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2024-10-29 19:42:56Lucius lowered his gaze to look at her, his eyes clear and filled with an emotion that seemed to drown. Isabella's eyes met his, and suddenly she felt a strange tremor, her heart pounding as if it would leap out of her throat.
She wondered if she had been electrified. Her face flushed, and she nudged him, whispering urgently, "Say something!"
Finally, Lucius spoke, his eyes never leaving hers. "Hmm. These wedding gifts are too humble for you. I’ll give you the best in the future."
His performance was so convincing it sent ripples through Isabella’s heart. She couldn't help but feel that the emotion in his eyes seemed genuine.
Regina and Cynthia, who had come to demand the house, were now forced to swallow this sweet display, nearly choking on it. Cynthia was on the brink of madness, seeing the man she desired showing such affection towards Isabella.
Grinding her teeth in frustrat
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Isabella sat nervously on the edge of the bed, glancing secretly at Regina and Cynthia, accidentally making eye contact with them.The three of them simultaneously ‘hmphed,’ rolled their eyes, and ignored each other.Isabella furrowed her brow, thinking to herself, ‘These two seem determined to stay. I wonder how Lucius is doing. He wouldn't run away at the last minute, would he?’With that thought, Isabella felt a surge of anger. ‘Hmph, he insisted on staying here when he was injured. Now that I'm in trouble, he's quick to run. Lucius Knight, if you dare to run, may you step in dog poop every day for the rest of your life.’Just as she was cursing him in her mind, the door suddenly clicked open.Lucius walked in.Isabella was overjoyed and quickly stood up.As soon as he entered, he angrily took off his shoes, threw the
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Isabella walked over and pulled open the door, pointing outside. She said coldly to them, "Leave immediately, or I'll call the police."Cynthia was unwilling to give up and still wanted to continue confronting Isabella.Regina gave her a meaningful look, grabbed her arm, and restrained her previous hostility. "Cynthia, let's go. Your sister casually cohabits with a stranger and secretly got married, completely disregarding her father. Let your dad handle this matter."Cynthia understood instantly. This house was originally meant to be retrieved behind her father's back. If her father found out, he would definitely blame them.Now, Isabella had married this lowly man without permission, showing disrespect to her elders. For their father, who valued prestige more than anything, this was an embarrassing family scandal. He would surely intervene and discipline Isabella himself.By th
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Miss Kirsten was taken aback, not expecting Mrs. Rivera to speak of the Rivera family's eldest daughter in such a way. Naturally, she was unaware of the animosity between Isabella and Regina.Seeing that Miss Kirsten was silent, Regina made her intentions clear, "I hope you won't admit Isabella to the school. This is also for the sake of the school's reputation. We don't want her to tarnish it."Miss Kirsten finally understood; Mrs. Rivera clearly disliked the eldest daughter of the Rivera family. It seemed the rumors that Mrs. Rivera was a stepmother were true.Given that someone of Mrs. Rivera's status had personally made this call, Miss Kirsten immediately realized she couldn't afford to offend such an influential figure. She quickly agreed, "I understand Mrs. Rivera's concerns. However, Isabella is already enrolled. It would be against school regulations to expel her without cause."Regina furrow
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In the next moment, the entire class erupted in thunderous laughter.Mocking voices aimed at Isabella rose one after another."Oh my god, scoring zero points is quite a feat. I couldn't even do that if I tried.""How did a loser like this get into a top school? Isn't this a disgrace to the school?""Disgrace? She's very pretty, though—a pretty loser.""They say the prettier someone is, the lower their IQ. I guess it's true."Isabella ignored the mocking voices around her. Those were last year's exam results; they only represented the past. Today was a new beginning.Her sole focus now was on the placement exam. It was as if she couldn't hear the laughter, remaining absorbed in her studies.Jaden, hearing his classmates' discussions, turned to glance at Isabella with displeasure.The girl was slend
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The mid-exam disruption caused by Jaden's broken glasses prevented him from receiving outside information. His constant fiddling with the glasses was a desperate attempt to regain the lost signal. The electronic device's red light leaking through the cracked frame was what caught Mr. Brown's attention.The entire exam hall buzzed with whispers and shock.It turned out that this so-called top student had been cheating his way to high scores all along. The one who was once seen as a brilliant and privileged student had fallen from grace and was now despised by his peers."Such a fraud is disgusting! Ugh!" Someone almost jumped up to spit on him."Yeah, it's so unfair. We work so hard, day and night, shedding sweat and tears to prepare for exams, and he cheats his way to high scores.""This is outrageous. He should be expelled and disqualified from the college entrance exams."
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The class erupted into a chorus of discussions, voices raising uncontrollably."I was shocked when I saw the list this morning. I never thought Isabella would be the top scorer this time.""How is this possible? Wasn't she the one who scored zero on the college entrance exam? Now she's got perfect scores? Unbelievable.""I heard her college entrance exam scores were actually the highest, but her interview scored zero. The school’s record only showed her interview score, omitting her written exam results.""Wow, so Isabella is the real top student!"Some still doubted, "Maybe she cheated too. With how advanced cheating methods are these days, who knows? She can't be lucky every time. She'll slip up eventually, just like Jaden did."Isabella finally understood why everyone had been staring at her earlier—they already knew the exam results.
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Lucius glanced at the broken pieces, worried that his future might be at risk, and quickly turned around obediently to wash the dishes.When it was time to rest at night, Lucius naturally lay down on the bed.As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Isabella glaring at him.Curious and puzzled, he asked, "What's wrong, Bella? Why aren’t you asleep yet? Don’t you have class tomorrow?"Suppressing her anger, Isabella asked, "Did you forget to buy a piece of furniture?"Lucius quickly denied it, "No, everything’s here. I even bought an extra-large bathtub."Isabella clenched her fists a little tighter, took a deep breath, and asked, "Then why didn’t you buy a bed?"Lucius rubbed his forehead, "Isn’t there already a bed? Buying another one would be wasteful."Ha, this spendthrift man finally knows how to be frugal.&n
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