Chapter 103: Study Hard

Chapter 103: Chapter 103: Study Hard

After berating Vera Xavier, Rona Langdon turned on Cara Preston. "And you, you’re an idiot, too! Aren’t your grades usually excellent? How did you end up with a score like this! You’ve completely embarrassed me today!"

Cara Preston could only endure the scolding.

But Rona Langdon’s anger hadn’t subsided. She poked Cara Preston’s forehead and said, "From now on, you’d better stay home and study properly. If you dare go out running wild every day again, I’ll break your legs!"

Cara Preston didn’t need Rona Langdon to tell her that. With her grades dropping so drastically, she certainly didn’t dare to keep fooling around.

Ever since a chance encounter with Nathaniel Nathan, she had become convinced that she was in love with him, falling head over heels and unable to escape her feelings. In truth, her recent late nights were spent simply trying to catch a glimpse of him.

And now that Nathaniel Nathan would be visiting the Preston family, she knew she’d have more opportunities.

Zachary Preston’s head throbbed from listening to Rona Langdon berate Vera Xavier and Cara Preston. "That’s enough," he said in a low voice. "Go make dinner."

Rona Langdon stomped into the kitchen in a huff, slamming pots and pans around with a loud CLATTER. She muttered all sorts of nasty things under her breath as she started cooking.

Zachary Preston sighed and said to Vera Xavier and Cara Preston, "Go on upstairs and study. I’ll call you down for dinner when your mom is done."

As they were heading upstairs, Zachary Preston added, speaking to Cara Preston, "Cara, your grades slipped so much this time. You need to focus on your studies."

Cara Preston nodded. "I’ll work hard."

𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Once they were upstairs, Cara Preston finally couldn’t hold back. "Did you do that on purpose today?" she demanded of Vera Xavier.

"On purpose what?" Vera asked.

Cara Preston’s eyes were filled with suspicion as she looked at her, but Vera’s expression was open and composed. Cara had no choice but to press on. "Sis, you know Mom gets upset when you do well on a test. Why did you..."

"It’s because I’ve figured things out," Vera said calmly. "I can’t spend my entire life trying to win Mom’s favor. What if I spend my whole life trying to please her, and she still doesn’t like me? What am I supposed to do then?"

Cara Preston was taken aback. Vera continued, "Now that I’ve realized that, I’m going to live for myself from now on."

With that, she went to open her bedroom door. As she did, Cara looked at her and asked, "Sis, how exactly did you cheat on this exam? How did you get such a high score?"

"Is it a high score?" Vera said nonchalantly. "I’m actually quite dissatisfied with it. It’s much worse than my entrance exam score for No. 1 High School. When you think about it, my grades have also slipped badly. I need to work hard, too."

Hearing that, Cara Preston was so angry she could have thrown herself from the third-floor landing. But Vera just smiled and said, "I’m going to study now. Feel free to come ask me if there’s anything you don’t understand!"

With that, she slammed the door shut with a loud BANG. Cara, who had been standing too close, nearly had her nose hit. Furious, she glared viciously at Vera’s closed door.

A door now stood between Vera Xavier and Cara Preston, but Vera could clearly see the expression on Cara’s face. The corners of her lips curved up, and she raised an eyebrow before calmly tidying the books in her room, which had been rummaged through and left in a mess.

She searched all over her room but couldn’t find her schoolbag. She then remembered tossing it on the first floor the last time she’d left the house. She went downstairs to look for it, finally finding it in a corner behind the front door.

Fortunately, it hadn’t rained in the past few days, otherwise the books Nathaniel Nathan had given her would have been completely ruined.