Alvin happily sank into the boss's chair in his office...
He looked at Little Ginny's test paper and felt utterly satisfied!
She'd only scored a little over seventy points, earning a C+...
But for a child with a learning disability, that was already an incredible achievement.
Alvin didn't have time to worry about how Nick had done on his test...
If Little Ginny was like this, then Nick and the others, who'd had similar experiences, could only do better!
Besides, the second the exam ended, that kid had gone to the Detention Room to visit poor Pietro!
Apparently, he was working hard to sell Jason Bourne several sets of Chinese practice tests, hoping to earn himself some extra cash before they set sail.
Frank would definitely make good on his promise of a game console, but those pricey games still had to be bought.
Nick, who'd long been used to fending for himself, could always think up all kinds of bizarre ways to scrape together the money.
The kid rarely considered how long he'd actually get to keep the console, but he didn't think that mattered...
Sometimes, the process of getting something brought him more satisfaction!
Besides, when "the meat's already in the pot," who cares whether he can stay up all night playing video games?
Opportunity always favored the prepared!
Alvin was already drowning in "good vibes." How could he possibly care what kind of crazy thing Nick was up to?
There was no need to feel sorry for Pietro and the other unlucky "cheaters," either...
Gather a bunch of academic underachievers in one exam room, shut the doors and windows, and lay out the Underachiever Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation...
Even Pietro, with all his Heaven-Piercing Mountain skills, couldn't scrape together a passing grade in there.
No matter how