All Chapters of You Picked the Wrong Woman: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1 The Admission Letter Under His Feet

The heavy test-prep book slammed into Chloe Lynn's face with a dull thud. She let out a cry and stumbled to the floor, clutching her reddened cheek."Chloe!" A panicked male voice rang out from the back of the crowd.I turned around.It was Dominic Sterling, the underprivileged student I had sponsored for the past three years. He was now the top-ranked student in the entire state.He charged forward and shoved me aside, hard.I crashed onto the cold tile floor of the hallway. A tearing pain shot through my shoulder blade, and cold sweat instantly soaked my back.Yet, he didn't even spare me a glance. Instead, he carefully pulled Chloe into his arms.Then, he turned and glared at me. "Selene Shaw, have you lost your mind? You're nothing but a delinquent who never even graduated high school. How dare you come into this school and cause trouble!"I swallowed the metallic taste rising in my throat and let out a sneer. "I never went to school? Dominic, open your eyes and take a good

Chapter 2 The Principal Arrives

The hallway fell deathly silent.Then, a roar of laughter erupted, loud enough to shake the walls."Gordon Grant? That's the former president of Kingsfield University you’re referring to. Has this delinquent girl lost her mind?"Dominic looked at me with undisguised contempt, as if I were a piece of trash. He let out a mocking scoff."Selene, not only are you some low-class woman who sells herself, but you're delusional as well. Mr. Grant is a busy man. Who do you think you are, some sewer rat from the bottom of society, to address him so familiarly?"The condescending look in his eyes only confirmed how blind and foolish he truly was.I couldn't even be bothered to spare him a glance. Instead, I fixed my gaze on Chloe."That so-called recommendation form you're holding doesn't even have Kingsfield University's official anti-counterfeiting seal. Yet, a student who can't even solve a basic parabola problem has the nerve to brag about a guaranteed admission offer in public? Please

Chapter 3 The Wrong Side of Power

"Mr. Miller is here!"The crowd immediately parted for the newcomer.Lucas Miller, the principal of the affiliated high school, strode forward surrounded by more than a dozen bodyguards dressed in black. His expression was dark with anger.I let out a quiet sigh of relief.Lucas was the principal I had personally promoted after taking over as president of Kingsfield University. This farce should have ended right here if he had even a shred of common sense left in his old noggin.Alas, Lucas didn't even glance at me. Instead, he rushed straight to Chloe. "Chloe! Oh, my dear girl, how did your leg get hurt?"His face broke into a fawning smile, his features wrinkling with concern.Chloe immediately squeezed out a few tears and pointed at me. "Mr. Miller, this street thug tore up my admission recommendation form and even injured Mr. Vance…"Lucas whipped around.The moment he looked at me, his cloudy eyes filled with hostility. He snatched a baton from one of the bodyguards and s

Chapter 4 The Truth Comes Out

When Gordon saw me covered in blood and noticed the unnatural angle of my right knee, he looked absolutely horrified.His legs nearly gave out beneath him. He cast aside all his dignity as he practically stumbled and crawled down the hallway toward me.The still completely oblivious Lucas rushed forward to claim credit. He even pointed at me and grinned ingratiatingly."Mr. Grant, what brings you here personally? Don't worry. I've already detained this little delinquent who offended Ms. Lynn. She actually dared to impersonate someone from Kingsfield University. I'll have the security guards cripple her right now to entertain you.""Don't you dare!" Gordon's eyes nearly burst from their sockets with rage. He sprang to his feet and swung with all his strength.The slap landed squarely across Lucas' face.The force was so tremendous that Lucas' 200-pound body was sent flying. He slammed into the wall, blood and broken front teeth spraying across the floor.The hallway fell silent i

Chapter 5 The Fall of the Lynns

"No… this wasn't real. It couldn't be."Dominic clutched the shredded scraps of paper to his chest like a madman and crawled toward me on his knees, crying so hard he could barely breathe. "Ms. Shaw… Ms. Shaw! I didn't know it was you! I really didn't know you had personally come here to deliver my admission letter!"When Chloe saw this, she made one last desperate attempt to save herself. She squeezed her eyes shut and let herself fall backward, clearly trying to pull the same stunt again."Cut the act." I let out a cold laugh. "Gordon, have someone bring a bucket of cold water and throw it on her."Sure enough, a bucket of icy water came crashing down over her head just a moment later.Chloe shrieked and rolled across the floor in misery, her expensive, custom-made school uniform soaked with muddy water.I turned to the senior officials from the state Department of Education Gordon had brought with him."Go to the security office. Pull the surveillance footage from this floor

Chapter 6 A Flower Through the Cracks

My right knee was ultimately diagnosed with a severe fracture, so I was required to undergo a month of hospitalization and bed rest.Gordon canceled every meeting on his schedule and personally escorted me to the best private hospital in Riverton. He stood beside my bed like a schoolboy who had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar."Ms. Shaw, I promise I'll conduct a full investigation of Riverton High from top to bottom. I won't let a single rotten apple slip through the cracks."His head hung low, and guilt was written all over his face.I leaned against the hospital bed and waved a hand in dismissal. "Go on, then. Pretty words are just that, words. I want to see results. Remember, if the academia is filled with rot, the foundation of the nation will be affected as well."His eyes reddened as he nodded firmly before leaving the room.…The third day of my hospitalization was greeted with a heavy rainstorm.The head nurse entered my room, hesitating as if she wasn't sur

Chapter 7 Turning the Tide

I had thought the turmoil at Riverton High was finally over, but another storm was already brewing beneath the surface.Although Gavin had gone bankrupt and landed behind bars, the powerful interests backing him had no intention of letting things go.My crackdown had hit several major education groups in Riverton, where it hurt most.A week later, a flood of smear articles exploded across the internet.The top three trending topics all sat at the top of the charts, each marked with a glaring red Breaking tag.#YoungestFemalePrincipalOfKingsfieldUniversityAccusedOfBeatingStudent#SeleneShawAbusesHerPowerToRigAdmissions#HowThePrincipalOfKingsfieldUniversityDroveMeToDespairGordon rushed into my hospital room with a tablet in hand, utterly panicked."Ms. Shaw, those bastards hired an army of fake accounts to drag your name through the mud online. Should the PR department suppress the trending topics right away?"I leaned against the headboard, tilting my head as I skimmed the v

Chapter 8 A Different Kind of Promise

After my leg was fully recovered, I returned to the laboratory at Kingsfield University.The reagent bottles, stacks of data reports, and quiet academic atmosphere were the only places where I truly felt at peace.The noise of the outside world had nothing to do with me. The only thing I cared about was how far Aldoria's scientific research could go in the future.I had another late night in the middle of autumn. It was already 2 a.m. by the time I finished the last round of experiments and left the building.The Kingsfield University campus was almost completely silent, with only the streetlights casting their dim yellow glow across the grounds.As I passed a bench by an unnamed lake, I noticed a familiar figure studying beneath the faint light.It was Oliver.Due to the changing seasons, the weather in Riverton had already turned chilly. Yet, he wore only a thin jacket as he shivered from the chill.Beside him sat half of a stale bread roll and a bottle of the cheapest bottle

Chapter 9 No Second Chances

The SAT exams finally came to an end.Riverton High held the most elaborate graduation ceremony in the school's history.When Gordon, serving as the guest host, announced the arrival of this year's mystery guest, thousands of graduating seniors and parents craned their necks in anticipation.This time, I was dressed in a tailored black suit with the Kingsfield University emblem pinned to my lapel as I strode onto the stage with calm, measured steps.The moment I appeared, a wave of astonished gasps swept through the crowd. Some students in the front rows even rubbed their eyes in disbelief."Isn't that the woman Dominic called a thug in the hallway last year?""Oh, my God. She's actually the president of Kingsfield University.""She's incredible. Her aura is unreal."I stepped up to the microphone and slowly swept my gaze across the audience.I spotted Dominic in a corner.He looked gaunt and worn. His hair was unkempt, and his eyes darted about nervously. He looked like some

Chapter 10 The Flowers That Bloomed

A crisp breeze swept through the tree-lined avenues of Kingsfield University as the new school year began right on schedule.I stood before the university's grand white marble gates, watching groups of freshmen wheel their suitcases onto campus, their faces bright with hope for the future."Ms. Shaw!" A clear voice called out.Oliver came running toward me, dressed in a brand-new white shirt and pulling a simple suitcase behind him. There were beads of sweat on his forehead, but the shadows that had once lingered in his features were completely gone. He had grown into himself over the past year and now radiated a confidence as bright as the sun itself.Once he was before me, he bowed deeply and respectfully. "Ms. Shaw, I kept my promise. I'm here."I smiled and pulled a key with a metal identification tag from my pocket. Then, I held it out to him. "This is the key card to the country's top physics research laboratory."I watched as a flash of surprise appeared in his eyes and

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