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The principal, who never expected that Janet would actually speak up for Jennifer, was at a loss of words at the moment.

Jennifer was so angry and embarrassed that she pointed at Janet and said, “Janet Jackson, just drop that act because I know you must have bribed those assassins to make them tell on me. Don’t you think it’s very sickening of you, trying to play nice and speak up for me?” Jennifer must have lost her mind because she started owning everything up, which was exactly what Janet wanted.

She shuddered when the principal stomped his feet furiously. At that instant, she realized she had blurted out the wrong thing.

The more the principal thought about Jennifer’s wicked deed, the more furious he became. “Jennifer Lewis, I’ll inform your parents to pick you up from school. From today onward, you’re officially expelled from Star High School!” he exploded.

Jennifer looked upset. “Why? It isn’t fair!” She was sure she would be beaten to death by her father when he learnt what she had done. The Lewis’ had always indulged and pampered her, but they had never been involved in anything illegal.

The principal was surprised that Jennifer still had the guts to demand the reason for her expulsion. “Unfair? You should count yourself lucky that Janet didn’t get injured because if she was, you would be deemed as a criminal!” The principal felt unbearably embarrassed and he wondered how someone like Jennifer actually got admitted into his school.

Jennifer knew that her life was totally ruined. Just earlier this morning, she was still acting haughtily in front of Janet but now, she ended up being expelled. Knowing that there was nothing else she could do to turn the tides, she could only accept the punishment, knowing that she might even be sent to jail if Janet decided to bring the case to the police’s attention.

In the middle of the crowd outside the principal’s office stood two girls who were having a heated discussion on the matter. Emily’s deskmate, Madelaine, asked, “Emily, do you think Janet is the one who did this?”

“Hmph, do you think she has what it takes to pull off something like that?” Emily asked sarcastically.

Some of them heard through the grapevine that it was a hacker who posted the video as well as the bank transaction on Reddit. Could Janet, that country bumpkin, be a hacker? It was beyond hilarious.

Madelaine said somewhat hesitantly, “But her results turned out to be the top of the batch in the last exam.”

Emily rolled her eyes at Madelaine, thinking that it was such a waste of time talking with a moron like her. She mocked, “What about that promise of yours to eat sh*t if Janet managed to pass the exam? Did you honor it?”

Hearing that, Madelaine pursed her lips in annoyance and kept quiet.

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Inside the offices of Lowry Family Conglomerate, the staff were busy working when a siren blared out from the computer, which represented a failed hacking attempt. Tapping the keyboards deftly with his fingers, a man initiated another round of hacking.

“Did you find out anything?” Mason asked lazily as he stretched.

“Nope. As soon as we got through to the person’s IP address, the self-destruction program was triggered.”

Mason raised his brows slightly in puzzlement. When they discovered that Jennifer Lewis was the one who hired the assassins, they planned to release the evidence onto the Internet so that Jennifer would be expelled from the school. To their surprise, someone else actually posted it on Star High School’s Reddit forum before they could. Yet, they couldn’t get hold of the identity of the person who posted the evidence.

Although Mason had suspected Janet before, he soon dismissed the idea as unlikely because it was a mere coincidence that she turned out to be a superb doctor. As an eighteen-year-old girl, there was no way she could do something as challenging as hacking into Jennifer’s phone.

Looking indifferent, Mason parted his thin lips slightly and asked, “What’s the IP address?”

“Leamore Lane.” A trace of amusement flickered in the man’s eyes as he commented, “What a coincidence because it’s an area under our control.”

A slight crease appeared on Mason’s forehead and his eyes turned pensive, looking lost in thought. “It isn’t him.”

“What?” the man asked.

Mason narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly, “The hacker isn’t S.”

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After all, there was no way S would give up his location so easily.

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After school, Janet stopped by the herbs market to buy the ingredients needed to make soup for Old Madam Lowry. However, it was only when she reached Sandfort Private Hospital did she find out that the elderly lady had returned home. She had no choice but to make her way to Lowry Residence. After giving the elderly lady another acupuncture treatment, Janet noticed that her condition had improved tremendously from the last time she visited her.

“Do have some herbal soup before you sleep.”

The elderly lady nodded happily at Janet. As she liked Janet a great deal, she was willing to do everything she said.

After making sure that the elderly lady had finished the herbal soup, Janet thought it was time for her to leave. “I should get going. Please ask Mason to give me a call if you experience any discomfort,” she urged.

As obedient as a puppet, the elderly lady nodded at her. Janet then closed the door gently and left the bedroom. Almost immediately, an aroma of food wafted in the air and entered her nostrils. Out of curiosity, she glanced down at the living room before dashing to the kitchen. She was greeted by the sight of a man with a tall and muscular build.

At that moment, there was no one else other than the man and her in the living room of Lowry Residence. What was even more staggering was that it was Mason who was cooking, wearing nothing but an apron. It was no better from being completely naked. Damn it!

Mason, who had his back facing Janet, curled the corners of his lips up slightly into a smirk. Hmm… she’s here. “How is my grandmother?” Mason turned round, his smirk vanishing.

It was a long moment before Janet responded, “Uh… She’s fallen asleep after having the herbal soup.” My god! She had to admit that Mason had a really attractive body! Not only was he tall, his body was muscular and well-toned, especially his chest and abdomen; he also had an Apollo’s Belt! Janet cleared her throat before moving her eyes away from his body.

“Do I look that good?”

It was only then did Janet realize that she was so mesmerized by his body that she had spaced out. Mason flashed her a roguish and charming smile, looking out of this world.

“I wasn’t even paying attention to your body! How shameless you are!” Janet cleared her throat awkwardly, her ears reddening without her realizing.

Mason chuckled in response. “This is my home; shouldn’t I be allowed to do as I please?” As he was talking, he walked toward Janet.

She was transfixed by the depth of his penetrating stare. As he edged closer, her heart started to thump fast, turning her speechless. He must be a fiend because every single movement of his was alluring and captivating. She reckoned he must be many girl’s dream.

“How does it smell?” Mason moved the dish close to her, giving her a whiff.

“Alright, I guess.” Her stomach started rumbling instantly because she had yet to have her lunch after taking two hours to brew the herbal soup for Old Madam Lowry.

“Go ahead and wash your hands.”

Janet nodded at him and entered the bathroom. She stared in the mirror at the rare crimson patches on her cheeks, her heart beating a mile a minute. She was very disappointed in herself for reacting in this way in the presence of a good-looking man.

Since she was offered a free meal by the great Mr. Mason Lowry, she thought she had to accept his kind gesture in return for her painstaking effort in treating Old Madam Lowry. The meal consisted of four dishes and a soup, which all turned out to be Janet’s favorite. What a coincidence.

“Why was Jennifer Lewis suddenly expelled from your school?” Mason deliberately brought up the question so that he could observe Janet’s reaction.

“What makes you think I know anything about it?” Amused, Janet looked up at him and countered. She bit her chopsticks and continued, “Do you know Jennifer?”

Obviously, the two brilliant people were playing dumb with each other.

Mason shook his head and drawled, “I don’t know her, but some of my men are her fans and they were quite sad to learn about her expulsion.”

Janet sneered, “I can only say that their judgment in women sucks.” With that, she put down the chopsticks and took her backpack. “I should get going then. Thanks for the meal!”

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Leaning against her desk in the classroom at Star High School, Janet was trying hard to fight back the urge to sleep because she had gone to bed too late last night. She was so bothered by how she had succumbed to Mason’s charm that she didn’t sleep well.

Noticing that she was dozing off, Gordon patted her shoulder and asked, “Janet, did you sneak out to do something unspeakable last night?”

“Nope.” Janet shrugged off his hand on her shoulder. There was no way she could tell Gordon that she had seen Mason Lowry’s naked body yesterday!

 

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Forget it! She supposed Gordon didn’t even know who Mason was judging from how thick he usually was.

When the school bell rang, their class teacher stood behind the podium with a solemn expression on his face. All the students of Class A were feeling so apprehensive that their palms were sweating.

“Mr. Smith, please just kill the suspense and tell us what’s on your mind,” one of the boys raised his hand and pleaded in a humble tone.

Mr. Smith dropped the solemn expression at once and declared, “Honestly, it isn’t totally a bad thing. The school is having a parent-teacher conference tomorrow.” It wasn’t a bad thing, at least in Mr. Smith’s perception, because he was glad to see these rascals in his class receive punishment.

Several beats later, the classroom was filled with sighs and groans.

“I knew I wouldn’t be able to escape it!”

“My doomsday is coming! I think I might as well just drop out from school! Once my parents know that my results rank fifth from the bottom, I’m sure they will suspend my allowance!”

“Damn it! I’ll have to suffer a round of endless nagging from my mother again at home.”

For those students who excelled in the exam, they would cruise through the parent-teacher conference but for those who didn’t do well, it would be a torture.

“Mr. Smith, can my parents not come tomorrow?” One of the boys put up his hand and said, “My parents are so busy and they have no time for me.”

Mr. Smith chuckled and countered, “For the parents who can’t make it tomorrow, I’ll have a chat with them over the phone.”

“Argh!”

After the period ended, Abby inched close to Janet and said, “Janet, I’ve never met your parents. I bet they will be over the moon when they know your exam results are at the top of our batch.”

Appearing unperturbed, Janet chuckled. “Will they?”

Whispers broke out among some of the classmates who overheard Abby’s comment.

“I’m really curious to see how much of a bumpkin Janet’s parents are.”

“I’m sure they will dress as shabbily as Janet and their clothes must be filthy.”

“Will they stink?”

They were talking in voices that were barely audible, not daring to say it to Janet’s face. They didn’t want to be punched, like what had happened to Jennifer from Class B.

While some were overjoyed about the occasion, others were greatly depressed over it. Emily from Class A was one of the latter. Ever since Mr. Smith told them about the parent-teacher conference, she held her head low and bit her lips, not saying a single word. It was because her results were ranked second to Janet’s first.

She wouldn’t mind being defeated by anyone, just not Janet. If her parents learnt that she was beaten by Janet, she would no longer be their most loved and excellent daughter. On top of that, they would surely change their perception of Janet once they knew how outstanding her results were.

Later that night at Jackson Residence, Megan was sitting on the sofa, talking to Emily with affection written all over her face. “Emily, I’ll go with you tomorrow. Do pick out what I should wear to the parent-teacher conference because I wouldn’t want to embarrass you.”

Emily was petrified and her face looked awkward. Trying her best to smile, she agreed, “Okay.”

Megan caressed her head and remarked, “Once again, you’re going to make our family proud.” Everytime Megan attended the parent-teacher conference, the teachers and the principal would always compliment Emily for how clever a girl she was. Having worked as a professional model before, Megan was used to being vain and the praises from the teachers and the principal on Emily fed her ego well.

Holding her head low, Emily asked cautiously, “Mom, since you’re going to attend the conference with me tomorrow, will Dad be there with Janet?”

Megan frowned at the mention of Janet as she still held a deep grudge against her. “I don’t think we will attend hers.” If she were to attend the conference as Janet’s mother, it would bring her nothing but embarrassment.

Janet reached home just in time to hear what Megan said. However, she only let out a chuckle and wasn’t too bothered by it.

Brian, who was reading the papers, spotted Janet and said to her, “Janet, Megan will be bringing the two of you to the parent-conference tomorrow because I can’t make it.”

“Okay,” Janet responded nonchalantly.

Megan looked bitter as soon as she heard what Brian said. Tugging his sleeve, she grumbled, “Brian, do I really have to be there as Janet’s mother?”

A crease appeared on Brian’s forehead because he knew what Megan was thinking. Trying to avoid speaking too harshly and hurt Janet, he said after some contemplation, “You girls are free to make any suitable arrangement.”

Janet chortled before she muttered in self-mockery, “Seems like I don’t deserve to be a part of this family.”

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Megan leapt to her feet in rage as it was the first time she heard Janet speak with such a rude tone. “Why can’t you make a compromise for Emily’s sake? I can barely take care of the both of you at the same time!”

With an impassive expression, Janet suggested, “Honestly, it will save you a lot of trouble by just severing your ties with me and kicking me out of the family.”

As soon as she said that, Brian stepped forward to mediate the dispute and proposed, “Well, we shouldn’t have hard feelings for each other over such a trivial matter. The parent-teacher conference isn’t too big a deal.”

Janet glanced at Brian. Her gaze was so penetrating and deep that he couldn’t help but feel guilty because he had a feeling that she could read his mind.

After a few seconds of silence, Janet said indifferently, “I’m going to my room.”

Emily too returned to her room to come up with ways to stop her mother from knowing the fact that Janet had topped the batch with her exam results. She had to do something.

The following day, Star High School held the parent-teacher conference. All the parents of the Class A students were there except for Gordon and Janet’s. It was easy to see why Gordon’s parents were not there because they worked and resided abroad, and only came home a few times in a year.

A short while after all the parents had gathered at the classroom, Mr. Smith arrived. Just then, Madelaine and Emily happened to walk past Janet.

At the sight of Janet, Madelaine couldn’t help but mock, “Janet, why aren’t your village parents here?”

Janet merely looked at her, not bothering to say anything. Thinking that Janet was a pushover, Madelaine pressed on, “Is it because they don’t have enough money to pay for the cab fares for the trip from the village?”

Several classmates nearby, who also deemed Janet an eyesore, chimed in, “That might be true. It’s a very long journey from the village and it can easily cost over a thousand bucks.”

“I’m sure her parents have no idea how to take a train or a plane.”

“Her whole family is so out of it that they don’t even know how to take a train or a plane.”

“How pathetic is she because her parents are the only one who are absent!”

The girls’ eyes were laden with disdain and contempt as they voiced out their comments.

Abby, who was offended by their remarks, was just about to lash out at the girls but was stopped by Janet. Janet chortled before she glanced at them. “Do you girls even know the purpose of having a parent-teacher conference? It’s held so that your parents can keep abreast with your exam results but since my result is the top of the class, I don’t really see the point of them being here.”

The girls wanted to make a brilliant comeback but they couldn’t come up with anything to say because Janet’s result really was the top of the batch this time. Exasperated, Madelaine snapped, “Janet Jackson, everyone knows what dirty tricks you used to score well in the exam. If you are really this good, try topping the whole school in the college entrance exam!”

It was all Janet’s fault that Emily now had something on Madelaine because everytime she had a disagreement with Emily, Emily would always bring up how she never honored her promise to eat shit when Janet passed the exam.

“Oh? If you think I only managed to score well using some dirty tricks, why don’t you try to do the same thing?” Janet stared at her with a sly smile.

“You—” Madelaine was so frustrated by what she said that she pointed at Janet, at a loss for words.

As the conference was going to begin soon, Madelaine decided to stop her argument with Janet. “Let’s go, Emily!” Madelaine persuaded Emily to leave.

At that moment, resentment was surging deep down inside Emily not only because of Janet but because of Madelaine too. Madelaine’s stupidity was driving her mad as the girl almost never thought things through before she spoke and the rubbish she said would always piss herself off rather than the other way round.

Impatience was written all over Emily’s face but she still spoke gently, “Madelaine, you may go first because I still have something to discuss with Janet.”

Madelaine glanced at Janet before muttering, “Emily, let me know if she bullies you.”

Emily felt like rolling her eyes at her but she didn’t. “Okay, I will.”

It was only after Madelaine walked away did Emily reveal her true colors. She approached Janet and whispered to her, “You know what, Janet? Even though you’re staying with the Jacksons, using our things and living in our mansion, you still can’t get rid of the shabbiness in your bones. Mom will never recognize you as her daughter and you won’t be able to take anything from me!”

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Emily was terrified. She knew she never belonged to the Jackson family because she wasn’t biologically related to them. If they ever found out that Janet did so well in her tests, they would definitely kick Emily out of the family.

Emily was used to being the Jacksons’ princess, so how could she bear to go back to that life of hard farming work in the countryside?

“If I were you, I’d keep an eye on Megan because one day when she does find out that I’m actually this impressive, she’d kick you out of the family and send you back to whichever farm you came from!” Janet retorted sarcastically, an evil smile plastered across her face.

“I will never give you that chance!” Emily spat out through gritted teeth.

Janet chuckled lightly as she leaned lazily against the wall while Emily glared at her with threatening eyes. Staring at Janet, Emily thought to herself, As long as Mom doesn’t find out about Janet’s results, I’ll still be her favorite daughter! With that in mind, Emily walked off proudly with her head held high.

Meanwhile, Abby just so happened to be there when Emily said those words; it was as though she didn’t care if Abby knew. However, since there weren’t any friends of Emily around her coupled with the fact that Abby was dim-witted in her opinion, she wasn’t the least bit worried about Abby at all.

Abby stared at Emily with wide eyes as the latter walked away. “Janet, are you and Emily sisters?” she blurted out.

Janet shook her head and replied with a faint smile, “Pfft, that’s absurd.” How could she possibly have a sister like Emily Jackson? In the end, Janet had to explain her relationship with Emily to Abby.

After listening to her story, a sense of injustice coursed through Abby’s entire being and she huffed out angrily, “I don’t understand why they would treat you this way when you’re the biological daughter of the Jacksons!”

“Oh, you silly girl. That’s where you’re wrong.” Janet’s tone was indifferent and distant as though it had nothing to do with her. “I have no need for such feelings.” As far as she could remember, for the past 18 years, she had gotten used to the idea of not knowing or understanding the concept of a family.

Looking at the ruffled Abby, Janet laughed. “Silly girl, you better not tell anyone about my relationship with Emily.”

“Of course! I’ll keep my word.” Abby nodded. She would never tell anyone because people like Emily didn’t deserve to be sisters with Janet.

Just then, Abby remembered Emily’s scathing remark and something didn’t sit right with her. “Janet, please be careful. Emily’s not a good person,” Abby said as she tugged at Janet’s sleeves.

Flicking her forehead lightly, Janet teased, “You think I don’t know that, silly?” I would never give Emily a chance to talk her way out of this.

…

During the meeting, the class teacher, Mr Smith was standing on stage talking about the overall performance and average score of Class A. When he announced that their results were ranked first in the whole grade, the parents smiled proudly.

“Give me a minute; I’ll go get the report cards,” Mr Smith said as he rushed to his office.

When he came back with the report cards, he smiled and looked around. “This term’s exam was tougher than usual but we had a hardworking and determined student who ended up ranking first in the whole grade.”

First in the whole grade? All the parents were excited as they were hoping that the honor would be theirs.

“Let’s announce the top three.”

Just then, Emily’s heart skipped a beat because she knew if they announced it right then, Megan would know of Janet’s results. Emily’s heart was beating erratically as she mulled things over.

“For our third place, we have the high IQed, good tempered and handsome Gordon Yaleman!” Mr Smith tried buttering up to the Yalemans.

When Gordon stood up, the other parents clapped and started whispering among themselves.

“That boy is so handsome!”

“I wonder if he has a girlfriend? I think he would be a good match for my lovely daughter.”

“Star High School’s standards have gotten better to have a student like this!”

As Gordon’s parents were absent for the meeting, Mr. Smith decided to move on to the next candidate. Emily stood up stiffly as Mr. Smith announced, “Second place goes to our smart, beautiful and kind class representative—Emily Jackson!”

Before Megan arrived, she had chosen to put on an elegant Chanel outfit that was worth more than a hundred thousand.

When Mr. Smith announced Emily’s results, Megan felt very proud that she made the right choice by adopting this girl.

Meanwhile, the other parents threw looks of admiration and envy at Megan.

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“Wow, Madam Jackson, your Emily is so smart! She always ranks the top three in class!”

“You look so beautiful, Madam Jackson! This outfit really suits you.”

“Madam Jackson, not only are you successful in your career but also in nurturing such a smart daughter! Oh how I envy you!”

“Excuse me, are you Emily Jackson’s mother?” Mr. Smith asked sheepishly as he walked up to Megan.

“Yes, I am,” Megan replied, grinning from ear to ear.

“Can you tell us how Emily usually studies at home?”

“My little girl here has always been a hard working kid so the minute she reaches home, she’ll hole herself up in the room to study,” Megan replied while gently stroking Emily’s head.

“If only my kid was that obedient, I wouldn’t need to fuss over them so much.” The other parents sighed with envy.

“Madam Jackson teaches her daughter so well.”

As the other parents continued to butter up to her, Megan felt prouder as the moments went by.

“Madam Jackson is right; all parents here need to supervise your kids carefully!”

Meanwhile, Emily felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, not knowing how to stop Megan from finding out about Janet’s results.

As Mr. Smith was about to announce the first place, Emily had no other choice but to yelp loudly in front of her classmates, “Ouch, it’s so painful!”

Megan froze but quickly rushed over to help Emily. “What happened, dear?” she asked anxiously.

Emily grimaced and her palms broke out in cold sweat. “Mom, my stomach hurts! I need to go to the medical office.”

While all the parents in the class looked worryingly at Emily, only Janet who was sitting in the corner sneered at the duo.

Putting down the report cards, Mr. Smith offered to help support Emily to the medical office.

“Mr. Smith, you don’t have to come with us; I need only my mom to accompany me. You should go back to class.” Emily quickly dismissed Mr. Smith as she was afraid that Megan would ask him about the student who scored first place.

Upon hearing that, Megan nodded and replied, “It’s alright, Mr. Smith. I can take care of Emily. You should go back to class.”

Thus, Mr. Smith shrugged and walked back to the classroom. When he was back in the classroom, he continued announcing the results of the term exam, “This term’s first place goes to Janet Jackson, with a score of 440!”

Just then, all the parents turned around and tried to guess which one of them was Janet’s parents. They all wanted to know what it took to raise such a golden child. But as Janet stood up, she was all alone.

“Janet’s parents are quite busy at the moment, so that’s why they couldn’t make it this time.” Mr. Smith jumped in trying to help smooth things over.

The parents nodded and whispered among themselves, “Janet’s results are very good.”

“If I had a daughter like this, I would treat her like a princess!”

“We’re only going to announce the first three ranks for this term’s results. Parents, if any of you would like to know how your child did in their exams, please look for me in the office.”

Meanwhile in the medical office, Megan rubbed Emily’s stomach gently as she asked, “Emily, are you feeling better?”

Emily looked at the time. It’s been an hour. Mr. Smith should be done by now. Nodding her head obediently, Emily replied, “I’m feeling much better now, Mom. Let’s go back.”

Megan nodded in reply before helping Emily walk to the school gate to wait for their car.

Just then, Megan casually asked, “Oh right—Emily, who scored first place for this term?”

Emily stiffened and stuttered, “I-I think it’s a new student; I’m not too sure.”

“Alright, I won’t ask again.” Megan stroked Emily’s head and said lovingly, “Anyhow, my daughter is still the best.”

It was then that Emily could finally take a breather. Luckily for her, Megan didn’t manage to find out about Janet’s results.

Just like that, the mother-daughter duo chatted and laughed all the way to the school gate. Suddenly, two parents from Class A happened to walk past them and were discussing about the student who scored first place.

“I can’t believe that bumpkin Janet Jackson actually scored first place this term!”

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“I find that students from the countryside can really work through hardships; I have a good feeling about her.”

“My kid would be motivated to improve with her as a role model.”

The voices grew louder as did the hum in Megan’s head. Janet was first in the whole grade? The number one scorer this term was Janet? Dazed, Megan stopped the two parents and questioned them, “Did you just say Janet Jackson ranked first in the whole grade?”

“Yes! She had a score of 440! It’s simply amazing!”

“Oh right, are you feeling better now, Emily?”

“This can’t be true! Are there two Janet Jacksons in Class A?” Disbelief spread across Megan’s face.

The parents shook their heads and replied, “Of course not!”

Megan was bewildered. “Then she must have gotten the results by cheating in the exam!”

“Oh my, Madam Jackson! How could you say such a thing! If one were to be assumed to have cheated when they scored first place, then what about your precious Emily who got second place? Can we say that she was cheating as well?” The parents snapped back as they didn’t like the way Megan was talking and were actually feeling quite proud of the countryside girl themselves.

Even after they left, Megan was still completely stunned. “Emily, is it true that Janet scored first place in the whole grade?” Megan grabbed Emily’s hand. “Didn’t you say you didn’t know who got first place this term?”

Megan had always thought Janet’s results were horrible so she would never discuss her term results in front of her in fear of hurting her self-esteem. But, they said that this term’s first place belonged to Janet… How is that possible?

At this moment, Emily nodded stiffly with a pained look. Boom! It was like Megan was struck by lightning. However, she calmed herself down quickly. “Emily, do you know how Janet got her results?” There was only one possible thought in her mind, Janet cheated.

Emily knew that this was the perfect opportunity for her. “Janet and I were seated in different venues for the exam, but I heard from some classmates that Janet might have been cheating and no one dares to inform the teacher about it.”

Megan’s heart sank at that; she was furious. How could she have such a disgraceful daughter in the Jackson Family? “Emily dear, this will affect the school’s reputation! You should have reported this to your teacher! Doesn’t your school have CCTVs in the classroom?” To Megan, even if one was last in class, cheating wasn’t the way to go.

Emily started to panic because if they were to talk to Mr. Smith about it then Megan would know that she was lying about the whole thing. No, no way! “Mom, since Janet just came back from the countryside, her ego was probably bruised and that’s why she wanted to prove that she could do well too. Why not let her off the hook this time? Furthermore, how could we live with such embarrassment if someone finds out that she is actually from the Jackson Family?” Emily said while holding Megan’s hand.

“Oh Emily, thank you for looking out for Janet.” Megan sighed. “But if the next time you find out that she’s cheating, you have to come and tell me, alright?”

Emily nodded her head obediently. “Let’s go home, Mom.” She was worried that with every minute she stayed here, Megan would eventually find out the truth about Janet.

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It was around 7 in the evening when Janet arrived home. She could hear Emily’s laughter from inside the mansion. “Mom! I never really expected to get into the final round this time.”

“Of course you could! My Emily is the smartest! Here’s an extra drumstick for you tonight!” Megan chuckled proudly.

When Emily saw Janet was back, she puffed out her chest and straightened her back proudly. Busy showing off her art, she said proudly, “I’m so glad that I didn’t give up on drawing because this art piece was selected by a nationwide recognized judge panel. Even though I’m still not satisfied with my drawing skills, I can’t believe I actually made it into the final round!”

“Even though she’s not my own flesh and blood, Emily here is hardworking and determined, unlike some people who only know how to cheat and slack off.” Megan sighed loudly.

After changing into her slippers, Janet walked in uninterested. “Are you talking about me?”

Megan glanced at Janet. “We only have two daughters in this family; you would know if we were talking about you.’’

However, Janet only smiled coldly in response.

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It was at that moment that Megan wished she could put Janet back in her womb as if she was never born. As for Emily, she wanted to further humiliate Janet before she went upstairs so she walked over and grabbed Janet’s hands while talking to Megan.

“Mom, Janet is quite impressive too because she can mow the grass and feed the pigs, while I don’t know how to do any of that. You should ease up on her.” As she spoke, Emily looked at Janet tauntingly.

Megan scoffed in reply and said, “Come here, Emily. Any daughter of the Jacksons shouldn’t have to know how to mow grass or feed herds.”

Hearing that, Janet drew her hands away coldly but a mere two seconds later, Emily fell on the floor with a painful howl. Janet watched the drama unfold with a blank look on her face.

“Emily! Emily, are you okay?”

“Janet! How could you do this to Emily? I would never forgive you if Emily’s hands are damaged in any way!” Megan yelled as she rushed over. Emily’s hands were essential for drawing, playing the piano and violin, thus Megan had put all her hopes on her.

“Mom, Janet didn’t mean it so please don’t blame her for it!” Emily said miserably as she teared up. Clearly, she was putting on a show in front of Megan; she refused to believe that Megan would continue seeing Janet as her own daughter from now on. Only I can be the princess of this family! No one can ever take away my parents’ love!

“Tell me, Janet; why would you push your sister? Was it because you were so jealous of her drawing skills? That she managed to get into the final round of the competition?

Janet chuckled lightly. “So that’s the kind of person you think I am?”

For a while, Megan seemed lost for words. “I-I saw what you did with my own eyes,” she stuttered.

Smirking, Janet suddenly grabbed Emily by her clothes and hurled her roughly to the ground.

Emily was completely dumbfounded. What is she? A beast? How is she so strong?

“Look closely, Megan. This is what you would call a push,” Janet said coldly. With that, she went straight into her room without a backward glance.

Emily fell on the ground with a loud thud. Hearing the commotion outside, Janet’s smirk got bigger. “It’s so painful, Mom! Why is Janet treating me this way?” Megan felt bad as Emily whined.

Rubbing Emily’s rear, Megan reassured, “Get up quickly, my darling daughter! Wait till your father hears of this!” She felt that Janet had worn out her patience by crossing too many lines. All the talks about slowly accepting her into the family were rubbish because Janet was not even worth loving! It made her wonder about the things she did in her past life to deserve a daughter like this. To make things worse, her husband, Brian, didn’t seem to agree with her mainly because Janet carried the bloodline of the Jacksons and that was what made Janet behave so arrogantly.

The next day, Emily heard Abby chatting to Janet playfully as she walked into the classroom. She snorted and sat down at her seat. After the fight between Janet and Megan, the former never showed up anywhere in the house and she seemed fine now.

Emily was just waiting to gloat in front of Janet because she was actually secretly happy that her drawing had made it into the final round of the competition. She intentionally pushed her bag and a red envelope fell out. Nudging her desk mate, Madelaine, Emily said, “Something dropped from my bag. Could you please help me pick it up?”

Madelaine nodded in reply as she bent down to pick up the letter. She took a look at it and yelled, “Oh my! Is this the grand finale entry list for the Summer Drawing Competition of Sandfort City? Emily, you’re so amazing!”

“Well, well… I must have forgotten that I left it in my bag after I received it.” Emily put on an embarrassed look.

Suddenly, everyone’s attention shifted toward Emily.

“Wow, the grand finale!”

“That’s our Star High School Class A’s class representative for you! She can do anything.”

“Not only is Emily from a rich family, she is beautiful and is good in her studies. Don’t people like that only exist in novels?”

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The smile on Emily’s face grew wider as her classmates showered her with praises. Everything they said was true; she was the one living the successful life while Janet had already lost at the starting line. Envied looks were shared as Emily walked toward Gordon and handed him an invitation card.

“Young Master Yaleman, I would like to invite you to a party at the Jacksons to celebrate my success in qualifying for the Summer Painting Competition’s grand finals,” Emily said while stealing glances at Janet.

To her dismay, Janet was so occupied playing her game that she couldn’t be bothered to look up. Emily chuckled coldly and thought to herself, She must be filled with jealousy right now and yet she still pretends like she doesn’t care… Poor thing.

And so, she waited for a few beats. However, not only was Janet still indifferent, even Gordon just mumbled a ‘thank you’ when he accepted the card. Emily pursed her lips and continued, “This time, my parents will also be attending the party and they really hope that you could come too.”

In contrast with Emily’s look of anticipation, Gordon only nodded and replied, “I still have some performances on the weekends so I’m not sure if I would be able to make it.”

Emily stiffened. “Oh, is that so?” She did not expect Gordon to reject her invitation so bluntly. Earlier, she was being pompous and tried to show off by saying she would be able to invite Gordon to the party; now everyone was looking at her mockingly.

Gordon bowed down his head and continued reading his book. As such, Emily stood there under everyone’s stares awkwardly before going back to her seat, feeling disappointed. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. In the end, she decided to put the blame all on Janet and glared at her accusingly.

Janet, on the other hand, seemed immune to the resentment that Emily was emitting. This was because Sarah, who had been off the grid for almost 6 months, had finally made contact with her. She was also part of Janet’s organization. The purpose of Sarah’s trip to Sandfort City this time was to handle some personal matters and to catch up with Janet.

Sarah: ‘I’ve already confirmed that I’m coming to Sandfort City on Saturday. Should we meet up?’

‘Sure, where are you staying? Do you need me to book a room for you?’ Janet replied immediately.

Sarah: ‘Don’t worry. I have already booked a room for half a month.’

A smile broke out on Janet’s face when she thought about finally meeting someone from her organization on Saturday. However, that happiness only lasted for a few minutes. Just then, a message from Mason came through: ‘Miss Jackson, I was wondering if you would be free this Saturday? I’d like to take you out for a meal to thank you for saving my grandmother.’

Janet scoffed after she read the message. Take me out? And using such a lame excuse too…

‘I have already received your payment regarding that incident and besides, you’ve already bought me dinner the last time so there’s no need for that anymore,’ Janet replied swiftly.

On the other end, Mason had been waiting anxiously next to his phone after he sent out the message. Even though they had met a few times, they only knew each other as associates but were not close enough to be counted as friends. He was a bit nervous as this was his first time blatantly asking her out. Nevertheless, a reply came soon after he sent out the message. A cold rejection was all he got!

Mason frowned as his gaze turned hard and cold. Seeing this, Henry, who was sitting by his side, chuckled slightly and said, “Well, since she doesn’t want to go out with you, it probably means she’s not interested!”

As soon as he pointed that out, however, he immediately felt a bone-chilling stare. Covering his mouth, he anxiously backtracked, “Oh no, Young Master Mason. I didn’t mean it that way! You’re charming and handsome; everyone likes you! This girl… I mean the future Mrs. Lowry definitely likes you but is probably just too shy to admit it!”

“You better shut up if you don’t want to end up in the hospital!”

The air pressure around Mason seemed to drop as he stared at the message. That little vixen, Janet Jackson, would be his ultimate weakness… He tried so hard to keep up his gentleman image around her but alas, he could never change his stubbornness.

Mason was already feeling irritable with the cold shoulder treatment from Janet. After all, he didn’t seem to get the response he yearned for even after his previous attempt of trying to seduce her without wearing any clothes while cooking. In that fleeting moment, it cost Mason everything to stop himself from rushing over to Star High School to capture Janet and lock her up in his house, where he could have her only to himself.

When Henry realized that Mason was losing his head, he quickly suggested, “Young Master Mason, you can’t just sit here and wait all day; you have to be the one to make the first move.”

“You don’t think I know that?” Mason answered sarcastically.

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Henry quickly fell silent when he was met with yet another bone chilling stare. Luckily for him, another message popped up just before Mason could reveal his true nature.

Janet: ‘Are there antique markets in Sandfort City?’ She wanted to buy a nice gift for Sarah at the antique market. Knowing that that silly girl liked spiritual stones and after six months of not meeting up, she would be delighted to see what Janet got for her.

The chilly air around Mason seemed to dissipate as he read the message. Under Henry’s curious stare, Mason grinned as he picked up the phone. ‘Of course; let me take you there!’

Janet: ‘Thank you. I’ll come over to the Lowry’s after school at around 5pm.’

As Mason smiled, his sloe eyes seemed to glint in excitement as he replied: ‘There’s no need for that. I’ll come pick you up at Star High School.’

Janet nonchalantly replied: ‘Thank you then.’

When Henry saw Mason’s starry eyed smile, he knew that the little girl must have succeeded in cheering Mason up. “So did you manage to get a date, Young Master Mason?” Henry probed.

Mason’s smile disappeared as he turned off his phone and glared at Henry. He was feeling happy despite Janet’s reluctance on accepting him because at least she thought of him as a friend now.

…

After school, Mason was already waiting for Janet who rushed over when she recognized his car. As soon as he saw her, the blank look on his face was slowly replaced by a mischievously smile.

When she got into the car, Mason suddenly leaned toward her and seeing this, Janet tried to dodge him. “Don’t move! There’s a leaf on your head,” he said in a sultry, husky voice next to her ear. Her heartbeat raced as she lowered her gaze and let him take the leaf out.

Just then, Emily who was leaving school happened to witness the intimate scene. “She’s dating?” she mumbled to herself. Watching the fancy Rolls Royce drive away, she quickly dialed Megan’s number. “Mom, I just saw Janet.”

“What is so surprising about seeing her?” Megan felt irritable whenever she heard Janet’s name.

“There was a Rolls Royce that picked her up from school; I think that might be Janet’s boyfriend!” A feeling of uneasiness washed over Emily as she said that. If that was really her boyfriend, then would that mean that the pheasant has risen from the ashes like a phoenix?

Megan was frowning on the other end. “Boyfriend? Are you sure?”

“Not really, but it definitely looks like it. It’s no surprise that Janet would meet a rich boyfriend with her good looks inherited from you, Mom.”

“Stop bringing Janet up.” Megan felt uncomfortable when she heard that Janet resembled her. “If she really is dating someone, then I will tell your father to banish her from the Jackson family.” What a disgraceful child, bringing shame to the Jacksons!

Just to add salt to the wound, Emily continued, “Mom, Janet is already 18. She might not even listen to you.”

Hearing this, Megan remembered the times when Janet would treat her coldly and sighed deeply. “Let it be then. I can’t be bothered about so many things.” After a brief silence on the phone, Megan chimed in, “Remember to inform me if there’s any updates on your sister.”

Emily nodded. She would tell Megan every little piece of information for she had to make sure that Megan saw Janet for who she really was. Besides, the drawing competition would be in a couple more days. By then, she would be the brightest star of the day while Janet could only sit in a corner and stare at her in envy.

On the other side, it was around evening when Janet and Mason arrived at the antique markets and the stalls were just setting up for business. The market was bustling with energy as the vendors pulled their carts around carrying antiques.

Janet was almost knocked down by one of the carts when Mason quickly pulled her into his arms. Instantly, she was engulfed in his warm embrace and they were standing so close that she could smell Mason’s masculine scent; it was the kind of scent that people would get addicted to. He sure smells good.

Realizing that she was behaving weirdly, Janet tried to wiggle out of his arms.