Chapter 326 The Seed of Ambition

Owen said nothing.

Just then, Elsie came home, humming with satisfaction. But the moment she saw Owen and Lily’s grim faces, she immediately wiped the smile from her own.

Owen turned to her. “You went to the municipal hospital today?”

Elsie nodded. “I want to get a permanent position as soon as possible. That way, I can help you out more.”

Owen was touched. He gave her a small nod. “You’re still the most thoughtful.”

Elsie finally smiled. “I’ll be on night shifts for a while, though. So I probably won’t be coming home for dinner. You and Mom don’t need to wait up.”

Owen grunted in acknowledgment, his mind clearly elsewhere.

He might have been thinking about Yunice.

Was the family really falling apart? What would happen to the hospital? Where was his path now?

Suddenly, he felt isolated–like there was no one left who would lend him a hand.

Lily wasn’t sitting idle either. The next morning, she got dressed up carefully and went to see Carl.

But before she could step inside, she spotted Yunice and Freya sitting in the office lounge.

She froze.

Freya was perched on the coffee table in front of Yunice, holding an eyebrow pencil and studying Yunice’s face.

“I had a tarot reading done,” Freya said seriously. “It said if you draw your brows like this tomorrow, you’ll definitely pass the exam.”

“I’ll pass whether I draw them or not,” Yunice replied.

“Don’t be so skeptical. This is Mr. Carl’s personal tarot reader. Super accurate.”

“Really?” Yunice raised a brow. “I want a reading too.”

“What do you wanna know?”

Yunice thought for a second. “When I’ll become rich.”

“You’re already rich.”

“I mean, sugar momma rich.”

Freya burst into laughter. “In that case, nope. Not telling you. If Mr. Wyatt hears, he’ll be traumatized.”

At the mention of Wyatt, Freya’s expression softened. “So he’s totally fine with you going to college?”

“He doesn’t get involved in my business.”

“Providing money for his wife’s tuition? That’s top-tier husband behavior.”

Yunice leaned in to sniff a lipstick, then placed it back down. “This one smells weird. Toss it.”

“Sure,” Yunice replied easily.

Just behind the glass door, Lily remained frozen.

She was listening intently.

Yunice is taking the SAT?

She was already in her twenties. Was that even allowed?

No doubt Wyatt was pulling strings behind the scenes.

Lily scoffed to herself. Why couldn’t Yunice just be content as a rich man’s wife? Why did she have to be so vain?

She was sure Yunice just wanted to compete with Elsie.

Elsie was a grad student. Now Yunice wanted to chase a degree too.

Lily’s mood soured. Yunice had Wyatt smoothing the road ahead for her. Sooner or later, she’d surpass Elsie–and everyone would forget about her daughter.

Grimacing, Lily gave up on seeing Carl and quietly left.

The next day was the SAT.

As Yunice requested, Wyatt selected the most low-profile car in the garage to drive her to the test center.

Roads near the center were restricted, and communication signals jammed.

As they arrived, Yunice reached for the door handle–but Wyatt stopped her. “Too early.”

She sank back into her seat, pulling out her test supplies and double-checking everything for tampering.

Thankfully, it was simple–nothing seemed touched.

When she finally looked up, something yellow entered her view.

Wyatt was holding out a sunflower.

“For a brilliant win,” he said.

Yunice stared for a second–then laughed. She couldn’t take the flower inside, so she stuck it between the car seats.

“It’s hot today,” she said. “You don’t need to wait. Come back when I’m done.”

Wyatt nodded.

Yunice got out.

Outside the exam building, it was chaos.

Parents were everywhere–some decked out in bright qipaos, both men and women, hoping to invoke luck.

There were tears, laughter, whispered blessings, anxious glances.

Every parent wore their hope and worry like a badge. The air buzzed with expectation.

Compared to their family warmth, Yunice looked very much alone.

But she thought about that sunny little flower, and her heart lightened.

Chapter 320 The Seed of Ambition

Taller than the others, he rated a hand high and gave her a confident grin.

Yunice raised her hand in response, waved once, and turned on her heel, disappearing into the building.