The Unveiling of Secret Queen

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: Another Face Slap_1

”Nathalie can’t afford to apply, yet she got in!”

The last statement was a blatant face slap.

Zayn Fisher’s handsome face turned alternating shades of green and white, something he would normally have a retort for if Freddy Cagwin mocked him like this.

But he truly hadn’t expected Nathalie Quinlan to be sought after by Tsinghua University for a guaranteed admission offer.

And the person who came knocking wasn’t just anybody—it was Adelle Wafford!

That’s right, Adelle Wafford!

An elite expert who even his tutor revered!

Taking a deep breath, Zayn spoke with a particularly complex expression, ”If she’s been offered a place at Tsinghua, then why is she still participating in Tsinghua’s independent recruitment process?”

Since Professor Wafford had personally approached her, Nathalie Quinlan could well avoid the independent recruitment.

Ghania Quinlan was still wondering how Amadeus Yancey knew about her guaranteed admission to Tsinghua, as she hadn’t mentioned it at home, and even Audrick Zachmann and the others didn’t know.

That Amadeus knew was bad enough, but he recounted it as if he’d been there in person, down to the last word.

So, who in the school was his informant?

A name popped into Nathalie Quinlan’s mind—Mr. Jones.

As she was pondering this matter, she suddenly heard Zayn’s accusatory question. Finding it quite amusing, she reined in the wildness in her eyes and humored him, ”Can’t I just go there for fun?”

Zayn’s face color darkened abruptly.

She treats Tsinghua University like a playground, so what does she think of him, a top Tsinghua student?

He had always taken pride in being admitted to Tsinghua because in the entire McKinney upper echelon, only he got into Tsinghua on his own merit, whereas others either went abroad or casually chose any university in the country to burnish their credentials.

He always believed he stood at the pinnacle among his peers, one of the very best.

But today, someone he looked down upon suddenly told him that what he was so proud of meant nothing to her!

This feeling was even more painful than a face slap.

It was as if his pride had been yanked out and trampled on the ground!

Coldness shadowed Zayn’s eyes as he spoke with clipped urgency, ”I will go back and ask Ghania.”

He still couldn’t believe Adelle Wafford would take an interest in Nathalie Quinlan.

With Nathalie’s grades, Adelle Wafford surely couldn’t be interested, let alone offer her a guaranteed place at Tsinghua.

Undoubtedly, Amadeus and his group were conspiring to deceive him.

”Suit yourself,” Nathalie had yet to reply when Freddy Cagwin, arms crossed, sneered, ”Asking is useless. I bet Ghania wouldn’t honestly tell you about Nathalie’s offer. How could she admit that Nathalie is better than her?”

Zayn wasn’t focused on the conversation at hand anymore, his mind obsessing over the fact that Adelle Wafford had noticed Nathalie. He took a deep breath, didn’t bother shoving the workbook into Nathalie’s hands as he had intended, and said with an ashen face, ”Ghania is not the person you describe!”

”So what kind of person is she? Pure and kind? Innocent and naive? Or an outstanding, beautiful top student from No. 1 Middle School?” Freddy scoffed back at him unreservedly, ”Mr. Fisher, I advise you not to delude yourself into thinking you understand Ghania Quinlan. If she were as you say, she wouldn’t have stolen Nathalie’s piece to win an award.”

”That was a piece Nathalie edited for her!” Zayn defended stubbornly, his face set, ”It was originally her own work.”

Freddy laughed, ”Alright, I must be out of my mind. They say you can’t wake someone who is pretending to sleep, but you’re comatose! If you think there’s nothing wrong with Ghania, then there is none to you, but I only want to say this. Even if the piece was Ghania’s work, Nathalie edited it, right? So doesn’t that make it a collaborative piece? If a joint piece wins an award, is it only her glory to claim?”