The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 104

Madeline quickly scrolled through the national leaderboard on her phone until she spotted Summer's score and ranking.

186 points, ranked 10th in the nation.

Had she not seen Mirabella's score, she would've thought that was pretty impressive. But now... Madeline touched her nose, a forced smile creeping onto her face as she said, "Wow, Summer, you really aced it too, huh?"

Summer's thoughts, lost in a jumble of emotions, snapped back to the present with Madeline's voice. She masked the turmoil within and asked calmly, "What did I score?"

"186 points, right at number ten nationwide." Madeline's voice was noticeably softer when she said it, lacking the oomph she had when she mentioned Mirabella's perfect 200 score.

Hearing this, Summer's eyes briefly dipped in response, her tone flat, "Okay."

After her terse reply, she slid her phone back into her desk drawer and pulled out her physics textbook instead, burying her head in it. Her ponytail cascaded onto her shoulder, veiling half of her profile from view.

Madeline watched her, her heart heavy with sympathy, wanting to offer some comforting words but coming up empty. All of this was because of Mirabella. She stole Summer's spotlight after seventeen years, and now, she was back to rub salt in the wound with her over-the-top achievements. It was infuriating. Why couldn't she just stay in the honors program and keep a low profile?

Madeline was positively seething!

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Meanwhile, Mirabella made a beeline for Ms. Annette's office.

"Mirabella, I was just about to call you, and here you are," Ms. Annette's stern face softened instinctively at the sight of Mirabella.