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    Elliana barely nced at the screen before chucking the tablet aside. “I’m not checking.”


    “Why not?” Jeff blinked, confused.


    She flopped back into the cushions, her voiceced with apathy. “Whether I check it or not, the result’s the same. Doesn’t matter.”


    Assuming she was just afraid of facing a bad oue, Jeff tried to reassure her. “Even if it’s not great and it ruins your mood, you should still see how you did. You’ll feel better once it’s out of the way. Just check it.”


    What Elliana didn’t realize was that the whole Evans family was watching from the other end of the video call. She shot Jeff a sideways look, cool and unreadable. “So you think I bombed it?”


    Jeff gave her a sheepish grin and answered sincerely, “Elliana, I really like you. You’re awesome—seriously. But let’s be honest here. You barely finished elementary school, and you still took the SATs. It’s only normal if your score isn’t the best. But hey, no judgment! I’ll still think you’re great.”


    Elliana groaned and rolled her eyes. With a smirk, she reached for the tablet again. As she typed in her credentials, she nced at Jeff and said teasingly, “Fine, let’s check. Prepare yourself—just don’t let your jaw shatter the floor, alright?”


    The moment she hit enter, her score lit up on the screen.


    The moment the scores materialized on the screen, Elliana didn’t so much as nce at them. She thrust the tablet into Jeff’s hands without ceremony.


    Jeff angled the device away from the video call, shrouding the Evans family in unbearable suspense. They pressed closer to Irene’s phone, their collective energy crackling with anticipation.


    Cole’s attention locked onto the screen. Though he recognized Elliana’s brilliance, hunger gnawed at him to witness her exact score.


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    With the tablet transferred, Elliana pushed herself upright and stretchednguidly. A yawn slipped past her lips as she drifted toward the dining room, her movements unhurried and deliberate.


    Jeff’s pulse hammered against his ribs as he finally examined the screen. Within seconds, his eyes ballooned wide, blood abandoning his face as though death itself had whispered his name.


    Jeff’s thunderstruck expression delivered a silent verdict to the Evans family. Elliana had clearly devastated the test. The score must have plummeted so catastrophically that shame would follow her for years. Trinity’s mouth curved into a predatory smile.


    “Jeff, what did Elliana score?” Irene’s voice cracked through the tension. “Show us this instant!”


    Jeff remained paralyzed for several heartbeats, jaw hanging ck, before mechanically rotating the tablet toward the camera.


    The entire Evans family surged forward, Ruben even abandoning his cane to lean closer. Butlers and servants pressed into the frame again, desperate to witness the revtion.


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