Chapter 176
On the day of the exam, Derek was up at five. He got himself rebdy and went doenstairs for bra så fast.
Gloria barely looked at him, her expression unchanged as she burned and said, “Zee, Lennox’tdxám ueron is near the military Hospital Ell just drop lên oll on my way
Zoe smiled, peeling an egg and placing it in her son’s bowl. “Derek has an eam today to
“He’s just going for the experience. The driver will take him,” Gloria replied coolly
“Thanks, Mom” Lennox flashed a polite smile and, glancing at Derek, added, “Heylerek, thesed Aria’s going to be a lecturer at Mandino Uréversity. You’re pretty close with her, aren’t you? She’ll probably look out for you, so try not to stress too much. Even if your scores aren’t high enough, I bet they’l make an exception,”
Derek smirked. “Oh, so there’s a backdoor option: Thanks for the tip”
Gloria’s tone turned frosty. “The Fletcher family does not tolerate favoritism or cheating. After your exam, you’ll go straight to the company and stalt from the bottom. Why insist on pharmaceutical analysis? If you’d just study computer science like Lennor, you wouldn’t be in this mess
Derek had grown used to his mother’s constant criticism,
Computer science was his first choice, but his score was right on the cutoff, so he’d been assigned to pharmaceutical analysis instead.
There were many disciplines involved, and honestly, he found it interesting, so he wasn’t in a hurry to transfer, he figured he’d try the exams first
Lennox chuckled. “Devek missed the computer science mark by more than ten points, so he had to settle for pharma analysis.”
Four years ago, Mandino University’s computer science program was ranked number one in the country, drawing in hordes of applicants and driving the
entry bar sky–high.
Now, Kanit University had caught up, the two schools neck and neck.
Deange Reed, a legend in the software world, had retired at fifty and returned to Huthailia
Kanit University immediately offered him a PhD advisory post,
That was why Lennox had chosen Kanit for computer science. Plus, Gloria knew Deangelo.
“Deangelo values skill above all else,” Gloria said. “You’ve won plenty of awards in college, so you’ll catch his eye for sure. Work hard–if there’s a chance, I’ll introduce you to him.”
Lennor’s eyes lit up. “Thank you, Glorial I’ll do my best–I won’t let you down.”
k was used to being overlooked, so he didn’t feel a thing
Derek was
His phone buzzed; he smirked and answered.
“I’m here. Come out,” came the terse voice on the other end, and the call ended.
But in that moment, Derek felt a warmth in his chest.
Gloria had recognized Aria’s voice and looked surprised. “Aria’s giving you a ride to the exam
Derek nodded. “Yeah”
Zoe frowned slightly, pretending not to care. “If she’s at the door, why not come in and say hello!”
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Derek, halfway to the door, stopped and gave a small, armed laugh “Why should she? You’re not family to her
He ignored the flash of annoyance on the three faces behind him and stenda mut the door.
Gloria wasn’t really offended by his words—she knew even she wasn’t qualified to demand Ara’s
ings, it was just his tone that irked har
Zoe’s expression stiffened. “Ever since Derek got close to Aria, he’s become so much more retirious.
en this way. He used to drive his grandpa cary–it has nothing to do with Ana Gloria said with a ligh
“He’s always been
Zoe was left speechless.
Lennox stood up. “I’m done eating too, Mom. You should stay home and rest. I’ll ride with Gloria, then head to the military)
Since Lennox spoke, Zoe didn’t argue “Alright”
Outside, seeing Aria by the car, Derek walked over, light on his feet. “Arial”
