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CHAPTER 138
~Spring's POV~
When I finally turned to face them, I smiled, giving them that unnerving, calm, "I'm-about-to-destroy-you-politely" smile.
"Wow. That's a lot of words for 'I'm intimidated and have nothing better to do with my breath.'"
The first one blinked, confused.
"Oh, I'm sorry," I continued sweetly, "Did you expect me to cry? Break down? Beg for your approval?"
I stepped slightly forward, lowering my voice just enough to force them to lean in. "Let me be very clear. I didn't trick the system. I beat it fair and square. While you were struggling with your foundation classes, I was rewriting the curve."
"You're still a repeater," the second girl muttered, but her confidence was already wilting.
"And yet," I tilted my head, "I'm sitting in the top class, with a higher test score than you could dream of. Funny how that works. Shouldn't that be shameful for you, huh, repeater?"