Chapter 179

Madelyn had no choice but to hand her phone to Yvonne. She did not feel like joining them for dinner, but this might be her chance to matchmake the two, so she had to bite the bullet and agree.

Yvonne held the phone by her ear and twirled her hair as she waited anxiously. Unexpectedly, someone picked up within a few seconds.

“What’s the matter, Madelyn?” asked Zach’s husky voice from the end of the line.

Yvonne’s heart sank a little after hearing his words. She said with slight annoyance, “This isn’t your sister. It’s me!”

“Ms. Young? What’s the matter?”

Yvonne could tell his voice had immediately turned cold. It was clear he treated them differently.

“Zach, didn’t you see all those texts I sent you?! Didn’t we agree that you’d take me out for dinner?”

Yvonne heard another woman’s voice on the phone, “Are you done with your meeting, Mr. Jardin? Your meal has been sent to your office ”

Zach nodded slightly while Kevin updated him about his upcoming schedule. Then, the two entered the elevator one after another.

“Alright. What time tonight?”

Yvonne bit her lip.

‘It seems like I really have misunderstood him. I thought he was purposefully ignoring my calls,’ she thought.

She said a little apologetically, “You haven’t eaten yet? Go and eat, then! When do you get off work?

Madelyn and I will go to you! We’ll decide what to eat tonight.”

“Okay,” replied Zach.

“I’ll be hanging up now. I’ll…see you tonight!”

“Mhm.”

Zach waited for her to hang up and asked Kevin about his schedule for the night.

“You’re having drinks with the chairman of the Baustoffe Corporation tonight at seven o’clock,” replied Kevin.

Zach said, “Turn it down.”

“Yes, sir.”

Madelyn’s last class in the afternoon was a free period, so she went to a classroom in the teaching and learning building. Albert Newton, a man in his thirties, was the teacher in charge of the Olympiad Mathematics team. As soon as Madelyn arrived, she was called to a different classroom.

Moments later, Albert called for another student. It was Danny Murdoch, the boy who sat behind Madelyn in class. Danny sat down in the first seat at the door.

Albert walked up to the podium and took out two sets of test papers from a document bag, “I’ll tell you the rules once. It’s really simple; the person who scores the highest stays. The questions were modified based on the questions from the past two years, so they’re pretty much the same. Do your best.”

“Understood, sir,” replied Madelyn.

Albert distributed the test papers and handed them two drafting papers each. Then, he sat on the podium and oversaw the test.

The test duration was an hour and a half, but Albert only came up with half a test worth of questions to save time. The more complex questions had the most marks.

Madelyn habitually did the more complex questions first. To her, the questions in the front. section were relatively simple.

Madelyn did not necessarily have to be on the Olympiad Mathematics team, but she figured having multiple options would be good for her current situation. At the very least, she would still have the right to make choices.

Madelyn took an hour and fifteen minutes to complete the test and another five minutes to check her answers. After making sure there were no mistakes, she handed in the test paper. It was hard for her not to notice Yvonne, who kept on poking her head at the door. If she had not appeared, Madelyn would have forgotten about their dinner together.