Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 387

Right now, Una was at a loss for words to express how she felt.

She clutched that little note in her hand, reading it over and over again.

After several re-reads, she heard a crack!

In her mind, it was the sound of her composure shattering.

“Ahem,” came a voice from behind.

Una’s heart skipped a beat. It was one of the examiners.

If they found out about the note, she’d be disqualified on the spot! And to top it off, the note didn’t even have the answers she needed. Total bust.

Thinking quickly, without a second thought, she stuffed the note in her mouth and swallowed it!

Eileen, who was sitting behind her, was stunned.

“Wow, you must be starving,” she whispered.

Twenty minutes later, the exam was over.

Una felt like a ghost, drained of all energy, as she drifted outside the exam hall.

Eileen caught up with her, hands in her pockets. “Let’s head to the cafeteria.”

Una turned to give her a withering glare.

Eileen smacked her lips and nudged Una with her shoulder. “Alright, alright, I’ll treat you to something. But it’s gotta be under five bucks, you poor thing, you’re starving!”

Una just rolled her eyes.

When they reached the cafeteria, they spotted Nana and Olivia already seated.

Nana waved them over. “Over here!”

The four of them gathered around the table. The finance and engineering departments had exams today too.

“How did it go?” Nana asked Eileen.

Eileen shrugged. “Meh, it was alright.”

Nana’s eyes widened, and she rushed to comfort her. “Don’t worry, the written test is just a part of the whole assessment. Not doing well doesn’t mean you’ll be cut.”

Una’s eyes lit up. “Really?”

Nana glanced at her. “Didn’t go well for you either?”

Una asked innocently, “Leaving a quarter of the paper blank, is that doing well?”

Nana was speechless.

At this point, Una stopped being mad at Eileen. She figured Eileen probably just finished quickly but might have done it haphazardly.

She even gave Eileen the chicken drumstick from her plate, speaking in a tone of shared misery, “You should eat more, look at you, all skin and bones.”

Eileen was about to say something but instead took a big bite of the drumstick, making sure Una couldn’t take it back.

Nana then turned to Olivia. “And you? The finance stuff wasn’t too tough, was it?”

Olivia smiled. “I did okay.”

Nana nodded confidently. “I think I’m solid this time, a top-three finish shouldn’t be a problem!”

By the afternoon, the results were out, posted on the bulletin board by the main entrance.

The four from dorm room 309 went to check them out.

After seeing the results, Una, Nana, and Olivia all turned to look at Eileen with a complex mix of emotions.

Nearby, a student exclaimed, “Whoa! Eileen scored a perfect score!”

“Top of the department! I thought she was all brawn and no brains, but turns out she’s pretty sharp!”

“Shh, keep it down, she’s right behind you.”

Eileen, however, wasn’t bothered by the chatter. She just looked at her ranking and score, a bit puzzled. “Is that all?”

Una, Nana, Olivia: “…”

Una lunged forward to grab Eileen by the shoulders, shaking her. “Give me back my drumstick!”

Nana, with a deadpan expression, asked, “Didn’t you say it was ‘alright’?”

Eileen replied innocently, “I meant the questions were just ‘alright’.”

Nana: “…”

Una was ready to strangle Eileen!

Eileen easily restrained her and then surveyed the board. “You’re in fiftieth place.”

“What?” Una was shocked.

She quickly turned to look at the rankings and saw her name at fiftieth out of the two hundred students in the defense department.

“Oh my God!” Una was dumbfounded. “I left half my paper blank and still ranked fiftieth? Is this what the defense department is like? Is this the world of student-athletes?”

As soon as Una said this, several burly students from the defense department turned to give her the stink eye.

Una then inquired, “What about you two?”

Nana was silent.