The shocked Countess took rest in the inner room. Sending a servant pretending to have urgent matters to interrupt Misha’s speech, the Count continued to welcome the guests.
The Count’s welcome was just as the imperial academy students had dreamed of the third prince, and Misha’s failure was thus forgotten.
But the Countess lay sick for several days.
After recovering both body and mind, she went to the academy and met the academic director.
The academic director laid out the test papers that Misha had taken so far and explained.
“I contacted the Count after the first test to discuss Roar’s grades. I was afraid you might misunderstand our academic policy.”
The fact that the Count already knew about this situation, the Countess felt a fierce betrayal from her husband. But she maintained her composure well.
“But the Count kindly understood and entrusted Roar’s education to us.”
She understood the academic director’s meaning.
‘Since the Count agrees, don’t argue with your daughter’s grades anymore.’
So she was even more furious. As a father, if he knew about this unfair situation, he should have protested vehemently; how could he have left it like this?
It’s about her own daughter, Misha is Roar’s enemy!
The academic director carefully continued, gauging the Countess’s anger.
“Roar’s grades have improved a bit in the last exam, but if she doesn’t make it to the uppermiddle rank in the final exam …”
“If she doesn’t?”
“It will be an expulsion measure. It’s different from dismissal, and there are no restrictions on retaking the entrance exam in the future, Countess.”
” … Ha!”
“The Imperial Academy assists the Emperor to lead the future of the Empire and is an educational institution for elite talents. I believe you know the strictness of the academy’s discipline is a longstanding tradition.”
“Is that all you have to say to me?”
That was all.
“Please support Roar to achieve good grades in the final exam.”
But the academic director who spoke those words had no hope for Misha Roar.
The regulation to expel based on the firstsemester grades was precisely due to students like Misha Roar.
Among students who memorized model answers to past questions with the help of academy tutors or competent home teachers to pass, there were often those who couldn’t follow the education after admission.
Some were only after the diploma, casually living and spoiling the atmosphere; it happened because the students were children of influential nobles.
That’s why the system was reformed a few years ago to filter out such people at the beginning. The Imperial Academy had to be an institution that only produced the best.
The academic director thought the Countess either did not know or forgot that the architect of this system was Count Roar himself.
However, dealing with such bewildered parents was his duty, so he tried his best to treat the Countess seriously.
The Countess insisted stubbornly.”
“There will be a way somehow. There’s always a way.”
The academic dean answered with a gentle smile.
“The way is clear. Miss Misha has to triple her grades in the final exams.”
Is that what he’s saying now! My daughter can’t possibly do that!
The Countess was about to flare up but forcefully suppressed her anger. Being weak in her child’s affairs was no exception for her.
She pulled a small box from the bag on her lap and slid it onto the desk. It was the same motion as when the noblewomen took out cigarettes from their bags.
While the Countess kept a composed face, the academic dean confirmed the small gold bar inside.
The academic dean closed the box and slid it back in front of her.
“I’ll excuse myself for a moment, Countess. I hope you’ll leave before I return. Please make sure not to forget anything.”
After the academic dean left his room, the Countess’s lips trembled.
She had never had to endure such humiliation and agony. The fact that she had to swallow such treatment because her child had been mortgaged sparked an unbearable rage.
The Countess immediately took the gold bar and climbed into the carriage.
Hearing that the Countess had visited the academy, Misha, who was headed to the dean’s office, missed her and ran to the carriage.
“Mom! You were going to leave without seeing me?”
“Get in.”
Despite the Countess’s cold command, Misha got into the carriage, smiling.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
