NovelEnglishChapter 106
“Alright. I'm over the moon that everyone could make it. Now that you're all here, remember to stay safe and
take good care of yourselves-that’s what's most important, Mrs. Thompson said with a hint of sadness in her
voice. “I just want to watch you kids grow up, get married start families, and find happiness.”
“Mrs. Thompson, I'm afraid Foebe is being a bit disrespectful. She’s married, yet she can’t even bring her
husband to call,” sneered the girl | had previously snapped at.
| walked over to Mrs. Thompson with due respect. “I'm sorry, Mrs. Thompson. My husband isn’t well, and this
kind of social gathering isn’t really suited for him.”
“Not well? He's a dimwit, that’s what it is,” the girl rolled her eyes in disdain.
“Eloise, give it a rest,” James intervened, trying to keep things fair since we were here to see our old teacher.
“We've heard the gossip, Foebe. That you married sidiot for his money and that he’s no good to you. There
are even whispers of him having a violent streak, like skind of felon.” another classmate chimed in, loud
enough for everyone to hear.
| glanced at the duo, then over at Coraline, with a raised eyebrow. “The Langley family is considered aristocracy
in Sea City. Spreading rumors like that...”
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“Enough. Mrs. Thompson said with a warm smile directed at me. “Foebe is a good kid. She's bound to find a
husband who will adore her.”
“Foebe, you've changed a lot. You've finally... finally becstronger and braver,” she said, her eyes reddening
as she patted the back of my hand.
I nodded in response.“Mrs. Thompson, I'll take good care of myself. You don’t need to worry.”
Mrs. Thompson nodded with relief. “Good, good. Seeing all of you doing well puts my mind at
ease.”
“Mrs. Thompson, this is my boyfriend, Oscar. You've never taught him, but I'm sure you've heard of him,”
Coraline said proudly, introducing Oscar.
Oscar was the valedictorian of Foebe’s high school. Although not the top student in the state. he was known for
his academic excellence.
The teachers all ha
heard of Oscar, acknowledging him as a genius.
“Ah, yes, the boy who was always top of the class,” Mrs. Thompson beamed, her memory of good students still
sharp.
“While Coraline is dating the top of her class, Foebe ended up with an idiot, haha...”
I listened to their ridicule in silence.
“She’s an idiot, too. Didn't even get into college. Isn't marrying an idiot just perfect for her?”
“Even though my husband couldn’t make it, letintroduce him. His nis Caleb Langley, and he was the top
of the ‘Genius Class’ in Sea City, He was fast-tracked through education and finished college in his teens-a true
prodigy,” | didn’t hold back. Before Caleb's incident, he was indeed extraordinary.
James looked taken aback, a flicker of fear crossing his eyes. Although he was good at hiding. it, Lcaught a
glimpse of something in his gaze.
He must know Colin, aka Caleb Langley.
Mrs. Thompson was surprised. “Genius Class? Very few from Sea City make it in there.”
“I remember that year the Sea City Double-Genius Welfare House got its nbecause it produced not one, but
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmtwo geniuses! Both entered the Genius Class and put that place on the map. After that, plenty of wealthy folks
clooking to adopt, hoping to catch sof that genius for themselves,” someone said, nostalgic.
Indeed, the emergence of two prodigies from a single welfare house turned the abandoned children there into
hot commodities among the affluent.
Those wealthy patrons certainly understood the value of a genius.
| kept an eye on James, more convinced than ever that he knew something.
Seeing herself upstaged by me, Coraline quickly spoke up, “So, your husband is that brilliant? Then how did he
suddenly becan idiot? And what's this about violent tendencies?”
“Idiot? Not quite. He's just more innocent in nature, not two-faced like speople's partners. It's a shthat
someone who was first in class turned out to be such a scumbag.” | crossed my arms and gave Coraline a
challenging look. “I still have the photos and videos from when | caught you two red-handed. Wantto share
them.
Coraline’s face paled, and she trembled with rage.
Oscar was even more infuriated, pointing atas he lashed out, “Foebe, don’t you get too cocky. Do you really
think just because you married slunatic, you can do whatever you want?”
“Lunatics aren't legally liable to murder,” ca lazy voice tinged with a hint of madness from the doorway.
Colin leaned against the frame, having appeared at spoint unnoticed.
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