Zoey didn't talk much after signing the contract and let every conversation Kate brought up to string her along dry up.
At the end of the day, her parents were strongly convinced she was a delinquent and immediately disapproved of her in their heart.
Kate was immediately elated when she saw this. To deepen their disappointment, she brought up complex mathematics and physics formulas that she knew in a bid to make a fool out of Zoey.
That was when Henry remembered to ask.
"So Zoey, how is your schoolwork?"
The words had barely left his mouth when Gina reached for Kate's hand across the table, rubbing the back of her hand affectionately.
"Your sister isn't doing too bad. She's at the top of her class and has the praise of every teacher in her school."
"Remind me again, Kate, didn't you come first place in the district's science competition last year?"
A flicker of triumph flashed past Kate's eyes as she glanced at Zoey before she lowered her face shyly.
