The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 960

Xenia looked pretty chuffed with herself as she firmly asserted, "Without any proof, you can't blame netizens for believing that poor mother and daughter! If you can't prove their claims are false, then they must be true! Patricia was just trying to help them out by playing the anonymous hero; that's why she went to your stepmother!"

Ellinor felt like giving Xenia a round of applause as she listened to her whitewash her conniving daughter as some low-key do-gooder.

Xenia was really something; she was quick on the uptake too.

"I don't have proof, but I have this!" Ellinor casually tapped her temple with her index finger.

Her cryptic gesture left everyone a bit puzzled.

Xenia frowned, "Ms. Mendoza, what do you mean? Stop being so mysterious, will you?"

Ellinor, arms lazily folded, replied with poise, "Didn't that 'pitiful' mother and daughter insist that my frequent absences mean I couldn't possibly be a good student? Well, how about a live broadcast of a test against her daughter to see who can get into Creston University?"

Patricia, knowing the mother and daughter were a set-up by Tracy and not real, instinctively tugged at Xenia's hand, hoping she could find a way to stop this test.

Of course, Xenia understood her daughter's worries and, after a moment's thought, said, "That girl you screwed over didn't make it to college and had to work the fields with her family. She hasn't touched a book in years! While you took her place in college, receiving the best education in the country. Now you want to compete with her on grades; do you think it's fair?"

Ellinor calmly replied, "Don't worry, the test won’t be on hard stuff, just the basics. A good student can't possibly forget all they've learned just because they did manual labor for a few years, right? If it's that easy to forget what you've learned, she would've had a hard time getting into Creston University on her own merit, wouldn't she?"

Realizing Xenia and Patricia were trying to prevent the test out of guilt, Ellinor didn't bother asking for their opinion and instead turned to the elderly Howards.

"Grandpa Dean, Grandma Alyssa, do you think it's fair for me to hold a public test?"