All Chapters of A Grand Exit: Passing the Spotlight to My Bestie: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

In my past life, my best friend, Lily Shaw, and I made a promise to each other right before sitting for the college entrance exams. We would study finance in college and rake in the big bucks.Since I did relatively better during my exam and was the first to leave the exam room, I ended up giving an interview to the reporters waiting outside. After that, I blew up overnight.Years after that, I went on to become a mega star, while Lily was jailed for financial fraud.When she was released, I transferred a million dollars to her account to help tide her over. In return, she made up lies about me, started a wave of online hate, and did everything she could to wreck my reputation.I traced things back to her and confronted her. All she did was screech, "What makes you think you can look down on me and throw me your scraps, Hannah Linden? I'm prettier and smarter than you. Why is your life so much better than mine?"She devised a plan to exact her revenge. After knocking me out, she s

Chapter 2

Lily thought that by telling me about Vincent on purpose yesterday, she'd messed up my performance.The moment his name came up, it instantly ignited everyone's desire to gossip."What happened? Did Hannah's grades drop because of Vincent?""She came in dead last. She seriously has no self-control.""Hannah, learn from your best friend Lily. She studies hard, she's pretty, and she treats her friends well."Even Ms. Bolton, the homeroom teacher who usually liked me, said sternly, "You're too young to be acting out. Write a self-reflection essay."After school, I obediently handed in the reflection essay and got a thorough scolding.By the time I got back to the classroom, it was already late. Only Lily was still in the classroom, studying alone. I heard her mutter to herself, "I lost to you way too many times before, Hannah. Now that I've started over, I'm going to keep you under my heel forever."My heart jolted when I heard that. With this, I finally confirmed that she'd bee

Chapter 3

This time around, I would study hard and live a different life!Lily refused to let me off so easily, though. Early the next morning, my classmates started giving me strange looks.It turned out that my chat history with Lily had been shared on the school forum, cut up and twisted out of context. What was supposed to be a private talk between best friends now looked like it was dripping with hormones.She'd been good at this in our past lives, and she was now running the same play again. It was still impossible to guard against it."Hannah looks so pure and innocent. Who would've known that she had such an open mind?""I heard she doesn't just have a boyfriend—she also has several sugar daddies outside of school! You think I've got a chance with her?""Her grades tanked in the last monthly exam. This proves what caused it!"A user named YorkInTheMist commented, "I'll tell you a secret, but don't spread it around. Hannah isn't pure anymore."That was Vincent's account. No doubt

Chapter 4

Shortly after the principal returned, Mom and Dad arrived.Canceling my overall exam scores was a done deal, but my exact punishment was up for debate. Ms. Bolton softened and wanted leniency, but Ms. Johnson insisted a harsh example was needed to stop other students from risking cheating during the college entrance exams.Both sides had a point, so the principal hesitated.Then, Dad said something no one saw coming. "Stop arguing. We're withdrawing her from school."The teachers were stunned. What kind of parent wouldn't even bother pleading for their kid? Why withdraw right before such a major exam?Mom cut in. "Our daughter messed up, and her mind isn't on studying, anyway. Even if she takes the test, it'll be a waste of time. If we withdraw her, you teachers won't need to deal with her anymore. We still have a son at home—paying for one kid's college tuition is enough."Even as someone who'd been given a second chance at life, I panicked and dropped to my knees when I heard w

Chapter 5

The results of the second mock exam were out—Lily ranked first in the entire school, while I got a zero. I was dead last.For the next month, I lived off the meager wages from odd jobs and rented a basement room just to scrape by.I no longer had my own table and chair in the classroom anymore. As punishment for cheating, I was forced to stand at the very back for every class.My classmates said, "She won't get tired. Standing in class is great—it'll keep her from dozing off and stop her from wasting energy on those lewd things she does out there."I'd weighed my options and considered making a debut in the entertainment industry again. Maybe I could use the experience from my past life to dodge risks and chase profits, ending up even more famous than before.But that wasn't what I wanted. To change my fate, I swallowed everything in silence, spending every spare minute grinding through practice problems.Finally, it was the day of the college entrance exams.The language paper

Chapter 6

That day, a little boy around four or five suddenly darted out from the roadside and wrapped his arms around my leg, crying his eyes out. Right after, an elderly, plain-looking woman hurried over, saying he was her grandson.Relying on my memories from my previous life, I recognized the little boy as George's son. As for that so-called "grandmother", she was a notorious human trafficker I'd seen in the news!I immediately shouted for help and called the police. When the crowd heard the woman was a trafficker, they jumped in to help. The situation got resolved smoothly.Afterward, George came by to thank me. When he saw I was struggling, he left me his card and said I could reach out anytime if I needed help.…The first two days of the college entrance exams were over, and I'd performed the way I should. Once I finished the last paper of the day, I would need to find a few part-time jobs to save up for college tuition.I was thinking about that when a few guys who looked like thu

Chapter 7

The college entrance exams were finally over. At least I could say I'd given my all without regrets. I rested for a bit and was the last one to leave the exam room."Lucky you—you actually made it in time!" Lily's sinister voice cut in. "But I heard you were 20 minutes late. No way you finished the last few important questions. You're done for!"I sneered. "Thanks for caring so much and waiting for me everywhere. People might think you've got a crush on me.""You—" She hadn't expected me to suddenly fight back when I was usually a quiet doormat. She couldn't come up with a retort.I turned and walked off. Everything would come down to the score release.In the meantime, Lily went viral online and was jokingly dubbed the most beautiful test-taker.An entertainment company spotted the opportunity, signed her, and put her on a few shows. She made her official debut.On the day that the scores were due to be released, Lily's live stream drew a huge crowd with the hook that she would

Chapter 8

The phone call put Lily in a much better mood. She started her live stream again. "Whatever score I got, I still think it's great because I did my best!"I was sick of watching her preen in front of the camera. I shut the computer down and headed back to my basement room. I exhaled in relief at the thought of my score and couldn't help smiling.…As one of the trending faces during exam season, Lily was invited onto yet another talk show. She had a sweet tongue and was relatively good at holding a conversation, so she and the host hit it off.She looked a little awkward when asked about her college entrance exam score, but for people who didn't know her backstory, 974 wasn't exactly something to be ashamed of.Then, the host's next question completely threw her off."We heard your high school turned out a real prodigy this year. Do you happen to know her, Lily?""A prodigy? I'm not too sure about that."The host smiled and said, "She earned a perfect score on the essay section

Chapter 9

When bribing and coaxing didn't work, Mom and Dad switched to their usual intimidation routine. They grabbed whatever was at hand and started beating me up."Don't hit her face—that's the money-maker!"In this life, I'd worked myself to the bone to claw my way into Prestige College. Even if they beat me to death, I wouldn't go back to the path I'd taken in my past life!Mom and Dad were in the middle of beating me up when the doorbell suddenly rang."Who is it?""Is this Hannah Linden's house? I'm here to deliver something!" It was George's voice.Mom and Dad exchanged a look. "Could it be the school sending a bonus or scholarship?"Once George stepped inside, his expression turned serious. "Someone has reported both of you for abusing your child!""Who are you? You can't blame us for getting rough if you spout more of that nonsense!" Dad threatened, raising a fist.George pulled out his press ID and followed the sound of my cries to my room. He found me locked inside.Mom an

Chapter 10

I watched as public opinion slowly shifted into full-on cyberbullying, yet I stayed calm.On one hand, I'd never entered the entertainment industry in this life, so the rumors didn't affect me nearly as much as they had before.On the other hand, because I knew Lily so well, I was fully prepared to fight back this time.I posted the full version of my chat history with her, proving she'd cherry-picked and deliberately misled others.The online community quickly called her a repeat fraud, saying most of what she claimed probably had a different story behind it.As more people started following the drama, I uploaded the videos and audio I'd recorded this whole time, including her confession about framing me for cheating and proof that she and Vincent were secretly dating.The school then publicly announced their support for me. The principal, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Bolton, and other people recorded videos and sincerely apologized to me. On the school forum, my classmates started apology

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