My Great Escape Led Me to You novel Chapter 401

Maxwell Perez walked over and stood beside Emily Blair, leaning in to watch intently as she worked through the final steps of a tough math problem.

Emily was tackling the penultimate question on the exam—a notorious challenge that had stumped students and even teachers alike, the kind of problem that typically separated the top scorers from the rest.

And yet, here she was, calmly solving it as if it were just another routine exercise.

Her reasoning was crystal clear, every step precise and deliberate. It was as if she’d already mapped out the solution in her mind before even picking up her pen. Her writing flowed smoothly, without a single pause or hesitation.

Maxwell stared as Emily penned an answer even neater and more logical than the one in the official answer key. His expression slowly turned to stone.

He watched, barely breathing, as she finally wrote down an answer that matched the official solution exactly.

A wild doubt flickered in his mind. Had Emily somehow seen the answers before the test? Was that how she finished so quickly?

But no—it couldn’t be. The exam was a practice test from the most prestigious high school in the city. The papers had been kept strictly confidential; there was no way a student could have gotten a sneak peek. Besides, even the panel of teachers who’d created the answer key could only produce a solution as good as the official one—not better.

What unsettled Maxwell even more was that Emily’s approach wasn’t just correct—it was superior. Her logic was tighter, her method more elegant and concise, every line flawless and spot on. The answer, of course, was right.

He almost opened his mouth to ask Emily how she’d come up with a particular step, but stopped himself when she glanced up at him, her eyes wide and innocent.

He quickly shut his mouth and put on a mock stern face. “Focus on your test. Why are you looking at me? Do you think I have the answer written on my face?”

Emily merely blinked at him, then bent her head and continued writing.

Maxwell watched as she calmly finished the last, most difficult problem—again, her solution was not only correct but even clearer and more concise than the standard answer.

He was at a loss for words.

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