Nighttime.Bluemoon Bar.Horace grabbed the beer bottle from Alain's hand, concern evident on his face. "You've already had too many bottles. You can’t drink any more. Even if you’re not drunk, it’s going to catch up with you eventually.""Give it to me," Alain growled, his eyes glowing with a fierce intensity."No!" Horace held the bottle close to his chest, refusing to give it up. "Your toxin isn’t completely gone yet. Even though Eden said you could drink, you can’t drink like this."The mention of Eden made Alain freeze. He slumped back onto the sofa in silence.Horace sighed, unsure what to say. Since morning, Alain and he had been waiting outside the hospital, hoping for a glimpse of Eden. But she hadn’t shown up, even as night fell.Alain had called Caelus, but Eden refused to let him in, so he didn’t know what was happening inside the ward. Caelus had relayed that information to Alain, and after that, they ended up at the bar.Alain, who normally wouldn’t touch beer, ha
Eden had never tried that needling technique before, which was why she took a little longer.When she finished, it was already ten in the evening.She expected Alain to be home, but he wasn't there when she arrived.Caelus then informed her that he couldn't reach Alain or Horace on their mobiles—they might be dealing with something.Eden didn't ask too many questions and went to take a shower.She didn't expect Alain to return just a few minutes after she got into the bathroom."Compared to me, do you want to stay by Jerred's side more?" Alain asked, jealousy tinting his voice.He admitted; Eden's attitude toward Jerred made him feel envious.When Eden heard this, she looked up at Alain and suddenly smiled. "So, you're jealous.""That's right," Alain said without any guilt. "I won't allow you to like other men."Eden finally understood why Alain seemed off tonight.The smile on her lips deepened. "Do you think he's my boyfriend?"Alain raised an eyebrow and looked at her, c
Alain smiled and suddenly got close to Eden, patting her head. "Can I even make your heart flutter?"If he could, he wouldn't have to feel jealous of other men.The feeling he had was upsetting.Eden folded her hands in front of her chest and looked at him teasingly. "Maybe you can."After that, she grabbed a white shirt and went back to the bathroom to change out of her towel.The glee in Alain's eyes deepened.He said nothing else and went to the washroom to take a shower.Afterwards, Eden didn’t sleep. She was holding her mobile as if she was looking for something.Alain moved closer and glanced at the screen, surprised by what he saw. "You're looking for the Bloodgod Herb?"Eden raised her head. "You know about the herb?""Heard about it," Alain said as he poured two glasses of hot water and handed one to Eden. "The Parkers have it, if I remember correctly."Eden nodded. "They do. They have one.""Why are you looking for it?" Alain sipped and then sat by Eden’s side."
The teachers have yet to see a result with more than 110 marks.The physics teacher had already lost all hope for this exam. However, he didn’t expect to see something different.As he corrected question after question, he suddenly stood up with wide eyes. "Whose… Whose paper is this?"As the names on the test papers were hidden, the physics teacher couldn’t see whose paper it was.The chemistry teacher took a peek and was shocked, too. "Full marks? Is this Tyler from Class 3-1? He has been the top student in every exam."The physics teacher shook his head. "This is not Tyler’s handwriting.""That’s strange… Huh?" The chemistry teacher suddenly paused. "I have someone with full marks, too."At the same time, someone also obtained full marks for Albanese.Someone had 148 marks for Khyran.But math…Grant had finished with all the math papers and still no one had full marks. He removed his glasses in annoyance and said, "Looks like math is just too difficult."The physics teac
Grant took Eden to the staffroom.All the teachers were there.Jordan was about to ask Eden about what happened when Miriam immediately questioned her, "Eden, did you answer the exam questions yourself?"Eden looked down. "Yes."Her tone was crisp."Did you copy your answers?" Miriam asked with a stony expression. She didn't even bother giving Eden a smile."No," Eden answered nonchalantly and stood there quietly."You’re lying!" Miriam immediately threw the exam paper right at Eden. "If you didn't copy, how did you get full marks for all your subjects? You know how good you are, so don't tell me you knew all the questions by luck."Eden smiled as she raised her eyes. "Nothing to do with luck. I know the answers.""You're so stubborn!"Miriam couldn't be bothered with Eden anymore and turned to look at Jordan. "Mr. Smith, you heard everything. She cheated, so I hope you can deal with this fairly and seriously."Jordan was getting a headache.On one hand, it was the aggressi
Eden looked at the other teachers nonchalantly. "Should I continue with chemistry next?""It's fine. I believe that you didn't cheat," the chemistry teacher said and left with his exam papers.Clearly, she wasn't cheating or copying. She was simply hiding her talents.They had already been humiliated twice at this point. If he were to ask her to do the chemistry test again, he would get them all humiliated a third time. He couldn't afford to get humiliated like this!Jordan was also quite surprised by the result, but he quickly nodded with a smile. "No wonder!"No wonder Samuel didn't even ask what happened and wanted Eden to stay. She was the treasure of Riverside Senior High.Even though Eden's math wasn't anything impressive, from the looks of it, she wouldn't have a problem joining Rielton University.When the thought crossed Jordan's mind, he suddenly turned to Miriam and asked with a stony tone, "Are there any other questions, Ms. Miriam?"Miriam's face was flushed. She h
Morning, during Albanese class.Miriam entered the classroom and started her lesson immediately.Eden, seated at the back, stood up and narrowed her eyes. "Ms. Miriam, did you forget something?"Miriam looked at her awkwardly. "I have an excellent memory. What could I have forgotten?""You seem to have forgotten about our wager," Eden said with a cold expression, a glint in her eyes."You must be joking!" Miriam blurted out, laughing. "I am a teacher. Why would I bet against you students? Eden, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you’re ranked second in the entire year group. I'm still your teacher."Eden's lips widened into a smile. "Looks like you will not honor your part of the wager, then?"Miriam looked away and didn't continue the conversation.Eden smiled coldly. "That's fine. It's understandable for a teacher with no ethics to refuse to honor her part of the deal. You don't have to apologize, but the dance studio is ours. Class 1 can forget about using
Jasmine clenched her fists tightly. The wrath in her eyes was apparent.How did that country girl get second place in the entire senior year?How did all the students from Class 3-18 enter the top 50?How?Just how?She had always been the best. But as soon as Eden appeared, she lost everything.She lost her fiancé.She lost her title as the school belle.She lost the popularity contest.Now, she even lost academically.How could Eden have the upper hand so easily, no matter what she did?There was a glint in Jasmine's eyes. This time, she would personally take everything back.Night.Alain picked Eden up and took her home.They didn't eat out that night but had the private chef prepare a meal and deliver it to Skygarden.Ever since Alain found out that Eden was malnourished, he had asked the chef to prepare a few more dishes, hoping to help her nourish her body.They had just started eating their dinner when Jasmine came back.Seeing Alain and Eden having dinner, she