Chapter 23
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nTranslator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
nThe principal agreed. “Claire, if we don’t want us to doubt you, you’ll have to prove that you didn’t get the full score by cheating!”
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nProve?
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nWhy did she have to prove it?
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nThat was ridiculous.
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nSeeing Claire silent, Zhu Lan smiled triumphantly.
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nShe finally had no way to quibble now!
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nThe principal frowned. “Claire, cheating is not a trivial matter, and your suspicious relationship with Professor Cooper has seriously harmed the reputation of our school. We can only expel you!”
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nZhu Lan echoed. “Did you hear it? Now get out of our school!”
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nGet out of the school?
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nClaire’s eyes narrowed slightly, exuding a scary cold gleam.
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nSuddenly, the door of the principal’s office was pushed open, and Adam Cooper walked in.
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nThe principal and Zhu Lan were a little flustered when they saw him.
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nAdam walked straight to the principal, his old face cold and majestic. “I heard that your school suspects that Claire is cheating and you plan on expelling her?”
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nThe principal quickly got up and said respectfully, “Professor Cooper, please sit down.”
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nAdam snorted coldly. “I don’t need to sit down. Just answer me!”
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nThe principal was about to speak when Zhu Lan hastened to say. “Professor Cooper, Claire cheated in the exam, which can not be tolerated in our school. She must be expelled!”
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nThe principal hurriedly stopped her. “Ms. Zhu, we haven’t made a decision yet!”
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nAfter all, as a famous expert on mathematics, Adam Cooper was highly respected.
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nHe dare not offend him easily.
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nAdam glared at Zhu Lan sharply and snapped. “Bull**! Do you know what her identity is? You’re talking sheer nonsense!”
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nZhu Lan and the principal looked at each other.
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nIdentity?
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nApart from being the lost daughter of the Smiths, what other identities did Claire have?
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nAdam gritted his teeth and said word by word, “The girl in front of you is the current vice president of the International Mathematical Olympiad Association! She didn’t want to take such a simple exam. It was I who begged her to take it. Do you think she needs to cheat?!”
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nThe principal and Zhu Lan opened their eyes wide as if being struck by a bolt from the blue.
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nWhat did they just hear?
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nClaire was… Vice President of the International Mathematical Olympiad Association?!
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nAdam patted a red booklet on the principal’s desk. “This is her certificate. Open your eyes and have a good look!”
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nLooking at the certificate, the principal was dumbstruck.
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nGosh, he had offended someone who he couldn’t afford to offend!
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nOh, no…
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nZhu Lan was so scared that she could hardly stand.
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nHow could she know that Claire who always slacked in study was actually the vice-president of the International Mathematical Olympiad Association?!
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nThis was unbelievable…
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nStill angry, Adam continued. “That’s ridiculous. Just because of a made-up post, you slander your student for cheating without any evidence!”
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nThe principal was frightened and tried to explain hurriedly. His voice was trembling with fear. “Professor Cooper, there is some misunderstanding. We…”
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nAdam sternly interrupted his words. “Your behavior today really opened my eyes. Lance Middle School seems to insult the students at will. I declare that from now on, the International Mathematical Olympiad Association and your school will terminate the partnership. Your school will be permanently blacklisted by us!”
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nThe principal almost passed out and collapsed to the ground.
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nTerminate the partnership?
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nNo!
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nThe International Mathematical Association had a very high status in the education industry. It was precisely because of the partnership with this association that Lance Middle School had managed to climb to the third place among international schools.
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nThe other schools envied them a lot precisely due to this.
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nIf the news was spread out that their partnership with the association had been terminated, it would not be an exaggeration to say that their school ranking would plummet.
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nAh… the consequences would be disastrous!
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