“Again,” Julian said firmly, his deep voice carrying no room for excuses. “Solve it. You have thirty seconds.”Olivia swallowed hard, her palms sweaty against the notebook. She bent over the question, her brain racing, her heart thudding. The way he sat across from her, hands folded, waiting for her to either fail or succeed, made her feel like she was under a spotlight.“Twenty seconds,” Julian’s voice cut through her silence, making her hands tremble.Her pencil scratched furiously on the page. She thought she had the answer, but the way he stared: calm, unblinking, controlled, made her second-guess herself.“Five… four… three…”“Wait...wait, I got it!” Olivia said quickly, blurting out her answer, almost shouting.Julian leaned forward, glanced at the paper, then raised an eyebrow. “Close. But not correct. You rushed.”Her shoulders slumped, and she pressed her lips together in frustration. “You keep rushing me with the time! I can’t think straight when you’re counting down like th
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