Chapter 4Reborn to Watch My Class Destroy Their Futures

"Drop the act, Constance. You're too scared to get rich yourself, so you can't stand seeing others get rich, right? You're just a coward. You'll never be anything but a wage slave—squished on the subway, living in some rented dump forever.

"When we signed the agreement, we took screen recordings as evidence. So, there's no way Luna AI can weasel out of it. Meanwhile, you've got nothing except for that pathetic pride of yours."

Madison grew increasingly agitated as she spoke. Her voice turned shrill, drawing glances from passersby.

"You think you've won just by showing up to take the SAT? So what if you get into an AcornLeague college? After you graduate, you'll still end up working for someone who didn't even get into college. Just who the hell do you think you are?"

Raul chimed in from the side. "Exactly! Madison's right! You're just jealous and can't stand to see anyone succeed."

The crowd began to stir. Some pushed forward, some raised their phones to record the scene, and some shouted, "Stop wasting your breath and just drag her away!"

I glanced at my watch. It was 8:20 am. There were still 40 minutes before it was time to check in for the exam.

I eyed them coldly and said, "Move."

Then, I gritted my teeth and shoved Madison hard onto the ground.

She screamed in panic. Raul and the other classmates immediately scattered to help her up.

Seizing the gap, I sprinted toward the exam hall with everything I had.

"Constance, stop right there!" Raul charged after me like a madman, reaching out to grab me.

But before he could even touch my shoulder, two uniformed police officers had already seized him from both sides.

"What do you think you're doing?" one officer barked. "Are you trying to get yourself arrested by causing a scene at a SAT exam hall, of all places?"

Raul struggled hard, his face flushing red. "She's my girlfriend, and this is between her and me!"

"Girlfriend?" The officer looked at him coldly. "She just told us that you're not her boyfriend."

Raul's mouth opened, but no words came out.

Panicking, Madison rushed over in her high heels.

"Officers, we're all classmates. We were just messing around, really!" she explained, her voice sharp and shrill.

But the police officers weren't buying any of it.

"Messing around with the SAT? Do you have any idea where you are? You've got over 30 people blocking the entrance to the SAT exam hall to stop students from going in to take their exam—and you call that messing around?"

Madison burst into pitiful sobs, tears streaming down her face in an instant.

"We really didn't mean any harm. We were just trying to persuade her—"

"Persuade me to do what?" I turned back and looked at Madison, my smile faint. "For me to go along with you? To max out my parents' credit cards and give up on the SAT? Don't worry, Madison. I'm not that stupid."

I handed over my ID and, escorted by the police, made my way through the crowd toward the entrance of the exam hall.

Just then, Raul's desperate, gut-wrenching shout rang out from behind me.

"Constance, you will definitely regret this!"

I stopped walking and looked over my shoulder.

"Raul, the thing I regret the most is ever knowing a bunch of idiots like you," I said, my voice quiet but loud enough for him to hear.

Then, I walked in without so much as a backward glance.

Just as I was about to hand over my phone, the screen lit up with a message Madison had sent to the group chat.

"What can you do? Constance just doesn't have the luck to strike it rich. The five million dollars will be ours to enjoy. Some people are just destined to be poor their whole lives."

I smiled and turned off my phone.

The bell rang at 9:00 am. I settled in and began working through the exam with unwavering focus.

They failed to stop me from sitting the first exam, and they didn't bother me again for the rest of it.

I was in top form throughout, and I estimated my total score to be close to 1,500.

Once everything was settled, I finally picked up my phone to read through the class group chat.

Their spending had gotten even more out of control.

"Check out my brand new car!"

"I bought a second-hand BMW X5. It'll be paid off in three days anyway, so why not just go for it?"

The picture attached was of a BMW steering wheel.

"Thank you, Luna AI, for making me successful at such a young age. And thanks to Madison for leading us to riches."

I quickly scrolled down. Over those three days, they had done nothing but spend money.

I scrolled all the way to the bottom, where that day's messages began.

"It's been almost 72 hours now. We should be getting the payout from Luna AI any minute now, right?"

"Relax. It'll definitely come before midnight tonight. If it doesn't, I'll eat shit."

Three days had indeed passed since the first exam they'd skipped.

"I'll just sit back and wait for the money then. I had my family mortgage the house and take out a 400-thousand loan. It was so satisfying to spend it all. Even though my parents chewed me out for that, once the money comes in, I'll make them get down on their knees and apologize."

"Once the money hits my account, I'm going to buy my parents a new three-bedroom apartment! And I'll get my younger brother a Panamera!"

That night, everyone waited until midnight.

"Um… my payout hasn't come in yet. Has anyone else gotten theirs?" Bernice sent the voice message in the group chat right on the dot, her voice trembling.

There was a three-second silence in the group chat, and then all hell broke loose.