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“Guess evolution decided to leave the rest of us behind-again.”
The parade of students marched in neat formation
across the field. As the next class took their turn, chatter began to ripple through the crowd. Illeana caught every
word, her jaw clenched.
It didn’t matter how many times people praised Alessia-it always felt like an insult aimed right at her. Anyone
else could outshine her, and she’d grit her teeth and bear it. But Alessia? Absolutely not.
After the opening ceremony, Mr. Lance went over the rules and safety notes, then had everyone settle with their
class. Each student was to stay in their section until their event was called, or until it was tto go cheer for
their friends.
Ileana, sidelined from all the events by her injured leg, slipped away unnoticed-except by Lucy, who watched her
go, silent.
The meet ran smoothly. The schedule spanned two days, with the long-distance races set for tomorrow
afternoon. Today was for the standard, less grueling contests. Alessia’s events-high jump and long jump-were
among the first, and she delivered, winning both in quick succession and setting her class off to an
electric start.
Ethan and Liam were more anxious than Alessia herself as they watched from the sidelines. When she clinched
her second gold, they nearly forgot to take pictures, too excited to remember anything else. It took Ethan's
level-headedness to smack Liam's knee and remind him to snap a few shots.
Standing atop the podium, Alessia didn’t look to the stands first. Instead, her gaze went straight to the VIP
section, where she waved cheerfully at one boy in particular.
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back.
Only after Cole acknowledged her did Alessia turn to the regular stands, giving the Morton brothers a little wave.
Liam fumbled with his phone to get the shot, while Ethan waved back, grinning.
“Hey, did you notice?” Liam was scrolling through his photos when he spotted something odd. “Lessie looked like
she was waving at someone else
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first-someone up in the VIP seats.”
Ethan peered at the screen, Liam was right. The first thing Alessia did after winning was look to the investor's
section.
“She probably knows someone up there,” Ethan said with a shrug. “Honestly, when it comes to Alessia, nothing
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The brothers fell quiet, both glancing up at Cole. Liam suddenly remembered: the last tAlessia cfor a
meeting at their company, the boy who sat beside her had been none other than Cole, straight from the VIP
seats.
“Cole’s had it rough,” Xavier chimed in, his voice low. “Took over the Whitley Group at sixteen, and in just two
years he’s managed to turn things around. If his father were still alive, he'd be so proud.”
“His father?” Ethan felt a vague sense of dread creeping over him.
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