The next morning, Yumi came to the dining area, she is already wearing her school uniform.
Her father, stepmother, and Yuhan are already in the dining table, eating their breakfast.
Yumi sat on her chair and she started to take foods.
" Do you want to be sent abroad?" Dimitry suddenly asked without looking at Yumi.
Yumi's hand stopped mid-air, "No," She replied plainly.
"Then, you must study hard if you don't want to live in poverty," Dimitry said again.
Alicia looked at Dimitry, "Honey, don't pressure Yumi," She said.
"I am not pressuring her, I just want her to be serious with her studies," Dimitry replied.
"But, honey, you should help her, at least," Alicia said.
She then turns her head to Yumi, " Yumi, how about let's hire a tutor?"
"It would help you a lot," Alicia suggested.
"I know someone who could be your tutor," She added.
"Thanks, but no thanks," Yumi refused.
"I can find a tutor on my own," She added.
Alicia went silent.
Dimitry stopped slicing his food, "Make sure to hire someone who can bear your attitude," He said without throwing Yumi a glance.
Yumi pressed her lips, "Of course! I know I can find one," She replied coldly.
"Alright, that's settled then," Dimitry replied. " You can hire a tutor, make sure that you have any development in the third quarter exam, otherwise, you must get ready to live on your own abroad."
"Don't worry, I'm not going to let you win," She said.
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Saint Lukes Academy,
The students in Ms. Vanlecia's class went silent when they saw the pretty girl with hazel brown wavy hair arrived in their classroom.
Their world seems to slow down as they watch her walk inside the class.
"Woah!" Adelin blurted out with her eyes wide open.
All the boys in the classroom were stunned too!
"Ohmo!"
"What happened?" Alodia asked with her stunned expression.
"Wow!" Mica blurted out in a faint voice.
Yumi just walks to her seat and sat on her chair.
Her three friends' gaze followed her until she sat on her seat.
"Why?!" Yumi asked with her stern expression.
"What happened?" Adelin asked in disbelief.
"What do you mean, what happened?" Yumi asked back.
"Why..." Alodia is almost speechless!
"Why you look so pretty?!"
"Oh my God! What will happen to me now?"
"I will become like a backdrop whenever I'm with you!" She said worriedly and then she checked her self in the mirror.
"Tsss..." Mica twitched her mouth, "Yumi is always pretty, even if she won't have a makeover!" She said.
"Hmp!" Alodia frowned.
"Yeah, I know right!" Alodia did not object.
"Woah, " Mica looked at Yumi again, " Your new look really suits you," She said.
"I know right," Yumi replied.
"Wait, why did you suddenly change your look?" Mica asked.
"Huh?!" Yumi was not able to answer, 'Why did I change my look?' she asked her self, but then the image of Jin flashed into her mind!
"Hey!" Mica patted Yumi when she did not answer her.
"Huh?!" Yumi snapped back to her senses.
Yumi doesn't know what to say. She is sure that her friends will tease her if she told them that she changed her look because of a guy!
"Good morning, class!"
Yumi heaved a sigh of relief when she heard Ms. Valencia's voice. At least, her friends will finally stop questioning her!
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National Comprehensive School,
The students gathered in front of the bulletin board, some students are looking happy while others are disappointed.
"Oh, Margaux is still on to the top two!" Some female students whispered as they read the names of the top ten students for the second quarter.
"Hey, it's not new at all, she always makes it to the second rank, next to Jin Sebastian," One of the students replied.
"Oh, I really envy her, she has the beauty and the brain, no wonder Jin noticed her!"
Margaux who is standing behind the crowd just revealed a faint smile when she heard those comments.
Yeah, that's right, they should think that I am Jin's special someone, it is her way of marking her territory!
Margaux turned to leave the place when she saw Jin walking to their classroom,
"Hey, Jin!" Margaux called Jin as she tried to go after him.
Jin turned his head when he heard someone called him, "Margaux?" He blurted out when he saw the girl running towards him.
"Hey," Margaux greeted while panting.
"What's the rush?" Jin asked.
"Oh, nothing," Margaux replied, "Ah," Margaux seemed to remember something.
"Have you already see the ranking?" she asked.
"No, not yet," Jin replied.
"Oh, well, I can tell you who's on the top one," Margaux said.
"Oh, really?"
"Nah, stop pretending like you're not aware of it," Margaux said.
"Ah," Jin just smiled.
"Congrats, I can never defeat you,"
Jin just stays silent, he has to maintain his high grades otherwise, he will lose his scholarship!
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In the afternoon, Yumi had just got home from school. She gets inside and headed to the stairs but her footsteps came to stop when she heard the servants talking about something.
"Hey, I heard that Adelfa's son is a top one for the second quarter of this school year!" Emely, one of the servants said.
"I won't be surprised, I heard he is a consistent honor student since primary school, so I won't be surprised if he landed at the top one," The servant Amalia replied.
"Oh, Adelfa is lucky to have a smart kid like Jin!,"
"Excuse me..."
"Ah~!"
The two servants almost jump out of fright when they heard someone suddenly spoke from behind them!
Their faces turned pale when they realized it was Yumi!
"Y-Young Miss... We... I..." Emely doesn't know what to say!
They know the attitude of the Young Miss!
She is cruelest of all cruel people!
Emely was nervous!
She is afraid that the Young Miss might fire them for gossiping while working!
They knew that the Young Miss hates gossips!
"What were you talking about earlier?" Yumi asked the servants with her stern expression.
The two servants looked at each other, " Young Miss, we were just talking about Jin," Amalia was the one who replied.
"Really?" Yumi put her arms across her chest as she lazily leans her back on the wall.
"Yes! Young Miss!" The two servants instantly replied.
"Alright, tell me what were you two are talking about him?" She asked again.
"Ah, we're talking about how lucky is Adelfa to have a smart son like Jin,"
"Smart?" Yumi repeated,
"Yes, Young Miss,"
"How can you tell that he is smart?"
"Ah, he is an outstanding student!"
"He even landed on the top one this quarter!"
"Is that it?" Yumi seems doubtful.
"Yes, Young Miss," The two servants replied.
Yumi fell in deep thought. It seems like she has something in her mind!
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Yumi looked at her self in the mirror. She took a hairpin with white beads as the design and she pinned her hair on the left side.
Yumi smiled when she felt satisfied with her look. She made another turn before she got out of her bedroom and headed downstairs.
Yuhan is in the living room and playing with his toys.
Yuhan stopped what he is doing when he heard footsteps on the stairs. He looked at Yumi with his innocent look.
"Why?" Yumi asked sternly,
Yuhan just blinks his eyes a few times.
Yumi gave Yuhan a side glance, "Do I still look scary?" She asked with her stern expression.
Yuhan smiled sweetly as he shook his head, "No, no," He said.
"Sister Yumi doesn't look scary at all," He said with his cute voice.
"Really?"
Yuhan nodded her head a few times, the smile on his face did not fade.
Yumi was about to say another word to Yuhan, but she stopped when she saw Jin!
"Go and continue playing," Yumi said to Yuhan, and then she headed outside the house straight to the garden.
Jin is pulling the long grasses in the garden when he heard someone spoke behind him.
"Hey," Yumi tried to get Jin's attention but Jin ignored her.
"Hey, servant!" Yumi called again, but Jin continued to ignore her.
Yumi sighs as she rolled her eyes, "Hey, Jin!" She called.
It is only when Yumi called his name, Jin turned his head to her.
"Yes," He replied.
Yumi put her arms across her chest, " I heard that you're an outstanding student," Yumi said.
Jin got up from being crouched on the ground, he straightened his body and faced Yumi, " I wonder why the Young Miss is suddenly interested in it?" He asked, without a trace emotion on his face.
"Alright, I won't brag too much," Yumi walks closer to Jin, "I want you to be my tutor," She demanded.
Jin took a deep breath, "I'm sorry, Young Miss, but as you see, I am busy and I can't make time to tutor you," Jin refused,
"Really?" Yumi raised her brows,
"Yes, Young Miss," Jin replied, and then he walks away from Yumi, but Yumi won't take no for an answer!
"Hey!" She called again, "Name your price!" She said which made Jin stop in his track.
Yumi smirk, 'Let's see if he would still refuse!'
Jin turned back to Yumi, he looked at her with his cold gaze.
Yumi secretly gulped!
Jin's cold look brings chill into her spine!
"Not everything can be solved with money, Young Miss!" Jin said and then he turned and left.
Yumi was left standing in the garden, she is speechless!
'His look is scary!'
Not scary like he is planning to do bad things to her, it was like giving her warning not to offend him!