Chapter 239

Since she didn’t have the ability, she should have kept a low profile. Jumping around all day, was she afraid others didn’t know Harriet had given birth to a useless daughter?

In the midst of such mocking voices and disdainful glances, Ophelia remained calm and composed, not even furrowing her brow.

Dean Jiang said, “Bessie, you can start now!”

Bessie smiled slightly, took a step forward, and began to recite. Her tone was neither hurried nor slow, and there was not a hint of hesitation. Someone listened, comparing the recitation to an electronic version on their phone, and found she made no mistakes at all. They were immediately amazed, saying, “Bessie really memorized it, and she did it very skillfully!”

Soon, Bessie finished reciting the five pages. She stopped and humbly looked at Dean Jiang, asking, “Dean, did I recite it correctly?”

Dean Jiang’s expression softened slightly as he nodded, “Hmm, not bad.”

Many people below immediately started to applaud; regardless of Bessie’s character, she had performed well.

Bessie smiled slightly at the corners of her lips, exuding confidence and grace. She looked at Ophelia and said, “Ophelia, it was your turn.”

Suddenly, everyone looked at Ophelia, and the people on Adalynn’s side showed expressions of gloating, already prepared to see her make a fool of herself.

Seeing Ophelia, Dean Jiang’s previously relaxed expression darkened again. She said, “Ophelia, it’s your turn. Let’s begin!”

Ophelia remained unfazed, stepped forward, and began to recite. Her voice was light and clear, her speech fluent, and her pace was even much faster than Bessie’s. Many who were prepared to see her make a fool of herself were momentarily taken aback.

Then he thought, “It’s just the beginning. Three days’ time, I should have memorized at least a page or two, right? It’s nothing special to have memorized the earlier parts; she definitely wouldn’t remember the later parts. Just wait and see!”

The speaker spoke with great certainty, and others thought the same way. However, they soon realized they had miscalculated – Ophelia maintained the same speed throughout, without any hesitation or stumbling, until the end of the fifth page!

“Dean, I have finished reciting,” she said calmly to Dean Jiang.

“Ah, ah, ah, I knew that our Ophelia could do it!!”

The people in Ophelia’s class were all extremely excited, and Lenora looked at her cousin’s back, feeling very proud.

Compared to their happiness, Adalynn’s side did not look very good.

“Didn’t they say that Ophelia didn’t study at all?!”

Bessie bit her lip and said softly, “In three days, how could she not memorize anything at all? It’s only the first five pages; it doesn’t mean anything. I don’t believe she can remember anything further on.”

Adalynn’s expression softened a bit, clearly sharing the same thoughts as Bessie.

Director Jiang’s eyes revealed a trace of barely noticeable surprise, but her reaction was not significant. It was evident that she also thought that just a few pages could not explain much.

“Continue,” she said, “this time memorize ten pages.”

This time, it was still Bessie who volunteered first. She smoothly recited ten pages and then immediately looked at Ophelia.

Ophelia gave her a smile that lacked warmth, and then, right after that, she recited all ten pages without missing a word!

Bessie’s expression changed, but with such a thick book, she didn’t believe that Ophelia could memorize it all!

It was only a few pages earlier!

Dean Jiang glanced at Ophelia and said, “Continue, this time recite twenty pages!”

This time, Bessie didn’t want to memorize that thick book, “Encyclopedia of Herbs,” first; in fact, she had never finished memorizing it.