    Gerard shook his head and left for his next ss.


    The Math Olympiad results would ~~


    only be. afmounced half a month :


    later. Helen could roughly estimate


    her score, but she didn''t dwelton it


    OF. rihe oue.


    swwnovel -


    Jenson, however, had a vested interest in her performance.


    He used his connections to inquire about thepetition''s difficulty.


    "Are you sure about your information?" he pressed for confirmation.


    "Rx, Mr. Newton. I''ve checked. The exam this time was tough. You can rest easy,” his contact reassured.


    “Really?” Jenson asked again.


    "Trust me," the contact affirmed.


    With that, Jenson was finally able to rx.