Chapter 629
Chapter 629 Falling Behind
He was the top student back then? No one could compare to him p>
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Jacklyn had never heard Melanie give such an evaluation before. Even when she talked about Victor and Shiloh in the past, she had
raised them highly and strongly recommended them as role models-but never to this extent.
Based on that, Jacklyn could clearly feel Melanie’s admiration and awe toward Leander.
Was Leander really that amazing?” She found it hard to believe.
Melanie smiled slightly and shook her head. “He wasn’t just amazing. He was incredibly amazing p>
During his time at Ravenridge Senior High, he was unstoppable. Whether it was Victor or Shiloh, they were all overshadowed by im p>
She looked toward the lawn nearby.
is she recalled the past, she began telling Jacklyn about Leander’s former deeds.
Leander transferred to our school in his senior year. At first, he was a nobody, and hardly anyone knew who he was. But after a few ncidents, his name spread across the entire campus. Everyone knew him. He even surpassed Victor, who was the
most popular
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The first incident was when he stepped forward for the school’s martial arts club. At that time, Victor and Shiloh were the main ighters. It just so happened that the karate team from Crestgate High School came to our school for an exchange.
But unexpectedly, every member of that karate team was arrogant, and they directly challenged our martial arts club to a match. Victor and Shiloh both went up to fight, but they were defeated in just a few moves by the opposing team’s captain.
After winning, the captain didn’t stop there. He openly mocked us, saying that Ravenridge Senior High had no real men. We were urious, but it was true-no one else dared to step up and face them. Just when all of us were feeling discouraged, Leander stood
Out p>
She continued, “With just one simple move, he knocked their captain to the ground, unable to get back up. In the end, he forced the entire opposing team to apologize to all of us. I was only a second-year student at the time, and I witnessed the whole thing.
“You could say that at that moment, Leander was like a god descending from the sky p>
A flicker of light appeared in Melanie’s eyes as she remembered Leander’s tall and striking figure back then.
“Whoa! Was Leander really that strong back then?” Jacklyn was stunned, blurting out in shock.
“And that’s not all!” Melanie continued, “At last year’s school gala, Leander went on stage. He played a famous piece by Mozart and completely captivated the entire school. Then he performed another stunning piece-he sang Innocent Dreamer. His performance moved many boys and girls in the audience to tears. Even the school’s management stood up together to applaud him p>
“There’s more.” She paused briefly before continuing, “The highest score ever recorded in the history of Ravenridge Senior High’s mock exams was 749 points. That unbelievable score was achieved by Leander p>
The more Jacklyn listened, the more shocked she became.
By the end, her face was filled with shock, her eyes wide open in disbelief.
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Even before she had entered Ravenridge Senior High-back when she was still preparing for her high school entrance exams-she had already heard a legendary story about the school.
Someone had once scored an astonishing 749 points on a mock exam.
For a century-old prestigious school like Ravenridge Senior High, the mock exams were never easy. They weren’t exactly a nightmare, but they were definitely difficult.
To score above 700 points meant one was a top student. To achieve more than 730 points meant one had the ability to compete for the top scorer in the entire province.
But to score 749 points on Ravenridge Senior High’s mock exam was almost impossible. Yet, someone had done it. And he was the only one in the school’s history.
For a long time, Jacklyn had been curious about the person who achieved this legendary feat, wanting to meet that person.
She never expected that the very person who created that miracle was Leander-the same boy she had met at the internet cafe today.
She stood silent for a long moment before finally snapping back to reality, her face full of excitement.
“Gosh, Melanie! If Leander was already that strong back then, wouldn’t he be even more amazing now? Why didn’t the school invite him? Why isn’t his name on the seating chart p>
At her words, Melanie’s expression turned grim. “Didn’t I tell you earlier, Jackie? Leander was incredibly powerful-but that was in the past p>
She sighed softly and continued, “After he scored 749 points, everyone thought he would continue his unstoppable rise. People believed he would become the top scorer of Mornwick, enter one of Astria’s top universities, or maybe even a world- renowned university. But things didn’t turn out the way everyone expected.
“For some reason, right after that mock exam, Leander left school midway. He disappeared without any news. In the end, he didn’t even take the SATS p>
It wasn’t strange that Melanie believed this.
At the time, the news that Leander had been specially admitted to Highcliffe University without taking the exam was known only to a few high-level school officials. Almost no one else knew.
So, when Leander vanished from school, many classmates assumed he had dropped out. The rumor spread from one person to another-until the entire school believed he had left.
Later, when Leander didn’t sit for the SATS, and Victor became the area’s top scorer, it seemed to confum the story.
“What?” Jacklyn’s expression shifted. “How could that happen p>
Just moments ago, after hearing about Leander’s legendary achievements, she had imagined that he must have continued rising. standing at the very top by now.
She hadn’t expected such a dramatic ending
Melanie let out another sigh. “Who knows what really happened to Leander? No matter the reason, he didn’t take the SATS That means he missed the most important opportunity of his life.
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“Back then, he may have outshone Victor and Shiloh. But now, they’ve already made a name for themselves in college and are showing their talent. As for Leander, he’s probably been left far behind. In this world, there’s never a shortage of fallen geniuses. Leander is just one of the many p>
Melanie’s eyes flickered, and a trace of disappointment crossed her face.
Back at the school gala, when Leander amazed everyone with that performance, she had been standing backstage, watching him. At that time, she had quietly developed feelings for him.
But now, more than a year later, when she thought about it again, she felt her thoughts back then had been too impulsive and naive.
The one who had the last laugh was the real winner.
Leander might once have dominated the campus, but now, he didn’t even have an official invitation from the school. There wasn’t even a seat arranged for him at the anniversary ceremony.
Compared to Victor and the others, the current Leander seemed worlds apart. Thinking of the voice that had once captivated the entire school, she shook her head.
Leander was past his peak.
Even if he tried to catch up now, he would still be several steps behind Victor and the rest.
Once a person misses their prime opportunity, standing up again takes ten times, even a hundred times the effort. Leander, can you still catch up to Victor and the others? Melanie wondered.
What she didn’t expect, however, was that this anniversary celebration would once again overturn her understanding of the world -and of Leander.
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