The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 525

After hearing the news, Mirabella suddenly recalled the cryptic message Vincent had sent her on Facebook Messenger a couple of days ago. [Hey, your mask’s slipping.]

At the time, she hadn't quite grasped his meaning. Could this be what he was hinting at? Rubbing the bridge of her nose, Mirabella felt a headache coming on.

"I think you might be exposed this time," Jenna said with a touch of schadenfreude.

If the girls in the chat group found out their idol's sister was the top dog at their own school, the image would be priceless.

Mirabella gave Jenna a blank stare, no longer in the mood to talk.

*

The Math Olympiad was scheduled for this coming weekend. Usually, Mirabella would spend her weekends co-hosting the 'Country Comfort' podcast with Leo, but because of the Olympiad, she had to sit this one out.

Come Saturday, she arrived at school bright and early.

Math Olympiad participants from schools nationwide were taking the test at their own campuses. The contest was divided into two sessions.

This year, Eagle High School was hosting in collaboration with the local Education Association, which meant they were also responsible for crafting the questions.

Over two hundred juniors from Parkside High were participating and were spread across eight different exam halls. Mirabella's candidate number was in the hundreds, placing her in Room 5, while Jenna ended up in Room 2.

Mr. Hammond had made it clear that Parkside High couldn't fall behind Eagle High in this year's Olympiad. In the lead-up, the math department had worked overtime, poring over potential questions and drilling the students with practice problems. However, after reviewing the session one test, they realized that aside from three predicted fill-in-the-blank questions, the rest would be entirely up to the students' own mastery.

With little exposure to these question types, solving them would take time; this was why the department head was concerned.

"Now, all we can do is rely on the students' performance. Who could have anticipated such difficult questions? It's as if they were deliberately set this way," remarked the math teacher with a wry smile.

After all, this wasn't just about student exams; it was a contest for the hosting rights of next year's Olympiad, a showcase of the competing schools' prowess, and a matter of prestige and reputation.

Parkside High hadn’t got the hosting rights for three yeas. Hopefully, they wouldn't suffer too embarrassing a defeat.