Chapter 472 Cherishing the Present


    This wasn’t about having some kind of saviorplex.


    In a way, by saving them, Jean was also saving herself.


    At the very least, aside from the uncertain future, things weren’t so bad right now, were they?


    She was being treated with genuine kindness by the Ginger family. Maybe, once the real daughter returned, they’d “go easy” on her….


    Maybe she wouldn’t end up with the same tragic fate as the original Jean.


    She stood up and slowly walked to the window, opening the ss pane.


    Her eyes looked out.


    Outside were lush green trees, bright and burning fields of flowers, grand and majestic buildings–but most importantly-


    This was her “home.”


    A ce that held warmth.


    No matter what the future brought, no matter when Sarah would return, she wanted to cherish the days she had now.


    Live in the moment. Get along with these “family members.” Help them heal. That was one way to repay the care they’d shown her. And she’d prepare for her own future, make sure she was ready for anything.


    Jean let out a deep breath, her heart full and steady with strength.


    Of course, there was also a tiny part of her that was selfish-


    If the rest of her time in the Ginger family could be just as beautiful and moving as today… she couldn’t ask for more.


    Four yearster.


    Jean had just finished her SAT.


    The ssroom was a noisy mess.


    Everyone was packing up their books, faces lit with barely contained joy.


    Their brows were rxed, carefree. Most were already chatting excitedly about vacation ns.


    At Sterford, the high school was full of children born into privilege, kids whose futures had already b paved by their families. For them, the SAT was more of a formality–a ritual. Even if they didn’t get top scores, they still had the option of going abroad and more room for failure than the average student.


    Sterford also had a university division, and students from its own high school received special perks-


    They could enter the university with slightly lower scores than others.


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    Chapter 472 Cherishing the Present


    No matter how you looked at it, these students didn’t need to worry about grades or results. <b>Their </b><b>future </b>paths would always be wider than those of most kids..


    So right after the exam, they left their stress behind and filled the ssroom with lively chatter, none of <b>it </b>rted to studying.


    Jean sat at her desk, calmly packing up her supplies.


    Hard to believe–she was about to enter her fifth year in this novel’s world..


    The past few years had gone by smoothly.


    There was a long stretch of time when she hadn’t attended school.


    But eventually, boredom got the better of her, and she returned to ss.


    New ssmates, a new environment–without the previous cold shoulders and discrimination. It had been peaceful.


    She went on to enter Sterford’s high school division without a hitch.


    The material wasn’t hard for her. She cruised through it easily, never scoring lower than second ce in the entire grade. She became one of Sterford’s top students.


    Her ssmates only looked at her with admiration. No one disrespected or ignored her anymore.


    Jean had finally gotten to live a normal school life.


    Of course, she still hadn’t revealed her true identity to anyone.


    The fact that she was the Ginger family’s daughter remained a secret.


    And she liked it that way.


    She wanted a quiet life and didn’t want anything to disrupt it.


    After putting her things in order, Jean turned her head and looked out the window.


    On the smooth, clear ss, the reflection of a young girl’s face stared back at her.


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