Chapter 82
Elara’s appearance was the first thing to stun netizens. For a moment, countless minds nationwide went blank.
Many streamers, who had originally planned to criticize and dissect her actions, found themselves speechless. Some began rubbing their chins, and others leaned closer to their screens while adjusting their glasses.
Some live–streaming hosts couldn’t suppress their grins as they took in Elara’s face.
From all five camera angles, Elara was seen to be sitting at light–wood table. Her coat was still damp from the rain, clearly soaked before she had even arrived. She hadn’t even had time to change, and a few strands of wet hair clung to her forehead.
She rubbed her hands together, blew warm breath into her palms, and only then did she start typing. She looked like a frozen snowman, but the fire inside her burned unwaveringly.
The audience heard her clearly as she reported her situation to the competition officials.
“Azure Shores where I live just lost power, so I had to relocate to Dr. Tobias Snapp’s house to complete the competition.”
Elara hadn’t tried to hide the fact that she was at Tobias‘ house.
“Elara, since this was an unforeseen and uncontrollable circumstance, the committee has discussed your situation and agreed to let you continue.
“You will receive Exam Paper B. However, as three hours of the exam have already passed, you will not be granted. extra time. You must submit your answers along with the other contestants in five hours.”
“Understood,” Elara responded calmly.
Then, she immediately began answering the questions. Her eyes never left her screen or the scratch paper in front
of her.
During the exam, ALI committee staff even arrived at Tobias‘ home to inspect her exam environment. Apart from a brief trip to the restroom, Elara never left the camera’s view.
“She glanced at the time in the bottom right corner. She must have realized she had very little time left.”
One streamer, who had planned to expose her for cheating, began analyzing her every micro–expression.
“Logically speaking, she wouldn’t have been able to finish all the problems.
“The preliminary round lasts eight hours, which means contestants focus on solving the questions they excel at, just enough to qualify for the finals.
“I looked into Elara’s background. This is her first time competing in the ALI Math Competition, so she’s probably unfamiliar with its strategies.”
The analysis remained objective, but most netizens had already forgotten about their initial goal of exposing her. “How is someone this breathtaking, even through a laptop webcam? I’m slapping myself! I’m punching my own face! I’m cutting off my fingers! I regret everything! I should never have insulted her!”
“She’s racing against time. Not a single second was wasted With this level of perseverance, she would succeed at anything! If anyone dares say a housewife can’t take first place in a competition now, I will fight them!”
“She just had bad luck in the past for marrying a blind as a bat husband. Doesn’t matter! This lifetime, I’ll spoil you, Elara Jones!”
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Chapter 82
The number of viewers watching Elara’s exam footage skyrocketed.
Netizens watched and rewatched the five–hour–long surveillance footage, using every possible zoom and playback trick, yet they found no evidence of cheating.
The tide shifted.
The first to panic were the wealthy parents who had deleted their public apologies yesterday and mocked Elara in their posts.
