All Chapters of Who Stole Whose Score?: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Celine listened to the murmurs around her, and her spine straightened up further.She looked at me coldly. "Evander, we have both witnesses and evidence right here. What else do you have to say for yourself? Turn yourself in to the Department of Education and have the scores changed back. Otherwise, don't blame me for calling the police and having you arrested."I looked at the two of them backing each other up and simply shook my head.I'd known since I finished middle school that I was the villainous male side character in a novel.In the original story, Celine and Lucian, the male and female leads, met in the same class in high school.In that cliché tale, I was hopelessly in love with my childhood friend, Celine. So, I would constantly sabotage her relationship with Lucian, becoming the obstacle to what was a seemingly perfect power couple.True to my villainous nature as per the novel, one of the terrible deeds I did was deliberately tanking my own exams and switching Lucian

Once the bet was made, Celine immediately called the Department of Education's tip line and demanded that the entire process be livestreamed.To make herself look impartial, she even called over the dean who lived in the same neighborhood—the same Linnea Ashcombe who had once accepted money from Lucian to help change his exam scores.Linnea was a portly middle-aged woman. Perhaps it was all in my head, but I felt like I was watching a pig trot over when she rushed to the scene. Still, she immediately straightened and draped herself in an air of impartiality the moment she saw the camera."What's going on here? What's with all the commotion?" she demanded brusquely.Lucian spotted Linnea and rushed over as if she'd come to save him."Ms. Ashcombe, you have to stand up for me! Someone switched my college admissions exam score. I only got 324… but I've always scored top ten in my grade!"Linnea's expression changed instantly.She knew what Lucian was really capable of, but she'd ta

The admissions officer walked up to me and handed me an acceptance letter with both hands, her tone respectful and enthusiastic."Congratulations, Evander. You've been admitted to Kingswell University's Honors Program in Computer Science six months ago through our elite early-admission program for International Mathematical Olympiad gold medalists. "I'm the head of admissions at Kingswell University, and I've come to personally deliver your acceptance letter."The entire crowd fell so silent that one could even hear the rustling of leaves in the wind.The ecstatic smile on Celine's face froze as her jaw dropped open wide enough to fit an egg.Lucian's sobs caught in his throat, ending in a strange hiccup.Linnea rolled her eyes back and nearly fell into a dead faint.The livestream chat went quiet for a second. Then, the comments came pouring in."What?""Wait, what did I just hear? Early admission? The Honors Program?""That's Kingswell University's Honors Program! That's w

I wasn't fazed in the face of Lucian's hysterical accusations. Instead, I tapped on my chin and wondered aloud, "Why should I have told you? Do I owe you an explanation? Besides, even if I'd told you sooner, would you have believed me? Would Celine?"I turned to Celine, who had remained silent this whole time.Her face was pale, her eyes vacant. She looked as if her entire worldview had just collapsed. However, she still refused to back down as she tried to find a way to justify what she'd done."Even… Even if you are a shoo-in for Kingswell University, that doesn't prove you didn't tamper with Lucian's score!"Celine gritted her teeth, her voice trembling."Maybe… Maybe you lowered Lucian's score on purpose just to humiliate him. You could've used your family's connections to do it! You've done things like this before. You've always been jealous of Lucian!"I almost laughed at her audacity.That was the female lead for them.She could still use her bizarre logic to find a wa

Celine and Lucian went stark white as soon as I brought up the bet.Tens of thousands of people had watched the whole thing unfold during the livestream.We'd bet that they would kneel in front of the mud pit, lick it clean, and apologize publicly across the internet if I hadn't tampered with Lucian's score. Now, it was their time to make good on that bet."Evander… isn't this taking things a little too far?" Celine forced a smile, trying to laugh it off. "We're all classmates. It was just a joke…""A joke?" I pointed at the phone that was still livestreaming."Tens of thousands of people are watching. Yet, you're calling it a joke? You two certainly didn't look like you were joking when you were so eager to make me kneel before you."The comments in the livestream started egging them on."Don't back out now! Where's all the bravado you had earlier, huh?""A bet's a bet! Keep your word!""Lick! Lick! Lick!"Lucian looked at the pit filled with muddy water and backed away in f