Chapter 252

Fortunately, before being expelled from Rithol High School, she had taken the art entrance exam and did quite well. As long as she did well in academic subjects, even if she couldn’t get into Rithol Art School, she could still get into the art academy next to it.

Hearing that familiar voice amidst the crowd, Aubree looked up and saw Carmen and Daxton. Ronald and other family members were not present. ‘Looks like what I said at the hospital did pack a punch,’ Aubree mused.

In her previous life, Carmen and Aubree took the SAT at the same time, but not at the same venue. The Wilson family didn’t even bother to let the driver send her. She had to take the bus to the exam venue.

And that day, the entire Wilson family cleared their schedules to accompany Carmen through two days of exams. The moment the exams were over, they took her on a celebratory vacation. As for Aubree, she wasn’t even important enough to be remembered.

But now, Carmen only had Daxton by her side. Aubree sighed, not even glancing back as she turned to leave immediately.

Aubree didn’t want to run into Daxton and others. She was worried that the jerk would try to mess with her again. It was exam day, and she didn’t want anyone to ruin her mood. She thus changed direction and headed for the back entrance of Silverlake High School.

“Bree, why aren’t you using the main entrance? Where are you sneaking off to?” A familiar, lazy voice tinged with a chuckle came through. Aubree looked over; it was Bowen.

‘Why isn’t he accompanying Alvin?’ Aubree wondered.

Standing behind Bowen, Ethan and Samson appeared to be holding something. Aubree didn’t look at it closely; it seemed to be a rolled-up red item.

Seeing them, Aubree couldn’t help but smile. “Just planning to sneak in through the back entrance,” she said.

“Didn’t you drop Alvin off for his exam?” Aubree asked, walking up to them.

Bowen reached out and gave Aubree’s cheek a playful squeeze, a gesture so familiar that it came naturally. He said, “Yeah, I did. I dropped Alvin off first. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be this late to see you off.

“All the other kids have their parents here to see them off, Bree, you deserve that too.” Bowen had a soft smile on his lips, his eyes brimming with doting warmth.

“Thank you,” Aubree replied.

Ethan and Samson silently clicked their tongues and sighed, shedding a figurative tear for Alvin. At another exam venue, Alvin never would have imagined that his uncle could be so heartless to others, but utterly devoted to Aubree.

Just so he could make it in time to send Aubree off to her exam, he dropped Alvin off at his exam venue two hours earlier, gave him a perfunctory reminder to do well, and then left him alone outside the exam hall.

Yet Alvin was genuinely touched for a moment, thinking Bowen had squeezed in time to see him off for the SAT despite his busy work schedule.

Bowen casually tucked his hands behind his back and made a subtle gesture. At Bowen’s signal, Ethan and Samson snapped to attention and quickly unfurled what they were holding. It turned out to be a huge banner.

Seeing the words on it, Aubree instantly blushed. ‘Seriously? It’s way too embarrassing!’ she thought to herself.

Bowen, who always looked so graceful and refined, somehow had a thing for this kind of drama. Not only did he unfurl the banner and draw a huge crowd’s attention, but Ethan and Samson even cleared their throats and shouted out loud.

“Aubree, the prodigy; soar to the top in the SAT!”

That shout was full of momentum. Aubree lowered her head, so embarrassed that her toes could almost dig a hole in the ground. She regretted it. ‘I never should have stopped walking!’ she thought.

Bowen flashed a confident grin and asked, “Do you like it?”

“Like it… my ass!” Aubree cursed, her face flushed with embarrassment.

‘Is he treating me like some cheesy actress or what?’ Aubree cursed deep down. However, the sparkle in her eyes and the slight upward curve of her lips betrayed her good mood.

Bowen’s eyes crinkled into a warm smile when he said, “Do your best in the exam. I’ll be waiting for you right outside the exam hall.”

It seems that I finally have what everyone else has, Aubree thought to herself.

She froze for a moment, looked at Bowen, and nodded firmly. “Wait for me?” she said.

“I’ll be waiting,” Bowen replied.

With all the commotion, Daxton cast a glance over. When he saw it was Aubree, he sneered and said, “What a cheap stunt?”