Ch. 11..20

Sir, You Don’t Know Your Wife Chapter 11

Mason yanked a blanket from the couch and gently draped it around her shoulder. “Go and take a bath.”

As being drenched was making her feel uncomfortable, Janet eventually entered the bathroom under his dangerous sight. When she emerged again after taking a bath, he had greeted her—he was waiting for her outside the door with a bowl of ginger soup in his hands. “Drink this!”

Janet was a little hesitant because she was not under the weather. She initially intended to reject him, but sneezed before the words could even escape her lips. Therefore, she had no choice but to take the bowl of ginger soup, which was black in color, and downed the liquid. After that, she attempted to leave; she had no intention to be involved with the man as she knew about the forces behind him. “I want to go home. Can you give me a set of clothes?”

Mason’s gaze flicked across her fair little hand, which was tightly clenching a towel. He frowned while sweat gradually appeared on his palm. “I’ll get someone to bring them upstairs.”

“Thank you.”

After a while, the maid handed her a white dress that complimented her skin color. She then changed into the dress in the bathroom before leaving with her things.

…

According to the practice at Star High School, once the exam was over, all the teachers of the same grade would gather together to mark the papers and the trial exam was no different. Currently, a few class teachers chatted with each other.

“I wonder what the average grade of our class is.”

“Don’t mention it. As the teachers of Class B, you guys should be satisfied. Unlike Class B, our Class F is always in the last place.”

“Sigh, come to think of it, Class A always gets first place each time. I’m so envious of them.”

All the teachers glanced enviously at Mr. Smith from Class A. However, he was worried. “Hey, you guys know that I have a new student in my class. If she gets the last place in the whole grade, it would be really embarrassing for me!”

All the teachers in the office wore a relieved look that the principal hadn’t placed the new student, who came from the countryside, in their class.

Mr. Smith, who was from Class A, sighed. “She’s such a troublemaker. She had a fight with Jennifer from Class B a couple of days ago, which caused me to be lectured by the principal.” In fact, he had already given it a thought. Once the results are released, I’ll ask the principal to transfer Janet to Class F.

After a word or two about the village girl, everyone lost interest and did not continue to talk about her.

“Oh yeah, when I was marking the Spanish paper, there was one student who managed to score a perfect score for the objective questions. The answers that this student gave for the subjective questions were close to the standard answer as well. I wonder who this impressive student is. The Spanish paper this time is the most difficult paper that we ever had in Star High School,” one of the Spanish teachers uttered.

The papers from each class were all mixed up and marked together, so the names and classes of the students were not visible as they were redacted. Nevertheless, all the teachers knew the answer to that question.

“Is there even a need to ask this question? The student must have been Emily Jackson from Class A—her Spanish is really good.”

“That’s not necessarily the case. Although Gordon from Class A is also a new student, he managed to attain an almost perfect score for all the three main subjects during his second year in high school.”

When the few teachers were talking to one another, the dean walked into the room. “Dear teachers, the results are now out. You guys can log into the system to check it out.”

Upon hearing that, Mr. Smith hastily returned to his workstation as he wanted to know which student had earned the first place. With a sense of familiarity, he switched on the computer and logged into the score-checking system. The average marks for his class were as shown below:

The average mark for Spanish: 126 / 150 marks

The average mark for Mathematics: 119 / 150 marks

The average mark for English: 101 / 150 marks

For an elite class in Star High School, those marks were not considered an excellent score. However, as it was a trial exam, it was understandable since the papers were particularly difficult. He estimated that it would be good if Class A would be able to attain about 400 marks.

Much to Mr. Smith’s surprise, there was actually a student who scored a total of 440 marks! In other words, that person’s average score for each of the subjects must have been at least 147! He instantly became worked up, wondering who exactly the student was.

Name: Gordon Yaleman

Spanish: 120

Mathematics: 128

English: 133

Total Score: 381

Mr. Smith thought, Not bad. This kid is not only handsome, but his academic result is good as well. He really deserves to be a national idol. Wait, the student who obtained the first place this time isn’t Gordon? It must be Emily then.

The next student was Janet. He had initially intended not to look at her results for the fear that his blood pressure would spike after seeing it. Fine, fine. It’s already a fact that she’s academically weak, so what else can I do? Mr. Smith took a deep breath and forced himself to click on her results. In his mind, he already planned on how to expel her from Class A. Pursing his lips, he moved his gaze to her results, only to be dumbfounded in the next instant.

…

The results were announced on Monday morning. The entire Star High School was particularly lively and buzzy; the students in their classes were especially concerned about the result for their trial exams.

In Class A, the student sitting next to Emily, Madelaine, started to flatter her, “Emily, you must have gotten first place again this time!”

Emily wore a gentle smile and humbly uttered, “You are flattering me. All the students in our class are excellent.” She then hypocritically added, “Perhaps the new student, who has the same last name as mine, managed to get good results too.” She had only intended to praise Janet to make the latter fall harder after the results were revealed.

Madelaine let out a contemptuous laughter as her eyes were filled with disdain. “You mean Janet? Emily, stop joking. She’s from the countryside and has never read any textbooks from our freshman or sophomore year in high school! If she is able to pass the trial exams, I’ll eat sh*t while standing upside down.”

All the students and teachers from the Star High School knew that Emily from Class A was famous for being an excellent student. As for Janet, who shared the same last name as her, she was not a match at all!

Upon hearing Madeleine’s words, Emily pretended to be a little mad. “We need to take care of each other. You shouldn’t badmouth her after this. Otherwise, I’ll get mad.”

Madelaine only smiled. “Our Emily is so gentle. Okay, I won’t badmouth her.” Talking about Janet is just a waste of my saliva, anyway.

When it was time for their results to be revealed, Gordon tugged on Janet’s clothes. Janet, who was lying on the desk to sleep, opened her eyes. There was a hint of indifference in those phoenix eyes of hers. “Do you have a death wish?”

He didn’t know how to reply to that. The girl always gets cranky whenever she’s being woken up. He asked, “What do you think is your class rank?”

A number of students heard Gordon’s voice and curiously looked at them. Janet’s voice was sluggish. “My class rank?” She chuckled as the corner of her lips curled up into an arc of confidence. “In the top five.”

All the students were rendered speechless with all sorts of expressions on their faces. If what she meant was her ranking from the bottom, then yes, she’s indeed the top 5 from the bottom.

Her phoenix eyes flicked across their faces, which had looks of disbelief on them, but it only made the smile on her face grew wider and more beguiling. Inwardly, she thought, We shall wait and see!

A male student dashed toward them and excitedly exclaimed, “The results are out. Come and check it out!”

Upon hearing that, Gordon immediately stood up and eagerly walked up to Janet. “Janet, let’s go!”

At that moment, students had gathered around the school’s notice board.

“Oh, my! That’s all I got?”

“I screw up on my Maths! I’m going to get an earful once I get home!”

“Wow, Gordon actually ranked 5th in the grade! He’s so impressive! How I wish that Young Master Yaleman could be my tutor!”

“Wow, Emily from Class A has ranked third; she’s as outstanding as usual… Wait, that’s weird. Why isn’t she in the first place? Why is the first place left blank?”

Upon hearing that, Janet lazily raised her eyes. Gordon squeezed himself out of the crowd and moved to the front of the notice board. In one of his rare moments to do so, he cursed, “F*ck! Janet, why isn’t your name on the list?”

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Janet merely smiled without saying anything. She patted on Gordon’s shoulder and uttered, “Let’s return to our class. I’m bored.”

Gordon was rendered speechless. Isn’t she worried about her results at all?

Even though the school bell was ringing, the students were still discussing the results of their trial exams.

Abby, who was seated next to her, tugged on her sleeves and shyly asked, “Janet, why is your result not revealed on the notice board?”

She asked carefully, afraid of hurting Janet’s pride as a teenage girl.

While looking at Abby asking in a cautious manner, Janet couldn’t suppress the urge to tease her. She propped her chin on her hand with a raised eyebrow, saying, “Girl, you did well this time. Keep up the good work!”

Abby shyly lowered her head as she felt that she was being teased.

Just when they were chatting and laughing, the class teacher, Mr. Smith, knocked on the door. He glanced at Janet and uttered, “Miss Janet, please come to my office for a moment.”

Upon hearing that, Janet removed her earphones and walked out of the classroom.

All of the students gazed at her as they were puzzled.

“Maybe the new student has scored zero marks. Her name wasn’t listed on the notice board…”

“Perhaps she was called out to be told about this in private. Otherwise, it would hurt her self-esteem.”

“What sort of self-esteem does she have? She even shamelessly said that she can become the top 5 in our grade. It’s clear that she’s only embarrassing herself.”

Upon hearing the students’ discussion, the corner of Emily’s lips curled upward into a smile of irony. Does she even have any self-esteem? She’s so shameless, so why should the school be afraid of hurting her pride?

Janet followed the class teacher, Mr. Smith, all the way to his office.

He intended to protect her pride, so he told her his intention when there was nobody else in the office. “Janet, how do you think you did in the exam?”

When she heard his question, she smiled. “I think that I can get at least over 400 marks.” Her chin was slightly raised and her clear eyes gleamed with confidence, making him nearly believe the nonsense that she said.

“Janet, I’m trying to save your reputation. If you really don’t feel any guilt about your results at all, I’ll announce it in class.”

With an eyebrow raised, she parted her red lips. “Just announce it. Why shouldn’t you announce it?”

Mr. Smith had never seen that side of her, considering that she used to be timid and bashful, but she now seemed more attractive. “Alright. You will have to bear the consequences of this incident.”

He was also upset by the incident. After all, she was a student from his class. If words about a student cheating in examination were leaked out, it would be a disgrace to his profession as a teacher after many years.

It would be fine if it was just cheating, but she actually managed to earn the first place through that method—it was something so serious that he couldn’t turn a blind eye to.

When she returned to Class A, all the students looked at her.

Abby cautiously asked, “Janet, why did the teacher look for you?”

Gordon leaned closer to them as well, eagerly waiting for her reply.

Janet’s red lips quirked up with sluggish eyes. “You will all know in a little while.”

At that moment, the class teacher walked up to the stage. “The results of the trial exams have been released. I believe that all of you have seen your results, but the first place has been left blank.” As he was speaking, he subconsciously glanced at Janet before he raised the report card and read it aloud, “The student who has received the first place is Miss Janet Jackson. Her total score is 440 marks—Spanish at 144 marks, English at 150 marks and Mathematics at 146 marks.”

Upon hearing that, all the students were dumbfounded.

Gordon, who wasn’t properly seated on his chair, nearly fell. “What the heck!”

Everyone couldn’t believe their ears. This village girl actually ranked first in our class? No, she ranked first in our grade?

As he saw that nobody responded, Mr. Smith continued with his words. “Janet, come on up to take your report card.”

Right after he said that, Emily stood up and yelled, “That’s impossible!”

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Emily immediately spoke after standing up, “Mr. Smith, is there a mistake? How could Janet possibly get first place? Besides, did she receive full marks for English? That’s impossible!”

Upon hearing Emily’s comment, the students in the classroom kicked up a fuss too.

“That’s right; how could Janet possibly get first place?”

“I don’t believe that—it’s already a miracle if she passes the exam.”

“Well, she must have cheated!”

“Those who cheated would be expelled from Star High School.”

Everybody in the classroom shot Janet despicable looks and they started to mock her.

“Janet… How did this happen?” Abby asked her in a quiet voice.

When she looked up at Janet, her eyes were shining brightly with confidence and assurance.

“Shut up, everybody!”

Gordon was utterly annoyed with the constant chatter of his classmates, which sounded like birds chirping. “Mr. Smith has yet to comment. Who are you guys to blindly speculate?”

Everybody immediately fell silent because it was the first time Gordon lost his cool in the classroom.

Respectable!

Mr. Smith was in an awkward situation upon facing such an issue because he wasn’t sure how to handle it.

He frowned while reassuring Emily, “You should take your seat first!”

Emily was adamant because she was confident that her classmates were on her side. “Mr. Smith, I don’t believe that Janet has received full marks for her French test! Previously, during our French class, I was the one who solved a question for her. Naturally, as the class monitor, I trust all my classmates. Therefore, it doesn’t mean that she cheated… Could there be an error with the names?”

Mr. Smith was stunned into silence for a moment, but he did not have evidence to prove that Janet was cheating. Hence, he could only maintain his principles and morals as a teacher to provide her with the dignity she deserved and patiently advised, “Dear students, a village education doesn’t necessarily mean that it’d be any lesser than an education in Sandfort City. I hope everyone here would treat a child from the village with fairness.”

“Mr. Smith, I don’t think it’s plausible too,” Janet broke the silence after hesitantly biting her lip. Her comment had shocked everybody in class.

Mr. Smith looked at her. “Janet, what is happening? Didn’t you say that you took the exam on your own earlier in the office?”

She had been holding back for the entire day. Now that she finally had the chance to speak, she abruptly stood up. “Mr. Smith, I’d like to clarify something. Why is my Spanish only 144 and how could I have scored a mere 146 for Math? There must be a mistake!”

She was shocked to her core when she learned about her results. Did I only score 146 for Mathematics? Have I wasted all my efforts to learn Math in Markovia?

There was an uproar among the students in class. Janet is such a shameless person! She cheated, but she’s demanding for full marks!

He was also rendered speechless by her response, so he clapped while instructing the class, “Enough is enough! Please be quiet! You will all know your mistakes once you receive your test papers in the afternoon.”

Soon enough, he instructed Emily to hand the result slips to the class. Then, he allowed everybody to rearrange their seats, according to their placement within the class.

Therefore, being in the first place gave Janet the right to be the first to choose her seat.

However, she did not switch and instead remained seated.

Abby was utterly grateful for her decision. “Janet, you have such good results, so why would you sit with me?”

Janet raised her brow before teasing her, “Girl, I’m nowhere as capable as you are. In all honesty, my results are mediocre, at best. I was just lucky with this test.”

However, she regretted once she sat down. Why did I choose the second last person? I could have Gordon seated at the front… It is much more carefree in the last row. Wouldn’t it be nicer to enjoy the scenery in its entirety? It’s such a pity…

The class ended soon later but nobody regained their composure.

The students were immersed in their emotions that revolved around the results of the trial exam. Some were upset while some seemed in shock and some looked delighted, but most of them were suspicious of Janet… How could anyone score full marks in French???

The news spread like wildfire. As the French teacher for Class A, Miss Lilian was in utter disbelief and decided to snatch the first place for Emily by collecting evidence to expel Janet out of Star High School.

“I heard that the village girl from A Class received first place for her grade. Did you notice Emily’s dark expression? It’s hilarious!”

“Anyway, I support Emily.”

“She must have cheated!”

The entire Star High School student body was embroiled in the gossip.

On the other side, the subject of interest—Janet—was lazily taking an afternoon nap.

“Janet,” Gordon and Abby called her with a flat expression while staring at her in a daze. They both asked simultaneously, “Did you answer the test yourself?”

The test papers had already been handed out.

They were both looking at the beautiful writing across the test paper while staring at the essay which had a near perfect score. Her logic and train of thoughts in writing was on par with that of a writer.

Abby’s chubby chin sagged. “Well… Janet, your writing is outstanding.”

“Huh?” Janet looked up slightly before giving a casual answer. “In all honesty, I used to be horrible at writing essays in the past. My score used to be almost zero each time.”

Gordon and Abby were at a loss for words when they heard that. The two of them were in a daze for the longest time. Their hands shook while holding onto Janet’s test papers. “In that case, how did you score such high marks this time?”

Janet’s red lips curled into a smile while her cheeks were flushed due to her sleep. “I saw the answers in my dreams the night before the exam, so it’s a mere coincidence.”

Gordon and Abby were rendered speechless once again—and exchanged glances in silence.

At that moment, there were quite a number of people who were gathered in the school’s meeting room—the French teacher, Miss Lilian, Mr. Smith, the principal, and Emily from Class A were present.

“Sir.” Emily started to voice her thoughts while sounding unsatisfied. “What do you plan to do regarding the cheating in our school?”

The principal was righteous with his speech. “The Star High School will never cover up for students who cheat. Once they have been discovered, they will be immediately expelled.”

“Sir, the new student in our school, Janet Jackson—I’m sure you know about her. However, she went overboard this time. She earned the first place by cheating in the test! This is such a humiliation!”

The principal scowled while glancing at Mr. Smith when he heard that. “Is it true about Janet’s results?”

Mr. Smith wore a dark expression while shaking his head because he never expected Emily to kick up a fuss in front of the principal. “I’m not sure.”

Miss Lilian, the French teacher, added fuel to the flames. “Sir, Janet is my student, so I’m sure of her ability. Based on her usual performance, it’s impossible for her to receive full marks in French. I think this matter warrants a thorough investigation.”

The principal slightly frowned because cheating was not a minor offence. In order to verify the situation, he picked up his mobile phone to summon the teacher who was invigilating the exam.

Miss Lilian and Emily exchanged glances, looking delighted at the turn of events.

Mr. Smith seemed to be caught between a rock and a hard place. Although he could not have been particularly fond of Janet, the matter had happened in his class, so it was extremely embarrassing for him.

Within a few minutes, once the invigilator understood the current situation, she shared about the situation that day, “Sir, that child had left quite an impression, but she did not cheat.”

“How is that possible?” Miss Lilian snorted in disdain while glancing at the principal. “Otherwise, how could she get first place in her grade as a student from the village?”

The principal was extremely annoyed with her constant barrage of questions and spat impatiently, “Miss Lilian, you keep saying that, but do you have any proof?”

Emily spoke gleefully, “The proof is in Janet’s hands—her test paper! We’ll know once we compare her test paper to the standard answer.”

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The principal was hesitant, but Lilian persisted, saying, “Sir, if word gets out that someone is cheating in our school, but we wouldn’t expose her, our reputation would be at stake!”

He nodded. I should call her over to get to the bottom of this.

He called the broadcasting room to provide them with some instructions before hanging up.

Soon, a stern voice boomed around the school compound through the campus broadcast system. “Janet Jackson from Class A, upon hearing this announcement, take all the three subjects of your test papers to the meeting room!”

Upon hearing the announcement, her classmates in Class A appeared gleeful, as if they anticipated to see her fail.

“My guess is right, indeed. They must have collected evidence for Janet’s cheating.”

“The consequence of cheating in our school is expulsion! This is great! We do not have to be in the same class as the village girl anymore.”

“Shameless…”

Abby and Gordon were both utterly worried when they heard those comments.

On the other side, Janet seemed indifferent when she spoke to them, “Don’t worry!”

When she said that, a flash of frost gleamed in her elegant eyes as she glanced at her classmates who mocked her.

She arrived at the principal’s office.

Emily smirked when she saw Janet, as if making a point. You are done for. You will be kicked out of Star High School soon.

Janet instantly knew what was happening when she saw that a crowd had gathered. Emily must have been unsatisfied about my results, so she deliberately kicked up a fuss in front of the principal. Her ruby red lips curled into a faint smile. It hasn’t been confirmed who is done for.

The principal coughed dryly before requesting, “Janet, hand over your test papers.”

Her lips parted and her voice sounded especially cold. “What do you want to do?”

Miss Lilian snorted contemptuously while exclaiming, “Are you still pretending? You have the guts to cheat, but don’t you have the courage to admit it?”

Janet’s gaze seemed indifferent. “I did not!”

“Janet, stop denying it. I have proof!” Miss Lilian laughed mirthlessly.

“Oh, an evidence?”

She snatched the test papers and tossed them in front of Janet. “This is the proof. Just look at it—your objective questions have identical answers to the standard answer sheet! If you hadn’t seen the standard answer sheet before, how could you have possibly answered this?”

Janet burst out in laughter. “Is this the method that you use to judge my cheating? Miss Lilian, don’t you think that you lack knowledge?”

Miss Lilian was rendered speechless in frustration after her own student had reprimanded her. After a pause, she exclaimed vehemently, “In that case, how did you get that score?”

Janet did not answer her directly and instead turned to the principal. “Sir, I can endure it when Miss Lilian finds fault with me on a daily basis! However, she is claiming that I’m cheating now! If I prove myself, what should she do?”

Miss Lilian smirked. “If you can prove yourself, I’ll apologize to you for three consecutive days!”

The principal cleared his throat. “Fine, let’s go with that!”

Janet glanced at Miss Lilian while stating coldly, “This time, you will give me the questions on the spot and I will retake the exam here and now!”

“Sure. In that case, Miss Lilian shall set the question now.”

After thirty minutes, Miss Lilian handed the test paper to Janet. “As long as you are able to score more than 130, I will apologize to you for three consecutive days!”

Janet accepted the paper, casually flipping through it.

From the beginning until the end, she was emotionally calm and even intermittently closed her eyes to process her thoughts.

Emily glanced at Miss Lilian while whispering, “Miss Lilian, you didn’t make things lenient, did you?”

“Did I make things lenient?” Miss Lilian cackled. “Those questions are the most difficult past year questions from the college entrance exam. I am confident that she wouldn’t be able to answer!”

Emily smirked. “I trust you, Miss Lilian.”

The exam lasted for an hour, but Janet took less than twenty minutes to complete it. After that, she looked almost as if she was ready to slump across the desk to sleep.

Once Miss Lilian saw that Janet was almost falling asleep on her desk, she burst out in laughter. “Sir, just look at her. Is this a good student who received first place? Did she sleep by slumping over the desk to get first place? If I hadn’t exposed her today, she would have stayed around in Star High School!”

Miss Lilian sounded like she was mocking Janet. It’s almost impossible not to suspect this type of student for cheating!

Mr. Smith was feeling embarrassed as well, so he gently rapped his knuckles against the desk. “Janet, wake up and continue with the questions!”

Janet had just fallen asleep, so she woke up with a start when she heard that. Her eyes were barely focused. “What?”

“The test paper! Answer it!”

She regained her composure and answered indifferently, “Mr. Smith, please excuse me, but I’ve completed it!”

Miss Lilian and Emily both laughed mirthlessly when they heard that.

“Who are you trying to bluff? Are you saying that you’ve completed everything within twenty minutes? My guess is that you have no idea how to answer the questions.”

Janet covered her ears in annoyance and she placed the test paper right in front of herself. “Here! Have a look for yourself!”

Miss Lilian picked her test paper up, but her gloating smile stiffened immediately… All the questions have been answered? However, it might not be correct.

Next, I’ll have to meticulously mark them. The first question is correct, the second question is correct and the third…

When Miss Lilian saw the answer, her red pen ticked automatically across the test paper. I can’t believe she got another question right…

Toward the end, her expression soured.

The principal walked over to her while asking, “What is it?”

She did not answer him for the longest time. In the end, she stammered, “I-I can’t believe t-that it’s exactly 131. H-How is this possible?”

Emily’s eyes widened in shock. How is this possible???

Janet could not be bothered to spend a minute longer in the meeting room. Nevertheless, just when she was about to leave, she whispered quietly to Miss Lilian’s ear, “Remember your promise!”

Miss Lilian clenched her fists tightly as a wave of unfamiliar humiliation washed over her.

In Class A, when Gordon saw that Janet was walking back, he asked her hastily, “Janet, what happened?”

She answered him calmly, “You’ll know soon enough.”

Over time, the turn of events had developed according to her expectations. True enough, in less than two minutes, Miss Lilian and Emily returned to Class A while looking ashen.

Miss Lilian kept her head bowed and she struggled with what came next. “This time, everybody has improved leaps and bounds in the French subject. Right here, I’d like to apologize to one of the students in this class.”

When they heard her saying that, every single student in the class held their breath while anticipating what was about to come next. Some even thought that they were hallucinating.

Why would that high and mighty French teacher apologize to someone else?

She glanced at Janet while elaborating, “Janet has passed the exam with flying colors this time. However, due to my subjective judgement, I had wrongly suspected that she cheated. With that, I hope that everybody would learn from her and obtain even better results during the college entrance exam.”

At the end of her speech, everyone’s jaws gaped. Does that mean that Janet’s results are legit this time? Is she the true but hidden savant???

Nevertheless, her speech was merely a joke to Janet’s ears. She said that she would apologize, but there was not a single word of ‘sorry’ in her speech. This is quite an irony!

“Miss Lilian, is this your attitude at apologizing?” Gordon broke the silence. “You did not even say sorry at all!”

Miss Lilian’s expression darkened further, acutely feeling the anger burning within her chest. Does he expect me to say sorry to a wild girl? Besides, the results this time doesn’t mean anything. It only means that she knew how to solve those questions by chance. “I’m sorry! I hope that you’ll get even better results the next time, Janet.”

I have always wanted to chase Janet out of Class A, but this time, it has backfired badly…

I’ve never felt so frustrated throughout my 20 years of teaching career.

Janet Jackson, just you wait!

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After the examinations were over, it was time for the anniversary of Star High School.

The current year’s school anniversary required every class to put on a show—the more the better.

The class teacher instructed the students, “Emily, you are the class monitor, so I want you to work with the art committee and come up with a list of shows for the registration. Please hand the list over to me by Wednesday.”

All of the sudden, the entire class became lively. All the students fancied the school activities the most because not only could they skip classes, but it was also a great opportunity for them to express themselves.

After class, she took her notebook and happily went over to Gordon. “Gordon, do you want to sign up for this? I remember that you are excellent at singing and playing the piano, so you can definitely win first prize for us.”

Actually, she had her own selfish intentions because he was a school hunk, so he was capable of singing, rapping and playing both the guitar and piano. That day, if I get to sing while he plays the piano, everyone will think that we are a match made in heaven.

He was already used to words like those, so he nodded. “Alright.”

Suddenly, Emily turned her attention toward Janet, who was leaning there with sluggish eyes, as if anything around her did not matter

Therefore, she purposely said to Janet in front of Gordon. “Janet, would you like to present a show too?”

Instantly, everyone in the class looked toward Janet at the same time.

During the exam, she gained all the limelight, so Emily really wanted to embarrass her.

Then, Janet lifted her head. “Don’t you play the piano very well? Aren’t you joining?”

“She is right. Emily, I think you should play the piano that day.”

“That’s great. Our Emily is such a pretty girl. She can even win the prize merely by standing there.”

Everyone quickly agreed.

Emily lowered her head shly. “Oh my. You all should stop praising me. I’m just an ordinary girl.”

At the same time, Janet remained silent.

After being praised by her classmates, Emily felt really happy, so she was patient when asking for other people’s opinion, which was a rare occasion. “We can now confirm two shows. Does anyone else have other talents?”

“Emily, I want to sign up for calligraphy.”

“Class monitor, I want to sign up for street dancing.”

Everyone was exceptionally enthusiastic for the school anniversary. In less than half a day, Emily and the art committee, Bethany, were able to come up with a list of shows.

In the end, when they were handing over the list, Bethany suddenly felt that something was wrong. She looked at the list in confusion. “Emily, why did you write the name of the newcomer, Janet, on the list?”

Initially, Emily wanted to secretly include Janet’s name into the list, so that she could put the blame on Bethany when the list was released.

However, Bethany had mentioned Janet all of the sudden.

“Bethany, Janet said earlier that she wants to present a show as she has learned dancing before.”

In shock, Bethany scratched her head, saying, “Really? I never expected that she knows how to dance.”

Emily’s face didn’t blush as she continued with her words. “It’s true. I just found out about it. Forget it, let’s stop talking about it. We need to hand over the list to the teacher.”

“Alright.”

…

At that moment, a low-key luxurious car stopped in front of the biggest private hospital in Sandfort City.

Then, a man exited the car.

Inside the hospital, a doctor emerged from the emergency room to explain, “Young Master Mason, the old madam’s situation isn’t promising. I’m afraid that you need to prepare for the worst.”

Mason raised his eyes and glared at the doctor. “She was still fine a few days ago. Why would this happen today?”

The doctor revealed an aggrieved expression and sighed, “Young Master Mason, we didn’t expect this to happen too, but there is still another way.”

As Mason listened, he lifted his eyes and said coldly, “Say it!”

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The doctor explained to him with caution, “In Sandfort City, there is a doctor named ‘Sandra’, who once conducted craniotomy. If you’re able to ask her for a visit, there is an 80% chance that it may work.”

The ‘Sandra’ mentioned by the doctor was a legend in the medical world. Last year, a craniotomy had enhanced her reputation in the medical world while making her a genius doctor.

However, she had a weird personality and went on visits. Furthermore, she charged others with an expensive price, so not many people could afford her services.

Mason rubbed his forehead before taking out his phone to make a call.

After the call was answered, he calmly instructed, “Go search for a doctor named ‘Sandra’. Tell her that I’m willing to pay her 50 million for her visit.”

“Sure, Young Master Mason!”

At night, Janet did not return home after school and went to the most famous hotel in Sandfort City instead.

The presidential suite in the hotel was where she specifically met up with her organization.

A while later, a young man entered the room.

The man was a member of her organization with the codename ‘Leon’.

“Janet.” He bent over to salute her.

She slowly stood up from her couch. “Sit down.”

While taking a seat, Leon informed her, “Someone is asking for your visit and the price is 50 million. Are you taking it?”

Upon listening to him, Janet squinted her charming phoenix-like eyes. 50 million is a huge amount of money. I haven’t taken any cases recently. “Who is the client?”

Then, Leon took out his phone and showed it to her. “Old Madam Lowry. Three years ago, she suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage, so they tried searching for the best doctors in the country, but no one was able to cure her. Lately, her illness took a turn for the worst, so she requires craniotomy.”

Janet glanced at his phone and mumbled, “The Lowry Family?”

After a minute of silence, she said, “I’ll take it.”

In the hospital, the nurse said to Janet while entering the ward, “There are lots of medical experts in the room, so don’t enter while pissing your pants!”

She slightly lifted her eyes and uttered calmly, “Let’s go.”

A trace of disdain and displeasure flashed through the nurse’s face as she watched the young girl immediately entering the ward. Is she really the legendary genius doctor? She is just a little brat. These days, we have lots of strange people running around, but for some reason, this client believes her.

Inside the ward, a group of people surrounded an old woman who was lying in the center.

Everyone’s eyes were filled with curiosity when they saw the young girl entering with her suitcase.

Then, a man dressed in a black suit came in. He was the middleman sent here by Mason—Sean Bradley.

Upon looking at the young girl in front of him, he asked, “Are you the legendary Doctor Sandra?”

Janet nodded her head.

After that, Sean went up to her and stretched his hand out. “Nice to meet you. Mr. Lowry has some urgent business to deal with, so he has sent me here to meet you.”

Without uttering a word, she walked straight to the hospital bed. “Can you briefly describe the patient’s condition?”

Sean carefully recalled his memory. “The old madam always has had minor issues with her body. Three years ago, the cerebral hemorrhage almost killed her, but we managed to save her. Lately, her illness is starting to return.” His eyes were full of suspicion while looking at her. “Doctor Sandra, can you really cure the old madam?”

Without any hesitation, she immediately answered him, “Yes, I can.”

However, the next second, another doctor in the room questioned, “Little girl, are you sure that you are a doctor? How could you make such a deduction without checking the patient? This is a life that we are dealing with!”

Another man in a white coat also stood out and said, “Are you sure you are Doctor Sandra? You look like a little brat who knows nothing.”

The moment his words came out, Janet swept her sharp eyes over to them.

At the same time, Sean also noticed her displeasure, so he instructed, “All of you shut up! Are you all done? Or do you think that you can cure her instead?”

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Sean’s voice was so threatening that every doctor in the room took a cold, deep breath.

“The sooner the operation, the better. I will schedule it for Wednesday, which is tomorrow.” Janet took a name card out of her bag and gave it to him. “Here are my contact details. If the patient has any problems before the operation, you can contact me.”

It so happens that the art performance will be held this Wednesday, so the school will only be in session for half a day. That’s enough for me to carry out the operation.

Sean slightly lifted his head. “When do you plan to come? I can send my men over to pick you up.”

“There’s no need for that. I will be there myself.”

“Alright. Then I’ll be waiting for you, Miss Sandra.”

“Yes.”

“It’s late now, so I’ll be leaving first.”

After gaining Doctor Sandra’s promise, he returned to inform Young Master Mason. But she is merely a little brat. Does she really have the genius medical skills?

At night, Emily followed Megan and said worriedly, “Mommy, is something wrong with Janet? Why isn’t she back yet? It’s already late.”

Megan saw that the time was exactly 10.00PM. “If she isn’t back by 10.30PM, I’ll tell your daddy to look for her.” I just can’t keep hold of this daughter of mine. There are butlers in the Jackson Family who specialize in sending the kids to school and back home, but she just has to return home herself. She is too realistic.

In the meantime, Janet could hear them talking upstairs after opening the door to her room. Then, she smiled mockingly. Is she really worried—or is she trying to make Megan hate me even more? Suddenly, she became excited, so she walked down the stairs with her hair lowered. “Are you looking for me?”

Upon listening to the voice, Emily was shocked when she saw Janet approaching. “How did you come home?”

Megan also looked toward Janet. “Janet, when did you return home? Why didn’t I see you earlier?”

Janet rubbed her eyes. “When I got back, no one was in the living room, so I didn’t inform anyone.” After that, she intentionally yawned. “I have been busy with my studies recently, so I felt sleepy. Am I right, Emily?”

The moment Janet mentioned her hectic studies, Megan suddenly remembered about the examination Emily told her a few days ago.

Then, she glanced at Emily and asked happily, “Emily, how did you do in your exam? Did you get first place in class again?”

Upon listening to her, Janet giggled.

On the other hand, Emily looked embarrassed as she stuttered, “Mommy, I got second place, but next time, I will fight for first place.”

Megan was amused by her tense and exaggerated tone, so she touched her head to comfort her. “Emily, as long as you focus on your studies, you will always be my darling, no matter which place you get.”

In Janet’s eyes, the scene felt so ironic. Which mother in the world would never ask about her own daughter’s life and academic results? Forget it, I’m already used to this.

“I’ll head to sleep now.” With that, she went upstairs.

After nodding her head, Megan could feel the twitch in her heart again when she gazed at Janet’s lonely back. I didn’t ask about her results earlier because I don’t want to hurt her feelings. I wonder if she can understand my intentions.

The second day was Wednesday.

During the school anniversary, the rehearsals were held in the morning while the show started at night.

However, Janet never signed for any of the shows, so she was free for the whole day.

After leaving the house, she made a call. “Have you asked the person? The same one I told you to contact?”

A familiar voice reported to her on the other side of the phone. “Janet, I’ve already transferred him. We are almost there.”

“Alright.”

Then, she hung up the phone.

After placing the phone back in her bag, she prepared to call a cab on the side of the road, but…

The moment she lifted her eyes, she realized that a black luxurious car was intentionally charging straight at her!

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She narrowed her eyes and dodged her body to avoid the oncoming car. Several wretched men exited the car, which now came to a stop on the side of the road, before they looked at her with dangerous intentions.

“Hey little girl, where are you going? Let my brothers send you off.”

Janet quickly removed a dagger from her waist and landed it on the man’s neck. “Who sent you here?”

Those men did not expect such a reaction from her.

A fierce gleam flashed in his eyes, forcing the men to retreat backward and freeing himself from the girl’s hold.

“Oh wow, this girl’s bravery deserves an applause! My dear, let me show you a good time.” As he spoke, the pervert’s hand stretched his hand out toward her fair complexion.

Just when he finished his words, a slender leg kicked at the man before the owner turned to grab the man’s wrist, pulling it backward, making the man squeal and wail in pain.

Upon seeing that, another man immediately stepped forward, but Janet raised her leg and forcefully landed a kick on his abdomen.

The others were stunned upon seeing that.

F*ck, this woman looks weak, but who knew she would actually be this feisty?

“Bloody woman! Let me go!” The man began to curse.

Janet squinted her pair of cold eyes and warned him, “Speak! Who gave you orders?”

“F*ck—ah!” Janet broke his arm without saying a word while he cursed nonstop.

She had to make them understand that she had no time for nonsense at that moment.

The man gritted his teeth but refused to speak.

Receiving no response, Janet smiled heartily. “Huh! You seem to be stronger than I imagined. Let me try another tactic, in that case.”

Then, she forcefully kicked the man to the wall, to which the man slid off the wall, and his bones seemed to have been broken.

However, those men were still relentless.

When they crawled toward Janet again, a man even pulled out a gun with a silencer.

Boom! A gunshot rang in the air, right next to her ear.

She never expected that they would carry weapons with them—they seemed adamant on killing her. As she saw the bullet approaching her, she immediately turned to avoid it.

Unexpectedly, the speed of the bullet was fast enough and it still grazed upon her cheek—there was even a trace of bloodstain at the corner of her eye.

She casually wiped the blood with her hand and slowly raised her head. Her eyes turned red as she wondered how someone would want to have her killed in Sandfort City while she was keeping her life as low-key as possible.

The man looked into her eyes and realized the woman was not someone to be trifled with. Thus, he could only command, “Let’s go!”

Immediately, those men jumped into the car and sped off.

Janet did not chase after them as she needed to head to the hospital. She turned and looked at the shell of the bullet which brushed her cheek; it had a small letter ‘M’ engraved on it.

Things would have been easier to resolve if she had known where the bullet came from, but unfortunately, she had too much to manage at that moment.

At Sandfort Private Hospital, Sean was waiting in the ward while waiting for the genius doctor to appear; he was worried that she wouldn’t show up.

After all, the head of the Lowry Family, Mason Lowry, was also present on that day as he was very curious about that someone the people call a “genius doctor”.

The director of the hospital walked over at this moment. “The old madam’s preoperative check-up has been alright and preparations for the operation have been made. We can start at any time now.”

Mason glanced at the time and turned to ask Sean, “When will the doctor arrive?”

“Around 11 o’clock,” Sean responded cautiously.

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There were several doctors crowding at the door—they all wanted to witness the miracle happening. However, the ‘genius doctor’ was still not seen.

Sean was worried. “Young Master Lowry, the doctor must be on her way. Please wait a while.”

Upon hearing this, Mason’s face instantly became gloomy. A few minutes later, he pursed his thin lips and asked, “Is the doctor not here yet?”

Sean said guiltily, “Well… It seems like… there is a traffic congestion. We need to wait a little longer…”

Mason pressed his lips harder into a straight line.

Before he could speak, he could hear a few doctors discussing on the other side of the door. “It’s 11.30 now. Why isn’t the genius doctor here yet?”

“Tell me it’s not a prank—how is it that a young girl who barely has any experience is able to conduct a craniotomy? It’s really unheard of.”

“Are we really being stood up? Who dares to make a fool of the Lowry Family?”

At the same time, a little nurse ran over, asking, “Is the doctor already here? The surgery has been delayed by fifteen minutes.”

Upon hearing this, Mason frowned and followed the nurse toward the ward.

He turned to look at Sean, and with a cold voice, he demanded, “Tell me where he is.”

Sean couldn’t help but tremble while sweat beads formed on his forehead as he took out his mobile phone, preparing to call a “Doctor Sandra”.

Before he could make the call, however, a soft voice floated from the hospital corridor. “I’m here.”

He hung up on the phone and looked up at Mason. “Young Master Mason, the doctor has arrived.”

Finally, she has arrived! Sean breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat on his forehead away.

Mason continued to stare at the entrance of the corridor, only to see a girl in a white coat approaching them with her hair tied up in a bun. At that time, she did not possess the childishness of a student, instead radiating a sense of calmness and composure that could not be ignored. Is it really her?

He stood motionlessly at the door, staring blankly at Janet.

Sean strode toward her. “Doctor Sandra, you’re finally here.”

With an indifferent expression on her face, Janet walked over to Mason. “Hello, I am Sandra.”

Sean glanced at “Doctor Sandra” before turning to Mason—she seemed to know his master.

By the looks of it, they seemed to be quite familiar with each other, so why was he summoned over?

Mason retracted his surprised gaze before his sharp eyes fell on the corner of her cheek—there was a thin scar on it.

His angry heart twitched for some reason, thereupon he frowned and asked, “Do you really know what you’re doing?”

She nodded and said, “About 90%.” Then, she pushed the door open and said to the nurse, “But, do bring all of the old madam’s previous laboratory reports to me.”

“Give them to her,” he instructed. “From now onward, everyone will follow her instructions.”

Upon hearing his words, all the doctors in the ward were even more curious as to how powerful the genius doctor was. She must be so powerful for Young Master Mason to be obedient toward her.

At this time, one of the doctors stood up and asked in worry, “Doctor Sandra, where is your assistant?”

Janet was perusing the laboratory report and had no time to take care of other things.

“Doctor Sandra, this kind of craniotomy is very difficult and risky. Is your assistant the same age as you?”

Upon hearing that, everyone became worried.

The hospital chief frowned and looked at Janet, “Doctor Sandra, I don’t doubt your professionalism; it’s just that it’s difficult for our hospital to guarantee the success of a risky operation like this.”

Janet glanced at her phone. “I don’t need a hospital assistant since I have my own and they will be here soon.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the nurse’s voice came from the corridor. “Chief, the doctors from the Medical Research Institute of Markovia are here!”

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Upon hearing this, the hospital chief’s expression immediately changed. Doctors from the Medical Research Institute of Markovia? What an honor for us to have such a talented doctor who has a doctorate in three years come to our hospital!

He was about to greet her, but Dr. Fernandaz had unexpectedly entered the ward first.

“Dr. Fernandaz!” the hospital chief exclaimed while looking at the man in front of him in surprise.

The man asked politely and respectfully, “Is there a craniotomy here today?”

The hospital chief smiled. “Dr. Fernandaz, how could a minor surgery in our hospital require your expertise? I’m so sorry to have inconvenienced you.”

Dr. Fernandaz waved his hand. “Forget it, I’m also here to help the young lady from our hospital. Speaking of which, where is Doctor Sandra?”

He could not wait to meet the said young lady. They hadn’t met for nearly half a year and he wondered whether she was doing well.

The hospital chief was stunned for a moment. “Dr. Fernandaz, y-you are here to help?” The doctor from the Medical Research Institute of Markovia is here to help?

Concurrently, a weary voice was heard. “Herbert Fernandaz, I have been waiting for you for ages!”

Herbert Fernandaz’s eyes instantly brightened when he heard the voice. He walked past the hospital chief and when he saw the little girl, he teased, “Well, it was rather short notice.”

Janet looked up and frowned in displeasure. “You came alone?”

Herbet chuckled. “Who doesn’t know that you need all members of the Fantastic Four each time you have someone under the knife?” He subsequently gave an order. “Come on in, everyone.”

Upon hearing his voice, the two people who were waiting at the door entered.

“Damn!” the hospital chief couldn’t help but curse as it was an unprecedented scene—the craniotomy had recruited doctors from Markovia’s research institute and the famous brain specialists from Braux, James Torrez and Michael Hoffman.

“Janet!” They bowed respectfully. “We’re sorry that we’re late.”

The hospital chief almost collapsed after hearing that.

Before he could decipher the current situation, he heard “Doctor Sandra” ordering, “Herbert, James, and Michael will stay whereas everyone else will remain outdoors.”

No one dared to go against the chief surgeon’s words—except for the names that she mentioned, the rest all exited.

Sean tried to peer through the window, but his view was blocked by the blue medical curtains and he only saw the blurry figures. “Young Master Mason, do you think Miss Sandra is able to treat the old madam?”

“Yes,” Mason answered confidently.

Sean was stunned. “Are you sure, Young Master Mason?”

I believe in her.”

“Young Master Mason, I was shocked when I first saw Miss Sandra. She only looks like she’s around seventeen or eighteen years old. I had my doubts back then on whether she had experience with a knife, but today’s scene has dispelled all of my doubts,” Sean recalled when he first met Janet.

Mason hadn’t expected that the doctor whom he looked for was Janet Jackson. If he had known about it earlier, things wouldn’t have been so troublesome after all.

At that time, in the operating room, all of the masters were in their sterilized medical clothes as they wore their gloves and tidied their white coats before saying, “Alright, let’s prep for the operation.”

“On it, Janet!” The masters sounded excited. It had been a long time since they performed an operation together.

“Herbert, insert a deep vein, establish a channel, then insert a urinary tube.” The girl’s clear and calm voice directed before the operation started.

Even while Janet was the youngest among those people, the aura she radiated could make one feel at ease and reassured.

“James, I will draw the incision line first. You’ll have to get ready to put on the head frame.”

James held his breath and earnestly completed what she had explained moments ago.

What followed next was up to Janet. It was because of her connection to the old madam on whom she was operating that she couldn’t be slack as the old madam was from the Lowry Family.

The sharp knife landed on the scalp before the subcutaneous layer was opened and she took the medical electric drill in Michael’s hand. The four nodded to confirm that everything was in order and sutured the meninges before the old madam’s skull was reattached.

Minute by minute, time passed—and the blue curtain was finally opened!

Mason looked inside and saw that Janet was packing her tools. “How is everything?” he asked.

“Everything is fine; she’ll be fine once she wakes up.” Her face carried a hint of fatigue as she answered.

Mason’s dark eyes fixed on Janet as he noticed the exhaustion between her eyebrows. He couldn’t help but feel distressed for her.

Just then, Janet felt a slight pain in her face and touched her eyes; it seemed that her sweat had dripped onto her wound, making it inflamed.

Heart aching for her, Mason asked in a panic, “What’s wrong with your face?”

Sean also noticed the wound on her face and immediately said, “Young Master Mason, I’ll head down and grab some medicine.”

“I’m fine; I just need some rest.” Then, the four of them were arranged to a room to rest. In the room, Herbert looked at her. “Janet, you seem quite nervous this time.”

James suspiciously glanced at her. “Janet, are you pursuing the guy outside?” Upon hearing this, a strange emotion danced in her eyes. Seeing this, Michael teased, “Stop it, guys! Janet’s blushing.”

Janet looked up with a fierce, yet cute expression. “Michael, one more word and I will sew your mouth shut.”

Michael deliberately looked frightened. “Janet, please don’t do that. How can I eat without my mouth?”

Upon hearing that, James and Herbert shouted that they were hungry and that they urgently needed to boost their energy. As such, she waved her hand. “Go away, I need to rest for a while.”

Then, the three of them looked at each other and smiled—Janet was still the same person, who was known for being the best at sleeping.

Once the three of them had left, Mason quietly entered the room and noticed that she was asleep before waking her up. He held a cup of hot milk in his hand and handed it to her.

Glancing at him, Janet took the cup before whispering, “Thank you.”

Mason raised his eyebrows, realizing that she had regained her energy. “Are you re-energized after sleeping for a while?”

Janet took a mouthful of milk and the corners of her lips were stained with a layer of white liquid. The small tip of her tongue stretched out to lick it off before she replied in a low voice, “Yeah.”

He nodded and took out the cigarette case from the pocket of his pants, lighting it by his mouth and blew the smoke out around him, making him look like the mysterious bad boy down the street.

She suddenly recalled the glamorous and charming scene where she was locked in a cage that night and coughed twice before quickly moving away from his face. “So, how will you thank me for saving your old madam’s life?” she asked this for the weirdest reason.

Mason blew out smoke as his thin lips slightly twitched. “I’ll give you something, how about that?”

Janet paused before giving him a blank look. She wanted to say something, but her phone rang.

On the other end of the phone was Gordon’s voice—he seemed to be anxious. “Janet, why haven’t we seen you yet?”

“Why are you looking for me?” She was casual in her reply.

“The 8 o’clock school celebration tonight—have you forgotten?”

She frowned. “When did I sign up for that?”

Gordon laughed in response. “Janet, how bad is your memory? Your name is on tonight’s list!”