The Queen Back From Hell - Chapter 90: Chapter 90
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Her radiant smile lingered on her face even after she got home.
Sharon saw how happy her daughter looked and hurried over. "Something good must've happened today! You've been beaming ever since you walked in."
Meredith glanced toward the door and deliberately raised her voice. "Our monthly exam results are out."
"Let me guess, did my girl do better this time?" Sharon smiled as she poured a glass of water and handed it to her. "You've worked so hard, sweetheart."
Just from the look on her face, Sharon knew she must have done well. If she hadn't, she'd have been in tears already.
Meredith caught a glimpse of someone entering the room out of the corner of her eye and replied to Sharon, "I scored 500 this time, ranked tenth in my class! That's a big improvement, isn't it?"
Sharon's eyes widened in disbelief, she had never seen her daughter do so well before.
Overjoyed, she pulled her daughter into a tight hug.
She said, "Is it true? Top ten in your class? My girl, you're amazing! I have to tell your dad the good news, tonight, we're going out to celebrate!"
Just as Sharon finished speaking, Arielle walked in.
The laughter in the living room died instantly at her appearance.
Without even sparing them a glance, Arielle headed straight for the stairs.
Meredith was thrilled to bits.
'I bet Arielle is absolutely miserable right now, she must be so jealous of me!' Meredith gloated inwardly.
Sharon frowned as Arielle walked past without a greeting. She called sharply from behind, "Arielle, how did you do on your exam?"
Arielle paused mid-step.
A cold smirk curled at the corners of her lips.
She thought, 'Does she actually care about my grades?
'Of course not!
'She just wants to use my shortcomings to highlight Meredith's excellence.'
Meredith's eyes sparkled with smug triumph.
'I've finally beaten her, even if it's just this once!' she thought.
Seeing Arielle remain silent, Meredith tugged at Sharon's sleeve and said in a cloyingly sweet voice, "Mom, let her go upstairs and rest, she studies so hard every day."
It was as good as saying outright, "All that effort, and she still ended up dead last. Not just in class, dead last in the entire school."
Sharon thought at once, 'Something's up!
'If Meredith's results are out, then Arielle's must be too.
'There's no way a girl who grew up in the slums could get good grades.
'This is the perfect chance to take her down a peg.
'Maybe then she'll learn a thing or two from Meredith.'
Arielle coolly tossed out a number, "150 points."
She added flatly, "Dead last in the entire school."
With that, she turned on her heel and walked away without showing any shame.
Her tone was as calm as if she were talking about someone else's score.
Hearing that shockingly low score, Meredith nearly burst out laughing.
She bit her lip to stifle her glee, then quickly turned to her mother, instantly morphing her expression into one of feigned concern.
Sharon blinked in disbelief and turned to Meredith beside her. "Did I hear that right? What did she just say her score was?"
Meredith immediately put on an embarrassed look, fidgeting awkwardly. "Mom, please, let's not talk about it. She isn't in a good mood, we really shouldn't bring up her scores anymore," she said, feigning concern.
The more Meredith hedged, the more Sharon burned with curiosity to know Arielle's exact score.
She said, "Did she just say 150 or 650? I didn't catch that!"
Sharon stubbornly dragged the conversation back to the results.
Meredith let out an exaggerated sigh, putting on a show of resignation. "Arielle scored 150 points, dead last in the whole school," she announced, as if the words pained her to admit.
At those words, Sharon saw red.
It wasn't the 150 points that infuriated her, nor even the poor performance itself.
What truly set her off was that Arielle had ranked dead last in the entire school.
If she'd been second-to-last, Sharon could have lived with it.
According to Peterborough High School regulations, the student who ranked dead last in the entire school must have their parents summoned.
Sharon's face paled as she thought, 'Does this mean I have to show up as the mother of the worst student? No way, I can't stand that humiliation!
'No way! I'd die of shame before facing that humiliation!'
Sharon saw how happy her daughter looked and hurried over. "Something good must've happened today! You've been beaming ever since you walked in."
Meredith glanced toward the door and deliberately raised her voice. "Our monthly exam results are out."
"Let me guess, did my girl do better this time?" Sharon smiled as she poured a glass of water and handed it to her. "You've worked so hard, sweetheart."
Just from the look on her face, Sharon knew she must have done well. If she hadn't, she'd have been in tears already.
Meredith caught a glimpse of someone entering the room out of the corner of her eye and replied to Sharon, "I scored 500 this time, ranked tenth in my class! That's a big improvement, isn't it?"
Sharon's eyes widened in disbelief, she had never seen her daughter do so well before.
Overjoyed, she pulled her daughter into a tight hug.
She said, "Is it true? Top ten in your class? My girl, you're amazing! I have to tell your dad the good news, tonight, we're going out to celebrate!"
Just as Sharon finished speaking, Arielle walked in.
The laughter in the living room died instantly at her appearance.
Without even sparing them a glance, Arielle headed straight for the stairs.
Meredith was thrilled to bits.
'I bet Arielle is absolutely miserable right now, she must be so jealous of me!' Meredith gloated inwardly.
Sharon frowned as Arielle walked past without a greeting. She called sharply from behind, "Arielle, how did you do on your exam?"
Arielle paused mid-step.
A cold smirk curled at the corners of her lips.
She thought, 'Does she actually care about my grades?
'Of course not!
'She just wants to use my shortcomings to highlight Meredith's excellence.'
Meredith's eyes sparkled with smug triumph.
'I've finally beaten her, even if it's just this once!' she thought.
Seeing Arielle remain silent, Meredith tugged at Sharon's sleeve and said in a cloyingly sweet voice, "Mom, let her go upstairs and rest, she studies so hard every day."
It was as good as saying outright, "All that effort, and she still ended up dead last. Not just in class, dead last in the entire school."
Sharon thought at once, 'Something's up!
'If Meredith's results are out, then Arielle's must be too.
'There's no way a girl who grew up in the slums could get good grades.
'This is the perfect chance to take her down a peg.
'Maybe then she'll learn a thing or two from Meredith.'
Arielle coolly tossed out a number, "150 points."
She added flatly, "Dead last in the entire school."
With that, she turned on her heel and walked away without showing any shame.
Her tone was as calm as if she were talking about someone else's score.
Hearing that shockingly low score, Meredith nearly burst out laughing.
She bit her lip to stifle her glee, then quickly turned to her mother, instantly morphing her expression into one of feigned concern.
Sharon blinked in disbelief and turned to Meredith beside her. "Did I hear that right? What did she just say her score was?"
Meredith immediately put on an embarrassed look, fidgeting awkwardly. "Mom, please, let's not talk about it. She isn't in a good mood, we really shouldn't bring up her scores anymore," she said, feigning concern.
The more Meredith hedged, the more Sharon burned with curiosity to know Arielle's exact score.
She said, "Did she just say 150 or 650? I didn't catch that!"
Sharon stubbornly dragged the conversation back to the results.
Meredith let out an exaggerated sigh, putting on a show of resignation. "Arielle scored 150 points, dead last in the whole school," she announced, as if the words pained her to admit.
At those words, Sharon saw red.
It wasn't the 150 points that infuriated her, nor even the poor performance itself.
What truly set her off was that Arielle had ranked dead last in the entire school.
If she'd been second-to-last, Sharon could have lived with it.
According to Peterborough High School regulations, the student who ranked dead last in the entire school must have their parents summoned.
Sharon's face paled as she thought, 'Does this mean I have to show up as the mother of the worst student? No way, I can't stand that humiliation!
'No way! I'd die of shame before facing that humiliation!'
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