?Chapter 795


    The teacher, Joyce Hewitt, walked into the ssroom. She nced at the parents and students before smiling." Good afternoon, everyone. Wee to the parent-teacher conference of this semester."


    She pushed up her sses before presenting her slides. "Normally, we shouldn''t be disclosing students'' scores, but ss Alpha is full of elites and geniuses, where every child has great potential.


    "As such, we''ll be presenting the scores to the parents and children so that they can understand where they stand. It would also serve as motivation and encouragement for each other."


    Stephanie nced at Steven and asked, "Are you nervous about seeing the kids'' scores?"


    He was sitting upright, shaking his head despite clearly looking nervous.


    She chuckled and grabbed Steven''s hand.


    Sunlight streamed in through the windows, casting a warm glow on the desks and chairs of the students.


    For a brief moment, Stephanie felt disoriented as if everything was all but a dream. When she came back to her senses, she and Steven were still with the children, sitting inside the ssroom while listening to the teacher.


    "These are the scores of the student who rankedst in ss." Joyce pulled out Xan''s scores and said, "She scored zero in every subject."


    Resigned, she looked toward Stephanie and Steven and said, "Xandra didn''t even bother putting her name down. Please try to guide her more, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln."


    The students and parents startedughing as soon as Joyce finished speaking. They were looking mockingly at Stephanie and Steven. "Isn''t this an advanced ss? How could a dimwit who scored zero in exams be allowed to stay here?"


    Some parents were trying to create trouble.


    Ashton''s face instantly fell. He looked like an angry beast, raring to protect his sister.


    Stephanie reached out to pull Xan and him into her embrace. Steven and her each covered the children''s ears.


    She then looked up at Joyce and said, "My daughter just couldn''t be bothered to answer the papers because she found them too easy. She found answering them a waste of time."


    The parents roared inughter. "That''s quite a brag! Why not just say your child is at the top of the entire grade instead?"


    Another parent quipped, "That''s right! A dimwit can''t stay in this ss, which is the school''s biggest investment in terms of money and energy. The best teachers were brought in for this ss.


    "This is a private school, and education isn''t equal to begin with. She should leave the ss if she can''t keep up with her grades!"


    The parents started being pushy.


    Xan looked up at Stephanie and whispered, "I''m sorry, Mom. I''ll answer the papers next time."


    Stephanie smiled and replied, "You did nothing wrong, Xan. The questions were too easy, so there''s no point answering them in the first ce. But you should learn to respect the exams."


    Xan nodded and turned to look at Steven obediently. "I''ll answer the papers to the best of my ability, Dad." Steven ruffled Xan''s hair in return.


    "Alright, let''s give Xandra another chance. If she still scores zero in the next exam..." Joyce looked at Stephanie and Steven apologetically before continuing, "We''ll have no choice then."


    Both of them remained quiet.


    Joyce said, "Let''s take a look at the students'' scores one by one."


    The scores in the ss weren''t too far apart up until the second ce. It was evident that the students in this ss were the cream of the crop. Even the lower-ranking students would be considered top students in any other


    sses.


    A parentmented, "Our children''s scores aren''t too far apart. I don''t think the top student would be any better.


    Another replied, "The main subjects add up to 500 points. It''s impressive enough for them to score around 430 points. Surely, the top student''s score is around that range too. With the difference of scores being so close, the top scorer only got a lucky break."


    The parents started pouring excuses for themselves.


    "Today''s focus is to show everyone the scores of our top student." Joyce clicked on the next slide, showing Ashton''s score to everyone.


    Out of a perfect score of 500 points, Ashton obtained 499 points.


    Stephanie almost choked on her water when she saw his score. She shot him a re. He was supposed to tone it down.


    Ashton looked at her innocently, letting her know that he had done his best to tone it down, but the questions were just too easy.


    A parent eximed, "How could that be? That''s 499 points-just one point short of a perfect score! How did he lose that one point?"Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    "Ashton lost one point because his handwriting was too sloppy," Joyce said, looking regretfully at Ashton." However, he''s still at the top of the entire grade."