Chapter 12 The Dangerous One–Nn

Suddenly, Eliza’s eyes locked onto the boy surrounded by the entire ss.

He was wearing the standard school uniform, but the jacket hungzily bover /bhis shoulders. His gaze was detached, his long. narrow eyes cold and deep–danger practically seeped from them.

Eliza’s breath caught..

She remembered now.

Nn heir to bHayes /bCorp. Coll, ruthless, a natural–born predator. From what she’d heard in her previous life, Nn was infamous.

He had once been arrested for arson and murder, spent time in juvenile detention, and only transferred to Townsville High a year after his release.

In this bschool/b, the name Nn was taboo

No one dared go near someone so dangerous.

bBack /bthen, Eliza had kept her bdistance /bjust like everyone else. Their bpaths /bnever crossed.

So why was he allowed to participate in a city–level mathpetition?

Then it clicked.

She’d seen his name before–on the school bulletin board listing the bmost /brecent exam scores,

Last time, bNaomi /bhad ced third thanks to their btest /bswap

Zayden was balways /bsecond

First–was Nn.

As she stared at him, Nn suddenly dragged a chair across the floor, the screech of it piercing through the room

He curled his lips into a smirk. “New girl. Sit here.”

A bad feeling crept into Eliza’s chest.

But it was clear–Nn ruled this ss. Everyone here answered to him.

Eliza had no choice but to walk over and sit down across from him.

If this were her past life, she’d be trembling in his presence.

But she’d already died once.

This version of her had nothing to fear from a teenage boy.

Some students exchanged surprised nces.

A girl joining bss /bSix was rare enough.

But to not be scared of their bossb? /b

“Eliza is one of you now,” the homeroom teacher said. “Be kind. Don’t bully your bnew /bssmate. We’ll start study period

And with that, the teacher left.

Free study period was almost unheard of in apetitive school like Townsville High

Clearly, the faculty had given up on this ss.

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Chapter 12 The Dangerous One–Nn

“Hey, new girl. Why’d youe to ss Six?” a boy with a cocky smile dragged his chair over beside her.

He didn’t seem hostile–just curious.

“I want to join the mathpetition,” Eliza answered calmly.

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“You came here just to join apetition?” he said, incredulous. “Do you even bknow /bwhat ss Six is? Aren’t you scared?”

Everyone in this ss was considered a lost cause by parents and teachers.

If their families weren’t wealthy, they’d have been expelled long ago.

Eliza shook her head. “You’re not had people. Why should I be bafraid/bb?/b”

The room fell silent.

Not bad people? That was a first.

Nn’s gaze sharpened on her from across the table, like he bwas /btrying to see through herb. /b

“I’m Henry. He’s Lewis. That’s Colton. bAnd- /b

Before Henry could finish, Colton cut in. “No need for introductions. No one said she belongs to ss Six.”

Colton stood around six feet tall, eyes sharp like a hawk, tanned skin, and buzzed red hair–he radiated wild energy.

Lewis, on the other hand, looked like a soft–spoken gentleman.

Eliza silently took note of each of them.

Hayes Gray. Foster, Goodman,

In the future, these families would be top yers in Westbrook’s business world

Thest thing she wanted was to make enemies now.

She had to build ties with them early–especially with Nn.

“Come on, Colton,” Henry said cheerfully. “She’s just ba /bgirl. No need to be bcold/bb./bb” /b

He turned to Eliza with a grin. “Don’t worry about him. That’s just how he is. From now on, we’re desk buddies–if you’ve got a problem,e to me. I’ve got your back.”

Henry thumped his chest in promise,

A flicker of warinth stirred in Eliza’s chest. “Thanks.”

bWith /bbsomeone /blike Herpy bon /bher side, ss Six might not be so hard after ball/b.

During study period, Eliza pulled out her workbook–full of past mathpetition problems.

She was halfway through the thick packet, but still had a long bway /bto go.

Henry nced over and his eyes widened. “You’ve already bmade /bit this far!”

Eliza paused her pen

Even bColton/b, sitting by the window, turned to look at her bworkbook/b.

Page after page, questions already solved.

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“Wait a minute, Henry said. “If you’re this diligent, why are byou /beven here? What did you get on byour /bst monthly exam

Five seventy–four,” Eliza said

“bFive /bseventy–four? No way!

Chapter 12 The Dangerous One–Nn

Henry grabbed her workbook.

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He’d watched her solve a tough paper earlier–almost every answer was correct. This kind of uracy and pace didn’te

bcaw/bb. /b

“How much did you score in math?”

Barely passed

“Get out of here.”

Henry stared at her in disbelief.

With problem–solving like this, math had to be her best subject.

How could she bhave /bbarely passed?

Eliza felt a chill on her back.

From the moment study period began, she had sensed that bicy /bgaze on her.

Now, it felt sharper. More dangerous.

She quietly pulled her workbook back..

Henry looked puzzled. “Didn’t you almost outscore our Nn a few tests ago? I remember the math teacher saying you were

close

Eliza bblinked/b, remembering.

Before she started switching tests with Naomi, she had outscored Zayden once.

Missed a perfect score in math by a single point

She’d ced second in the entire grade.

But after Zayden got scolded at home for slipping in rank, she started purposely tanking her scores.

She hadn’t known then-

That Nn had gotten full bmarks /bin every subject exceptnguage artsb. /b

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