Chapter 277
Chapter 277 Her Little Secret
Hallie could tell Zora was nervous. She ruffled Zora’s hair gently and smiled brightly.
“Mm.” Hallie’s words really did comfort Zora.
People always worried a lot when they were happy.
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They feared not being good enough, letting their loved ones down, or making them upset.
Zora truly loved Elara and the rest of the family, so she cared deeply about what they thought of her.
She was terrified their opinion of her would change once they saw her bad grades.
When Zora got home, Leighton was already there. He had cooked the food.
“Leighton? What’s wrong p>
During dinner, Zora frowned in confusion.
Leighton kept glancing at her over and over again.
She set down her fork and finally decided to ask him.
His constant staring made her feel guilty for no reason.
But she couldn’t remember doing anything wrong lately.
“Zora, don’t you have anything to tell me p>
Leighton folded his hands on the table and stared straight at her.
“Tell you… tell you what p>
Zora blinked, completely confused. She had nothing to confess.
“I heard you had your monthly exam recently p>
“Oh… right p>
Zora swallowed the food and pulled her hand back mid-air before she could grab more.
She nervously shoveled more mashed potatoes into her mouth instead.
He must have found out she’d gotten last place in the class.
It was embarrassing enough for Elara to know. How did he find out too?
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“Still nothing you want to say to me p>
Seeing her refuse to eat any side dishes, Leighton thought she looked guilty, like she’d done something bad.
He scooped some food onto her plate with his fork.
“N-no, I don’t think so p>
Zora stared at the chicken wings on her plate but didn’t dare take a bite, and kept eating only mashed potatoes.
She wouldn’t even touch her favorite food now. She looked even guiltier.
Leighton asked slowly, “You’re really sure p>
Zora felt like she was sitting on pins and needles under his stare.
“L-Leighton… I really don’t have anything to say p>
She’d only snuck one piece of candy last night. There was no way he knew that, right?
“Zora, you look so guilty. Did you do something bad behind my back p>
Her behavior was way too suspicious. Leighton sat up straight and narrowed his eyes at her.
She was acting so flustered that he couldn’t help but suspect her.
“Fine! I only snuck one candy last night! Nothing else, I swear p>
Zora couldn’t take the mental torture anymore. She hung her head and whispered her confession.
“So you’ve been sneaking snacks at night, huh p>
Leighton shot her a knowing look.
“Wait, didn’t you already know p>
Zora instantly lifted her head in shock.
“I know now,” Leighton replied flatly.
“You tricked me p>
Zora stared at him pitifully.
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“I didn’t trick you. You told me yourself p>
Leighton refused to take the blame. He didn’t want her thinking he manipulated her.
He’d actually had no idea she’d been sneaking snacks.
He’d been about to ask about her exam results, but she’d confessed on her own out of
nervousness.
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It was a total coincidence.
“Then why did you keep asking if I had something to tell you p>
Now that she’d accidentally spilled her secret, Zora gave up completely.
If he hadn’t known about the snacks, why had he kept pressing her?
“You just had your exams, didn’t you p>
Leighton sighed when he saw she truly had no clue.
“Yeah p>
Zora studied his expression nervously.
He keeps pestering me nonstop. He’s asking about my grades?
Why won’t he just come out and say it? It’s like he’s waiting for me to own up to something awful.
“How did you do on your exams p>
“It’s… it’s fine p>
Zora hung her head in shame.
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“Is it really just fine? Did the teacher hand out the score slips? Let me see p>
Leighton watched her hunch over more and more, her head nearly hidden behind her plate.
“Leighton, there’s nothing to see. Let’s just skip it,” Zora mumbled softly, still hiding her face.
“You’re a senior now. I need to keep up with your studies so I can plan properly for your future p>
Leighton hadn’t planned on pushing her to show him her grades at first.
But her guilty, sneaky expression made him curious.
“I did really bad. Please don’t look p>
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Zora thought her terrible scores were laughable even to herself.
She didn’t want him laughing at her too. It was too embarrassing.
“It’s okay if you didn’t do well. Let me take a look and analyze it for you.
“We can figure out what path suits you best for the future. Studying isn’t the only way to succeed in life, but we need to pick the right path for you p>
“Leighton, you’re not some old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud, right p>
Zora sighed at his insistence.
“Where did that come from p>
Leighton was confused. He was only 24. How could she call him old-fashioned?
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