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As soon as the Chess Association president mentioned Violeta on stage, the audience erupted in applause. However, the firstâyear performing arts students sitting on the left were confused and surprised.
Whatâs going on? Isnât Zelena part of the Chess Association? Why is it
Violeta instead?â
âDidnât we hear that the Chess Association president had taken a photo with Zelena and that she was a chess prodigy?â
Many eyes turned to look at Zelena in the front row,
She was seething, her teeth clenched in anger..
It finally dawned on her that Violeta had been working with Nolan under the Chess Associationâs direction to prepare for the lecture.
Violeta wasnât trying to seduce Nolan as Zelena had thought.
Now, all of Zelenaâs efforts had inadvertently given credit to Violeta in the eyes of the unaware Chess Association president.
The presidentâs public acknowledgment of Violeta felt like a slap in the face. Violeta had stolen her glory!
This wretch!
Zelena turned her head glaring darkly at Violeta from a distance.
Violeta happened to meet her gaze, her lightâcolored eyes reflecting the auditorium lights.
If anger could take form, Zelena would have turned into a vengeful spirit, ready to pounce on Violeta and tear her apart.
Violeta, with her smug expression, had taken Zelenaâs credit, and it was infuriating.
After the event, everyone started to leave the auditorium. Zelena and her friends overheard some student council members talking up ahead.
âItâs great that so many people showed up for the lecture today.â
âJust a few days ago, we were brainstorming ways to get more attendees. We never expected to fill all the
seats.â
Zelenaâs face turned pale with anger.
The auditorium was full because she had promised everyone a seafood feast if they attended the lecture. She even booked the East City seafood buffet restaurant for the weekend so the whole class could go.
She had spent money, only feta to get the credit.
The more she thought abourâ it, the angrier she became.
Back in the classroom, Hattie heard about what happened and couldnât help but âLena, you really
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âBut then again, if the lecture had been poorly attended, it would have been Violetaâs failure. But with so many people showing up, of course, the president would praise her.â
Candy chimed in. âIt was probably Violetaâs plan all along. When we went to the , she deliberately showed me the computer screen! Sheâs so manipulative.â
Candy had finally made a smart observation.
Thinking back to when she went under the table to retrieve the pingâpong ball and how Violeta had subtly stepped backâ¦
It all made sense now.
When the Chess Association first notified Toland University about the lecture, Violeta and Nolan had been stressed about filling the seats.
They had brainstormed countless ideas, but chess was one of those thingsâthose who liked it would come without persuasion, while those who didnât wouldnât be interested no matter what.
Then one day, Violeta noticed that Zelena passed by the student council presidentâs office every noon.
At that moment, she formulated a plan.
Not taking advantage of Zelenaâs actions would have been a wasted opportunity.
Violeta deliberately visited the student council presidentâs office every noon before Zelena, aiming to catch her attention and subtly push her to contribute to the lecture.
Now, her plan had succeeded, and the lecture was complete success.
That evening, Violeta happily went out a buffet with the student members.
Meanwhile, was too angry to eat after realizing she had been used.
Despite previously dismissing Jour 24âs clothing, when Hattie discovered that Jour 24 was located directly opposite OâHaraâs in a foreign country, she couldnât resist.
Over the weekend, she found a way to purchase the latest highâend line of Jour 24 at nearly three times the original price.
However, when Hattie walked into class on Monday, proudly wearing her new Jour 24 outfit, she was shocked to see Zelena wearing the exact same piece..
Apparently, they both the same idea.
âWhere did you get that outfit?â Hattie asked.
Zelena replied, âMy mom had a friend from Wiltonshire send it. How about you, Hattie?â
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Hattie responded, âHa, same here. My mom bought it for me. I didnât even want to wear it, but she insisted. I figured it was just sitting there so I wore it today.â
They exchanged a look, their smiles not quite reaching their eyes.
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In reality, neither of their outfits had come from friends. Zelena had paid three times the price to get hers through a proxy, and so had Hattie.
They didnât want to admit the truth, feeling it would be embarrassing.
After all, they had previously mocked the clothing, but now they were wearing it.
Jour 24 had become incredibly popular. In the performing arts department, it was almost becoming the unofficial uniform. Not having one marked someone as not keeping up with trends.
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