Chapter 103


    Chapter 103 Not A Trace Of Gentility


    The next morning, Eileen had a restful night’s sleep after a dreamless night.


    Before leaving, she made sure to lock her room to prevent anyone from entering.


    After having breakfast, Eileen arrived at the ssroom promptly at eight o’clock.


    As soon as Yvette entered the ssroom, she spotted Eileen.


    “Eileen… why did you leave with Eric so early yesterday? As soon as I got home, my mom was furious.


    She gave me such a headache with her yelling and even set a curfew for me.”


    Perhaps due to drinking too much the previous night, Yvette woke up early today with a severe


    headache. She hadn’t rested well, with dark circles under her eyes. She felt disoriented, her head


    spinning and throbbing.


    Softly, Eileen replied, “Yesterday… I drank too much… I don’t know what happened, but before I left,


    my brother specifically instructed the staff to ensure you got home safely. Did anything happen on your


    way back?”


    Yvette, feeling a bit dizzy, shook her head. “Nothing really happened, but how could he just leave me


    alone in the shop? That’s too much! He only cares about you, his sister, and doesn’t care about me at


    all! What if something had really happened to me? What then? He doesn’t have a shred of gentlemanly


    behavior.”


    This was something Eileen hadn’t anticipated-that Eric would leave her alone at the


    restaurant.


    Eileen tried to defend him. “Eric… He… has always been like this, quite straightforward… He was


    focused on work, and it was alreadyte. If Eric had sent you home alone, it would have caused


    gossip. As a single woman, if the media were to catch wind of this and make baseless spections, it


    wouldn’t be good for your reputation.”


    Yvette found her words reasonable and nodded. “That’s true. If that’s what he thinks, then so be it…


    But next time, when I see him, I will definitely not forgive him…”


    The campus bell rang.


    Yvette quickly returned to her seat.


    The morning hours flew by quickly. Thest ss was extended by an additional forty-five minutes for


    an exam. By the time they finished, they only had fifteen minutes for lunch and one remaining hour.


    They still needed to go to the professional training workshop.


    Eileen would also go along. The results of yesterday’s Math Olympiad were out.


    She sat in the first row with Yvette.


    Yvetteforted her, “Rx and believe in yourself. Everything will be fine.”


    Jacob, wearing a red windbreaker, walked in from outside, holding a thermos in one hand and a


    textbook in the other. “Oh, you’re quite early,” he said. Upon reaching the podium, he handed a


    textbook directly to Eileen. “Take this textbook and try working through it at home. If you don’t


    understand something,e and ask me. I’ve already told the others, so I won’t repeat it just for you.”


    Then, he turned to the ss. “All right… Today, we’re going to learn something new…”


    Eileen was still somewhat disoriented. She turned to look at Yvette beside her, “What…”


    Yvette told her, “Mr. Gardner has invited you to join the elite group. I told you so! With me around, you


    are bound to get in. Congrattions! From now on, we can go to sses together.”


    With her around?


    What does that mean?


    Didn’t I get in here based on my own merits?


    Eileen seemed absent-minded, her face devoid of much emotion. She even seemed unable to muster


    any joy. Her gaze drifted to the empty seat beside her. This was originally Hector’s spot. His absence


    implied that he had been kicked out…


    There was an inexplicable sense of guilt in her heart.


    An hour wasn’t exactly fast, nor was it particrly slow. For the first forty-five minutes, Jacob taught the


    ss. In the remaining fifteen minutes, he assigned new homework.


    Upon ncing at those assignments, Eileen indeed found quite a few of them challenging.


    In the final minute, Jacob had already packed up his things and left the ssroom.


    Eileen quickly picked up her book, swiftly saying to Yvette, “You go ahead. I have something


    to deal with.”


    Yvette wanted to say something more, but seeing that Eileen had already run off and disappeared, she


    just shrugged.


    Eileen quickly caught up with Jacob. “Mr. Gardner, please wait a moment.”


    Jacob paused. “S-Eileen?”


    “It’s me, Mr. Gardner… I wanted to ask about the results of thest exam.”


    Jacobughed and said, “You’ve attended all the sses, so why worry about the grades? It’s clear


    that you’ve already been selected.”


    Eileen still seemed a bit unsure as she said, “Whether I can do it or not, just look at my results.”


    “What’s so interesting about this? Your test paper isn’t with me right now, but you did perform


    exceptionally well, especially on thest major question. You used three different methods to solve it.


    The second one involves knowledge of advanced university


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    mathematics. I was genuinely surprised that you could write out the form.” Jacob stated, his eyes


    filled with satisfaction.


    “But…”


    “Mr. Gardner!”


    Eileen was halfway through her sentence when a teacher walking down from the other side called out


    to him. Jacob responded vaguely, “Let’s talk about this next time.”


    The more Jacob acted this way, the more uneasy Eileen felt in her heart. She feared that her


    opportunity to join the Math Olympiad team this time was due to Yvette’s connections, who had


    secured this spot for her.


    If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be too unfair for Hector?


    This Yvette…


    I don’t necessarily have to join.


    Eileen returned to the ssroom, intending to find Hector and clear things up.


    When she hurried to the ssroom, she didn’t see him there.


    Eileen asked her desk mate, Keh.


    Keh replied, “He didn’te in this morning. He must have taken a day off.”


    Yvette then brought her to the restroom.


    Yvette was washing her hands in the sink. She nced at her reflection in the mirror, then turned to the


    person beside her. “What’s wrong? You’ve seemed unhappy all day.”


    “Can you tell me why the teacher didn’t announce my grades? Did you say something to Mr.


    Gardner that caused me to be included in the group? So, I…” Eileen looked at her, trying to decipher


    something from her subtle expressions.


    Yvette shook the water off her hands. “I’m not sure about that… But I did rmend you to Mr.


    Gardner, and I also submitted yourtest performance data to him. He was very pleased after


    reviewing it. As for why your scores with Hector weren’t announced, I really don’t know. Babe… why


    worry about all this? What’s done is done. There’s no need to dwell on it. As long as the goal is


    achieved, that’s all that matters. Rx!”


    She was perceptive by nature. She wondered if he was angry with her because she had taken his spot.


    No wonder,tely, he’s been looking at me with eyes full of resentment.


    Eileen was aware of his family situation, which she had heard was not good. His mother was sick at


    home, and he had gained admission to Petalburg High School through his own efforts. He was truly


    dedicated to his studies. However, he only ranked sixth in the Olympiad Math team selection test.


    Otherwise, Jacob wouldn’t have allowed him topete for a spot on the Olympiad team.


    Before seeing the results, Eileen always felt a bit uneasy deep down.


    Returning to the ssroom, Eileen noticed a glow from her drawer. Upon unlocking it, she found


    dozens of messages in her inbox, all sent by Jasper.


    These past few days, Eileen had rarely checked her phone. She didn’t expect that recently, Yushu had


    been sending her messages more frequently. She didn’t dare to read every message he sent.