novelraw Chapter 476 - 282: My Beauty Scott, Super Warm [Second Update]
Chapter 476 - 282: My Beauty Scott, Super Warm [Second Update]
The school-organized exam results were rushed out by the teachers after working overtime, compiled in just one day.
Even amidst the wailing prayers, Cleveland still tossed the results sheet into the group chat.
Then, after a brief silence of seconds, the students flooded the chat—
[My Oliver is in second place?]
[Marcus Shaw is first?]
[A two-point difference?]
[@Oliver, our academic god, what went wrong?]
[Wow, how come my brother, the long-standing first-place academic god, is now second... So surreal!]
...
Just glimpsing the sheet Cleveland posted, Marcus Shaw was yet to open it when he saw the flood of messages and knew the results.
He swiped up the screen to scroll, opened the results sheet, and sure enough, saw his name at the top.
Top of the class.
Top of the school.
The once unbeatable Oliver, who held a legendary status on campus, always excelled in all subjects, led the school with at least a ten-point margin in any major exam, and could score perfectly on tough tests.
He was handsome, had a nice temperament, skilled in sports, academically strong, and talented in various areas...
Back in his freshman year, someone challenged him out of discontent, but was crushed in every exam.
The entire grade admired Oliver wholeheartedly.
No one ever thought that a day would come when Oliver would fall from his "godly pedestal," pulled down by a dark horse that appeared three months ago, just two points behind, securing second place.
Furthermore, this dark horse shares a common sister with him.
No one dared to tag Marcus Shaw.
But Oliver was easygoing usually, and after the classmates finished expressing their surprises, they tagged Oliver like crazy.
Oliver didn’t appear in the group chat.
"What’s up?"
As the vehicle bypassed a police car, Nora Scott suddenly glanced at Marcus Shaw’s expression, noticing something was off.
"The monthly exam results are out."
"Didn’t get first place?"
Nora raised her eyebrows, sounding quite pleased.
Marcus Shaw glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and said slowly, "...First."
"..."
Nora looked ahead, not speaking.
After passing a red light, she thought of her other brother and suddenly asked, "Where’s Oliver?"
"Two points short, second place."
"..."
A two-point difference, in Nora’s view, is practically nothing.
She praised briefly, noticing Marcus Shaw seemed absent-minded, and asked, "Do you want any rewards?"
"Hmm?"
Marcus Shaw turned his head slightly, looking a bit surprised.
"Like maybe climbing Everest, for instance." Nora casually mentioned her long-held dream.
Studying her, Marcus Shaw asked calmly, "Have you climbed it?"
"..."
Nora was startled, recalling last year’s experience with the Weiel River, her brow twitching as a fierce glint crossed her eyes, with a thin layer of toughness covering her pupils.
Forgot about it until now.
She had planned to climb Everest last year but had to cancel after losing half her life in the Weiel River. Months of recovery followed, as her health declined markedly, far from her past self.
...Just thinking about it is infuriating.
After a pause, Nora suppressed her irritation, drove steadily, and asked composedly, "Any wishes?"
"None."
Nora squinted slightly, casting a threatening glance, "None?"
——I’m giving you a chance to fulfill a wish, and you dare say none?
Reading her intention in her gaze, Marcus Shaw hesitated for a moment, finally wracking his brains for quite a while.
Finally, he asked, "Can Evelyn Easton’s design plans be realized?"
Since the "Mechanical Box incident," Marcus Shaw had developed a slight interest in Evelyn Easton’s ongoing research. He wanted to study it but found the basics daunting, let alone "realizing" them.
He had shown the plans to Oliver, who outright stated they relied mainly on imaginary desires like "I want this, and that," unrealistic unless "significantly altered," otherwise impossible to achieve.
Later, Oliver presented the only operable solution—
Find Nora Scott.
Marcus Shaw hadn’t approached Nora.
For one thing, he knew Nora had issues with Evelyn Easton. Sure, it’s understandable. Anyone abandoned by their mother as a child and left with their grandfather would harbor resentment. In truth, Nora bore no grudge against Evelyn Easton, only indifference toward a stranger.
Secondly, though Nora wasn’t officially employed, she always seemed busy with endless tasks.
"Can."
Hearing Evelyn Easton’s name, Nora paused slightly but refrained from mocking, instead providing a definite answer.
She presumably agreed.
Marcus Shaw pondered briefly, then asked, "Is it troublesome?"
"Not at all."
Nora replied lightly.
What Evelyn Easton wanted was something akin to a mechanical hidden room, but her design intended to enrich life instead of setting traps.