"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 whole class was looking forward to the results.
The class held their breaths in anticipation, although most thought Finlay had won.
After a few strokes, Mrs. Gardner put down her pen and cleared her throat.
“Finlay, 97 points.”
Everyone took a deep breath, this time the question was inherently very difficult, 97 points is an unbelievable score. The last sentence is 3 points, so if Finlay got the last sentence wrong, it means he got only one wrong.
Demetrius certainly can't be better than Finlay, then can only wait and see if Demetrius is lower than the last person or not.
And then Mrs. Gardner took Demetrius's exam papers and graded them. The exam consists of 40 questions, of which 30 are of an easy to medium level, and the last 10 questions will raise the difficulty level.
When grading the first 30 questions of Demetrius, Mrs. Gardner was a little surprised, but by the last 10 questions, Mrs. Gardner could not hide her surprise anymore.
Mrs. Gardner then announced:
"Demetrius, zero."
The whole class burst into laughter, there were some sarcastic whistles and scornful glances in Demetrius' direction.
Finlay turned his head to look at Demetrius and raised his eyebrows in satisfaction.
Demetrius remained silent and showed no signs of sadness.
But that all changed when Mrs. Gardner said:
"There’s zero mistakes."
Everyone gasped in surprise. In recent years, no one had ever achieved the maximum score on Mrs. Gardner's exam, but they also never expected that the person to achieve it would be Demetrius.
Demetrius revealed a smile now. He feels very lucky because both times the challenge to Finlay has hit his forte, he doesn't know what will happen, but at least it will make Finlay think carefully when he messes with him in the future.
Demetrius' dream was to be a doctor, and biology was indeed Demetrius's favorite subject. Few could have imagined how persistent a poor country boy could be in a subject he loved, and Demetrius proved it to even the rich kids of the city.
“How can he get the maximum score? It is absurd!”
“Yes, he must have cheated!”
The people thought Demetrius was cheating because they felt like Demetrius had slapped them in the face. Although their scores might not be as good as Finlay's, they were quite confident in their biology knowledge before, and it was difficult for them to accept falling behind Demetrius.
"Quiet! If you don't have proof, you will be disciplined if you slander others!" Mrs. Gardner was quite surprised, but she remained calm.
"Now I'll grade the other students' papers." Mrs. Gardner said as she looked at Finlay, whose face was now completely pale.
"No, it can't be," Finlay muttered.
Finlay turned his head to look at Demetrius, he was about to speak up and tell Demetrius to cheat, but remembering Mrs. Gardner's warning just now, he closed his mouth and glared at Demetrius.
Demetrius raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong? Do you not accept defeat? You don't need to clean until I go to college, just a week is enough."
Everyone turned to Finlay, the pitying gaze they had just given to Demetrius turned to Finlay.
Finlay has been a revered person for so long, how can he accept people pitying him, let alone Demetrius?
He immediately countered: “I will keep my promise. I lose, I accept!"
After that, the whole class fell into silence because everyone still didn't fully accept the truth, until after leaving, no one said a word to each other.
After class, Demetrius glanced at Finlay once and with a smug smile, then he quickly left the classroom.
He told himself, he will take back everything that belongs to him.
Piano and biology are just the beginning.
Demetrius knew very well that the driver wouldn't be able to drive him home alone without Finlay.
Fortunately, he didn't have to wait for Finlay because he already knew the way home from school, the distance wasn't that far and he could walk. He prefers walking to sitting in a car with someone he doesn't like.
After telling the driver that he would be walking home by phone, Demetrius was about to put the phone in his pocket when he received a call from an unknown number.
Demetrius hesitated for a few seconds. He then decides to answer the phone.
The voice of the caller seemed to be a man in his thirties, he asked:
“Excuse me, are you Demetrius Hoffman?”
It took a few seconds for Demetrius to realize he had changed his last name to Hoffman, “That's right. Who are you?"
“My name is Maxwell Duncan and I am the representative of Fabian Hoffman's law firm, he is your grandfather. Do you know the terms of your inheritance?”
Demetrius shook his head involuntarily even though the person couldn't see, "No, I don't know, I've never met him."
“In about an hour, the inheritance announcement will take place. Do you need me to send someone to pick you up?"
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
Riley's face contorted with anger as he spoke. "Because of him, I was suspended from school, criticized, and had to clean the toilets for a week." Macey's expression remained stern as she replied, "You deserved it." "Let me tell you, it's him, Demetrius. Someone with power doesn't like him, so it's not my fault," Riley justified. Macey didn't even bother to respond and walked away without looking back. … "There's a basketball game tomorrow, remember? Hurry up and register now, only few reserve spots left," Derick Sherman announced to the crowd. The students began murmuring among themselves, some showing excitement at the prospect of the game while others seemed indifferent. “Anyone?” Derick asked. Suddenly, Osvaldo stepped into the classroom and said, "Count me in." "Why are you here?" a student from F class asked him suspiciously. "Are you here to mess with Demetrius?" another student guessed. Osvaldo chuckled. "No, I just switched classes. Can I sign up for the game now?"