Chapter 345 People Really Are Emotional Creatures
Asher and Sofia helped Sarah to her feet.
“How’s your foot feeling?” Sofia looked at Sarah with concern. “Does it hurt a lot?”
Sarah’s eyes were slightly red, probably from the pain. Her voice was soft and low. “I think I twisted it.. it hurts a little…”
Hearing that, Sofia quickly turned to Asher. “Asher, I don’t think she can walk. Can you carry her to the nurse’s office?”
Asher hesitated for a moment. But after a brief pause, he nodded.
Then, without any expression, he glanced sideways at Jean–not too far away. His eyes didn’t betray any clear emotion.
After that unreadable look, Asher quickly turned away and crouched down in front of Sarah.
Sarah slowly leaned onto Asher’s back. Sofia let out a relieved sigh. “Good thing you’re here, Asher–there’s no way we could’ve carried her…”
She turned to Jean behind her and asked gently, “Jean, maybe you should head back? You’ve still got another exam coming up…”
Jean shook her head and cut in, “I’ll come with you guys. I handed in my paper early–I’ve got time.”
She didn’t know why, but she felt like she needed to make sure Sarah was okay.
Asher carried Sarah at the front of the group; Jean walked behind them.
She looked at the two figures ahead and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. Yep… they really are the leads.
They even looked good together from behind. /
But, It still stung a little….
It wasn’t jealousy. It wasn’t hate. It was just the thought-
Everything she had now… would eventually belong to Sarah.
Even her friends.
Right now, Asher was carrying Sarah, Sofia was walking beside them, eyes locked on Sarah, and Jean…
Jean felt like a bystander. Her friends were all with Sarah…
Jean shook her head hard and tapped her forehead with her fingers. What am I even thinking?
She’d already prepared herself. She knew exactly how this would end. So why am I still getting caught up in this? People really are emotional creatures.
Before she knew what it felt like to have family and friends, she thought she’d be able to walk away gracefully when the real noble daughter returned.
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But now that she’d felt it really felt it–letting go was so much harder….
Sarah was safely brought to the nurse’s office, and the school nurse immediately examined her ankle.
Luckily, there was no fracture.
After applying some medicine, the nurse said that with proper rest, she’d most likely be fine.
Sarah politely thanked everyone. Even though she came from the countryside, her delicate features couldn’t be hidden.
She looked like a doll–genuinely beautiful.
In the end, Sofia and Asher stayed behind in the nurse’s office to keep Sarah company for a bit. Once Jean was sure Sarah was fine, she left to go to her next exam.
Time was tight–the entire placement test had to be completed in a single day.
After returning to the exam room, Jean took several more tests back to back.
She finished each one early and handed them in ahead of time.
Once it was all over, she slung on her backpack and walked straight out of Stellarford Academy.
On the school forum, nobody believed in her. Most people were still mocking her for finishing early.
“Turning in every test early–there’s no saving her.”
“Couldn’t even last thirty minutes per subject—no way she’ll score more than thirty total.”
“I’m dying. Now we just wait for the results–Jean’s last shred of dignity is about to disappear.”
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