In all of his school days, there had never been a time when Demetrius had truly stood out like this, which in any sense was negative.
Mrs. Gardner just said nonchalantly: “Didn't he have a student before he moved here? There are no exceptions.”
As soon as her voice ended, the murmurs began again.
“So pitiful.”
“Morrow doesn't need to clean the classroom anymore! Congratulations on breaking your twenty-two-day record!”
Someone couldn't help but burst out laughing, leading many other students to laugh as well.
"Stop it! Even without him, I wouldn't be sweeping today!" The boy with curly hair snorted coldly and said to the boy sitting at his desk.
“How long do you think Finlay's brother will set the record?”
“I bet at least six months. How can the boy in the countryside get a good education?"
“Is that too pitiful?”
"Why don't you think we won't have to worry about biology anymore?"
“You’re right! Why didn't I think of that?"
For rich students, the punishment they fear the most is cleaning. These have never had to deal with household chores.
It's just that the background of this biology teacher is not average, so none of the students dared to protest.
Finlay is the class president so he is in charge of handing out the exam papers, when he got to Demetrius' desk, he stopped to the right of Demetrius, but instead of putting the exam paper on Demetrius's desk, he passed it to the person sitting on the left by Demetrius.
"What do you mean?" Demetrius frowned.
"It doesn't make any difference whether the test is given to you or not."
“How do I test that has anything to do with you?”
“The problem is that there aren't enough exams for you. You just moved in, so Mrs. Gardner wasn't ready yet." Finlay laughed.
Others also agreed.
“That's right, Demetrius. Leave the exam papers to someone more deserving.”
The teacher noticed the quarrel in Demetrius's place. She raised her eyebrows and said:
“Who said I wasn't prepared? I knew, of course, that there would be a new student here today. Finlay, hurry up and hand out your exam paper, don't be a laggard."
Finlay immediately blushed to hear that, he didn't count the remaining exams so he didn't expect this case. With no other choice, Finlay could only hand out the exam papers to Demetrius.
"Anyway, I'll stay in class with you, sorry," Finlay spoke as if wanting to save his face.
"Do not need," Demetrius said. "I won't stay on duty."
“That's the rule, Demetrius. Like it or not, whoever gets the lowest score will have to stay last.” Finlay said with a smile.
"That's right, Demetrius, there's no exception, let alone you don't have any honor."
Others in the class thought that Demetrius didn't do it because of honor.
“You must have gotten used to something like this before, right? Why are you posing like that now?”
"No wonder I don't look at him with any sympathy at all, indeed, country people often think they are superior."
"What if I'm not the last one?" Demetrius couldn't help but speak up.
“Then I will sweep the classroom today.” Finlay raised an eyebrow. "And if the last one is you, what do you think?"
"I'll sweep the class from here until you go to college," Demetrius said calmly. “And if I'm better than you, you'll have to sweep all three years of high school, too. Is that okay?”
Everyone in the class gasped. They were excited to watch this conversation because Finlay had never been last in biology before, so he never had to stay in cleaning the class.
Finlay suddenly thought back to Demetrius' piano playing yesterday and it made him hesitate a bit, however, there was no reason why a country kid like Demetrius could beat him, he was always at the top of his class, and he was very confident.
"Okay." Finlay thought that this time he had to crush Demetrius so that he would no longer dare to brag in front of him.
Testing time begins.
Demetrius turned to the front page of the exam paper, the tip of his pen leisurely tracing the multiple-choice questions. The first few sentences were cognitive questions, so in general Demetrius' speed was no different from that of his classmates.
However, later on, with more difficult questions, Demetrius's speed of circling answers remained the same, only compared to other classmates, he became prominent, looking like he was circling indiscriminately.
On a 50-minute test, by the 34th minute, Demetrius had put down his pen.
Finlay is only half done now, looking at Demetrius, he can't help but laugh: "There are people who never know where they are standing."
It is very clear that Demetrius is haphazard, the last question is completely impossible to do, so he gave up like that.
The others were initially excited about the bet between Demetrius and Finlay, but when they saw Demetrius like that, they lost interest.
Professor Gardner's exam was both long and difficult, and there was no reason to finish it so soon. The results already seem obvious.
"Time for the test is over." Mrs. Gardner spoke up. “Everybody put down your pens. Finlay collects the exam papers.”Many groaned because they did not finish all the questions in time. Finlay had just finished his last sentence, he breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled smugly and turned his head to look at Demetrius.Demetrius drooped his eyes at the desk, looking like he just didn't do well on a test.Because all the questions are multiple-choice, the grading is also quite fast. As soon as the papers are collected, Mrs. Gardner starts grading the papers. When Finlay saw Mrs. Gardner about to take the top sheet of the papers, he said:"Mrs. Gardner, could you grade my and Demetrius' exam first?"It was obvious that Finlay wanted Demetrius to be humiliated as quickly as possible.Mrs. Gardner glanced at Finlay for a few seconds, then nodded as well and selected Finlay and Demetrius's papers from the stack of papers.Finlay's request was not unreasonable, and it was clear that the whol
A few minutes later, a car drove up to Demetrius. The driver carries Demetrius to a tall building designed to stand out.As soon as Demetrius entered the lobby, he was overwhelmed by the luxurious design; the massive scale destroyed Mr Kirk Hoffman's villa.A middle-aged man in a black suit saw Demetrius enter, quickly got up from the sofa, and walked over to Demetrius, speaking very politely: "Young master. Nice to meet you.""You were the one who gave me the call just now?"Demetrius asked."That's right, young master, I'm Maxwell Duncan!" Maxwell Duncan laughed and said.Maxwell Duncan then led Demetrius into the elevator and pressed on the 25th floor.Demetrius asked, "Can you explain to me about inheritance?""You just go into the meeting room; then you'll understand everything." Maxwell Duncan replied with a smile.When he stepped out of the elevator, Demetrius realized that this whole floor was for offices. The level of luxury and art has been pushed to the highest level.Demet
Demetrius had just finished taking a shower when someone knocked on his door. It was now 8 pm. After announcing the inheritance, Demetrius went home with Finlay in a car. It was rare that Finlay hadn't provoked Demetrius, nor was Demetrius in the mood to guess what he was thinking. When he saw that the knocker was Mrs Gallagher, Demetrius was slightly surprised, then asked, "Mom?" Mrs Gallagher entered the room and closed the door, saying, "Can I talk to you for a few minutes?" Demetrius paused in his act of wiping his hair, "Sure." The light in the room was not too bright, Demetrius was dressed in clean pyjamas, but they couldn't hide his thin body.Mrs Gallagher hesitated for a long time before opening her mouth, "Demetrius, I hope you don't misunderstand what Finlay means." She recalled that the night before Demetrius returned, Fabian had told her, "You must treat Demetrius well. Children who grow up in such difficult circumstances are prone to depression. If I had to go throu
Keagan Stephens stepped back up to the podium, slammed his hand on the board, and spoke sternly, "I'll give you one minute. If someone wants to confess, they can copy the test three times and receive a zero. Otherwise, I'll be checking the camera footage, and the consequences will be much worse."Everyone in the class remained silent, and Keagan Stephens asked, "Still no confessions?"Raina Roberson pointed to a few students sitting near her and said, "Mr Stephens, you should check the people sitting next to me."Keagan Stephens looked at the papers in his hand, scanned the faces of a few students, and then stopped at one table."Kai, why are you staring at that table? Got a headache or something?""Stephens, it was me," Kai Cunningham kept his head down, stammering. "I threw the paper."Keagan Stephens was taken aback by Kai's admission because he was a model student. His teachers were very sympathetic to him. Despite not having a wealthy family background, Kai had entered the school
The classroom was tense as the students awaited the results of Demetrius' test. Keagan Stephens held the papers in his hand with a sarcastic grin."You can ask a person to take my test paper to check with those two people to see if I asked them to help me cheat," Demetrius said, his voice confident.Keagan Stephens's grin faded, replaced by a skeptical look. "Because you're afraid of being caught cheating, you'll probably write it differently on purpose, so there's no match," he said. "Alexander, give me your test."Macey Perkins took on the task of matching the answers. "The last question on Kai Cunningham's test got it wrong. Demetrius got it right," she announced loudly. "Furthermore, in the first few questions of the Alexander Rosa test, five answers are not the same as Demetrius."Alexander Rosa fidgeted in his seat, clearly uncomfortable. "Write something else on purpose, or Keagan will know it by looking at it," he said, a hint of fear in his voice.But Macey still needed to be
It was a quiet night, and both Demetrius and Finlay had returned home from their daily routines. While Finlay was eager to talk to Demetrius about something important, Demetrius was feeling exhausted and just wanted to go to bed. "Demetrius, we need to talk," Finlay said in a serious tone, "It's about your education and future." "Can't it wait until tomorrow?" Demetrius asked, rubbing his tired eyes. "No, it can't," Finlay replied, "This is a critical matter that cannot be delayed." As they were speaking, their father, Kirk Hoffman, who was working in his work, overheard their conversation and stepped out to see what was going on. Finlay continued, "I've heard that you've been placed in the F class, the lowest class at school. This is not acceptable. Your mother and father worked hard to get you into Class A, and now you're in Class F. How will you be able to keep up with the college entrance exams?" Kirk Hoffman listened to Finlay's words with a mix of shock and anger. He couldn
"Normal," Demetrius replied in a monotone voice, betraying the fact that the topic was a sensitive one for him. It seemed that no matter how good or bad others treated him, he did not show any particular reaction, as if he were a robot programmed to keep his emotions in check. As they were nearing the school, Demetrius suddenly spoke up. "Can you drop me off at the bank?" he asked. Macey looked at him quizzically. "The bank? What do you need to do there?" she asked. "Just some work," Demetrius replied evasively, not giving any further explanation. "Okay, no problem. I'll drop you off there," she said, she decided not to push the matter. As they pulled up to the curb, Demetrius quickly got out of the car without looking back to say goodbye. It seemed as though Demetrius didn't want any more contact with her, and that even going to school with her was a reason why he wanted to get out of the car halfway. Macey couldn't help but wonder what was going on with Demetrius. Despite his s
"Hey Demetrius," Kai Cunningham said as he saw Demetrius continuing with his class, "I just wanted to apologize for what I did earlier." However, Demetrius didn't react and simply went around Kai to continue his class. Kai felt surprised as he saw that Demetrius gave no response to his apology. He had been worried about the potential consequences of his earlier behavior and had been bracing himself for a negative reaction. However, when Demetrius didn't react, Kai felt a sense of relief and relaxation because he hadn't originally expected Demetrius to forgive him. As Alexander Rosa approached Kai from behind, Kai noticed him looking annoyed. "Demetrius is really misbehaving," Alexander said, "he always seems to make people feel disgusted." "You're the one misbehaving, not him," Kai thought. After this thought, Kai decided to leave the conversation and walked away, leaving Alexander alone. Alexander Rosa looked disdainfully at the door of Class F, then raised his middle finger tow