chapter295

[Oh my god, Lucinda is incredible. I knew she'd ace the finals and come out on top.] [Seriously, Lucinda, you're the best. You owe us a big dinner now.]

[I can't believe it. The top scorer in the whole school is in our class. That's insane.]

[Does this mean our class is going to end up on the news or something?]

The group chat blew up. Everyone started tagging Lucinda, flooding her with congratulations.

Lucinda turned off her phone, her hands clenched so tight her knuckles went white. Why did her teacher have to make such a big deal out of it? As if she wasn't embarrassed enough. Now the whole class thought she was the top scorer. She was going to lose her mind.

Lydia quietly stood up.

For a second, everyone in the room just stared. It hit them all at once. The top scorer wasn't just smart and pretty, she was tall, confident, and her presence was magnetic. She looked like she belonged on a magazine cover.

A recruiter from the National Drama Academy stepped forward, eyes practically shining. Lydia, have you thought about coming to our school? With your looks and talent, you'd be a star in no time."

He couldn't hide his excitement. Lydia was stunning. Every detail about her, from her posture to her smile, was flawless. If she ever went into entertainment, she'd be famous worldwide in a heartbeat.

Lydia gave him an apologetic smile. "Sorry, I'm actually more interested in going to medical school."

That single sentence sent a ripple of excitement through the medical school reps: The air suddenly felt charged, like someone had just announced they'd won the lottery. Who would've guessed the top student was gorgeous and passionate about medicine too?

Lucinda, still fuming, froze for a second.

Medical school?

Lydia wanted to go to medical school?

Was she really going to turn down Capital College and Oakwood? Was she out of

her mind? The highest medical school cutoff was around 650. Lydia had 150 points

to spare. Was she going to just let them go to waste?

The representative from Veridian

Medical College was the first to snap out

ut of it. He spoke up, voice it trembling with excitement. "Lydia we're from Veridian Medical College If you join us, whatever conditions you have, we'll meet them

But Lydia just smiled, calm and graceful. Thank you, but my dream school is Capital Med School."

The room went quiet for a moment.

Capital Med School?

The perfect scorer wanted to go to Capital Med School?

Capital Med was a respected university, especially known for traditional and integrative medicine, but its highest admission score was only 690. That was nowhere near as competitive as Oakwood or Capital College.

If Lydia wanted to study medicine,

she'd have a way brighter future at Oakwood or Capital College. Why would she pick Capital Med a place most people wrote off as

old-fashioned? What was it about traditional medicine that made it so special to her? Why would someone with a perfect score dream of going there?