Chapter 97


    Loid and Lily returned to Anmer Heights after spending an hour and a half at Laurier Vi.


    Upon their return, Shannon ran over and held Lily’s hand with worry, “Uly, I heard you scored 20 points on the math test. Is that true?”


    Lily <b>raised </b>an amused brow. “<b>Yes</b>, that’s true.”


    Her admission attracted a surprised look from Loid. He heard of her legendary admission to Ember Creek after scoring zeroes on her admission exams, but he <b>could </b>not believe <b>the </b>extent of her underperformance.


    As Lily excelled in medicine and was able toprehend medical books<b>, </b>Loid always assumed that she <b>was </b>somewhat knowledgeable. To his dismay, she seemed to fare very poorly in academics.


    Twenty points on a math test? He rubbed his forehead with grave concern, <b>wondering </b>if she could sessfully graduate high <b>school</b>.


    “oh, what will you do? The SAT is half a semester away. How are you getting into a university with those scores?” Shannon yapped on while stealing a nce at Loid.


    She felt gleefull upon noticing his troubled expression.


    Lily shot shannon a nce before taking a seat on the couch. Lounging, she slurred, “Yeah<b>, </b>I probably can’t make it to university.”


    “Lily, <b>don’t </b>be discouraged. I’ll offer you extra buition after school to boost your scores,” Shannon offered in a soft voice as though she was worried sick about Lily’s performance.


    Lily burst outughing. “Shannon, you’re in 20th ce in 12th grade, am right? Your ranking dropped by ten ces. Are you sure you’re qualified to teach me?”


    Shannon’s expression shitted. Head hanging low, she whispered, “The questions were a little hard this time, and <b>I </b>made some errors. But I’m still qualified to teach you.”


    “Tell me that again when you get first ce in 12th grade,” Lily retortedzily before ignoring Shannon altogether by ying her mobile game.


    Shannon <b>bit </b>her lip with a spiteful look in her eyes. Soon, she collected herself and turned her attention to Loid. She grabbed her test papers from her bag


    She inquired in a low voice, “Loid, can you walk me through some of the test questions? I struggled with a couple of them in this test. Once I get the solutions<b>, </b>I can better exin them to Lily.”


    As Lold was an alumnus of the University of Bridgeport, Shannon hoped to improve her scores by enrolling his help.


    However, Loid nced briefly at her papers before responding, “Sorry, I don’t think Tean solve those questions.” His tone carried a polite yet distant <b>air</b>.


    Disheartened, Shannon relented, “Fine, sk my teacher instead.”


    After that, Loid ignored Shannon and grabbed hisptop. He sat beside Lily


    Shannon left for her bedroom, leaving behind Loid and Lily in the living room. They lounged around without disturbing each other. asionally, they’d both reach for a drink, just that Loid opted for water while Lilly chose beer.


    He <b>nced </b>at Lilly beforementing, “Excessive drinking is harmful to your health.”


    “Yeah.” She grunted before going back to her mobile game, leaving him dumbfounded


    Why would she continue drinking if she knew it was harmful?


    After spending a silent night with Loid, Lily attended the parent–teacher conference the next day.N?velDrama.Org content.


    The conference for <b>12th </b>graders was scheduled at 7:30 pm. Some parents started filing into the school as early as 7:00pm. The entrance of Ember Creek was abuzz with luxury


    Cars.


    Mnie, having contacted Lily earlier, had arrived at Ember Creek. Loid brought Lily out for a meal before sending her back to school Although the event was a parent–teacher conference, student attendance was mandatory


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