Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James)
Chapter 32

Sophie deliberately answered the last question on the exam incorrectly.

Before making that error, she had double-checked her other answers to ensure her score would surpass the passing mark for graduate studies.

After all, in the eyes of others, she had never received any formal education in finance. If she suddenly produced exceptional results, it would certainly raise eyebrows, and James might become suspicious.

But how did Harold know?

"Did you peek at my exam paper?" Sophie asked sternly. "Looking around and spying on others' work is forbidden during exams. You cheated."

Harold couldn't help but laugh. He leaned in closer and whispered, "I turned in a blank sheet."

Unfazed, Sophie retorted, "A blank sheet? So you didn't know how to do any of the questions?"

Harold frowned.

"How can you accuse me of deliberately answering the last question wrong if you didn't attempt any yourself?" Sophie continued.

Before Harold could reply, Sophie cut him off, "Look, I appreciate your unique way of hitting on me, but I'm not interested in someone who performs poorly in academics. Maybe some other time." Sophie slipped away from Harold's grasp.

This left Harold chuckling. He was trying to hit on her? He had bad grades?

Outside, Harold's bodyguard said, "Sir, your father has instructed that you return home immediately after the exam."

Harold whistled softly. He had been uninterested in attending Eastwood College initially. Now, it seemed somewhat appealing.

"Tell my brother I want to enroll at Eastwood College."

The bodyguard was taken aback, almost thinking he had misheard. When they had left home, Mr. Harold had been adamantly opposed to the idea of attending Eastwood College.

That evening, as Sophie entered the Burke family mansion, she noticed the lights were on in the living room.

Bea sat on the sofa with a stern expression, while James was reading a newspaper beside her.

Sophie smiled, "Grandmother, what brings you here at this hour? You should have told me. I would have asked Marian to prepare something."

"If I didn't come over, who knows what this household would turn into!"

Sophie glanced at James, who also appeared aloof.

"You went to take an exam at Eastwood College, and you didn't even tell me?" Bea exclaimed.

"I decided to take the exam on my own. I wanted to expand my knowledge and experience."

Bea slammed her hand on the table, her voice rising sharply, "But you are the lady of the Burke family! James' wife! What does it look like for a married woman to go off to exams? I've told you before, once you married into our family, the Burke family would take care of you. By doing this, where do you leave our family's dignity?"

Sophie remained silent. In her past life, before marrying into the family, she had indeed promised Bea to be just James' wife.

Bea's conservative views were deeply ingrained. In her previous life, to win Bea's favor, she had given up her opportunity to study abroad.

Now, she no longer wanted to follow that path.

"Mother, Sophie was just taking the exam for fun. There's no need to be upset," James calmly intervened as he sipped his coffee. After all, he had never really believed Sophie could pass it.

Just then, James' phone rang. The caller ID showed it was from the university office.