All Chapters of The Test of Betrayal: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Staring at the smiling Shirley Jackson in front of me, I froze.'A camera? Did she want to be with Ian Seinfeld?'Before I could process what I'd heard, she'd already put the brand-new glasses on for me.'Ian's projection glasses should be ready by now. Keith is such an idiot. He'll never figure out the truth. This is hilarious, but I need to stop myself from laughing.'The moment I realized I was truly hearing Shirley's inner thoughts, my whole body began trembling. My feet turned ice cold.Shirley and I had known each other since we were infants. She'd been by my side from childhood into adulthood, and we were only days away from getting engaged.Even when I was falsely accused of cheating, she had firmly insisted she believed in me."Keith, don't worry. Your grades have always been good. You'll definitely do well."'You'd better do well. Ian's results depend on your answers.'Forcing down the nausea, I pretended to stay calm and looked at her."I'm really nervous. What if

Ian’s speech instantly made me the target of public outrage.I was cyberbullied until I completely broke down.My home address was leaked online. Every day, strangers came to spray-paint words like 'Cheater,' 'Fake Prodigy,' and 'Go To Hell' across our front door.Even my parents got dragged down with me. They lost their jobs and became too afraid to leave the house.At first, Shirley had insisted she believed I was innocent. In the end, even she publicly admitted she was disappointed in me.Some netizens discovered that Ian frequently studied with Shirley. The two of them were often seen entering and leaving libraries together. They were supposedly having academic discussions."Shirley looks so emotionally damaged. Her ex-boyfriend definitely gaslighted her.""I seriously think her ex gaslighted her. Otherwise, why would she still defend him after the cheating scandal?""Am I the only one who thinks Shirley and Ian actually look perfect together?"Soon, the two of them starte

A few days later, Ian posted a photo of his real membership card on social media, claiming the previous one had been stolen.It seemed Shirley spent a fortune smoothing things over with him this time.That restaurant's membership wasn't easy to obtain. Apart from meeting a spending requirement, customers also had to dine there at least three separate times.Humming softly to myself, I walked out of my mom's studio."Keith, someone's here to see you," she said.I secretly sneered.At this exact same point in my previous life, Shirley had come to my house too.She'd claimed she recently started taking freelance design commissions but had completely run out of inspiration. Since my mom was a famous designer, Shirley wanted her advice.But not long after Shirley left our house, my mom's designs were suddenly accused of plagiarism too.A rival studio registered identical designs one week earlier than my mom. When my mom submitted her own drafts, she was publicly accused of copying

I was extremely confident in my results. I could say without exaggeration that these SAT scores would determine the course of my entire life.In my previous life, this was the day I was humiliated beyond measure.Ever since being reborn, not a single day or night had passed where I forgot that pain.Shirley walked over to me. Her eyes were also glued to my phone screen."The results are out!"Someone suddenly shouted.Every student immediately pulled out their phones and started refreshing the results page frantically."What the hell? How are my scores so low?""Hahaha! I made it!""Refresh already, you garbage phone!"Cheers and cries filled the air around us.Sweat rolled down my face from the nerves.Finally, my results page loaded.I did it.I immediately locked my screen.'Damn it! How much did this pathetic simp score? I didn't even see it.'Shirley clearly hadn't seen my score. She eagerly asked, "Keith, what did you get?"I couldn't even bother responding to he

"Thank you for being lucky enough to have another chance after going through so much hardship, and thank you for choosing to fight again even after being broken once before.""That was beautifully said, Keith. We also heard your class produced not only this year's top scorer, but also the lowest score in the city's history. Is there anything you'd like to say about that student?"I cleared my throat and looked into the camera."As for Ian, I do feel sorry for him. Although I still don't understand why his essay was identical to mine, I believe he didn't intentionally make those mistakes."As long as he adjusts his mindset and reflects on his mistakes seriously, I'm sure he can recover."Good luck, Ian. You still have another chance to repeat the year."After that, the reporters asked about my college applications and relationship status.I frowned before revealing the truth about Shirley attempting to steal my mom's designs using a pinhole camera.Within hours, Shirley's name w