Chapter 57: The bet is on
"That other big brother also looks smart!"
Everyone intuitively shifted their eyes in Atlas’s direction where Penny was pointing.
"I bet he’ll make it to the eighth place!" Penny cheerfully announced. "I put my bet on him and that other brother beside him! They look smart!"
Keith glared at Penny but quickly found this as an opportunity to salvage their situation. "You said Theo looks smart and roped him in challenging the 10th place!"
"The big brother looks smart, but I wasn’t the one who said he could beat the tenth place," Penny pouted, making Keith almost choke. "Moreover, I was told not to put all my eggs in one basket! So, I’ll root for the other brothers too!"
"She does make sense, though." One student nodded, reminded of his grandfather’s warning about putting all his eggs in one basket.
Most students were elite, both from old money and new money. Hence, most of them heard about this saying since adults would often take this route.
"But Atlas fell back in the ranking—"
"Even so, he held the rank for years without fail and even almost became a part of the star section at one point."
"Compared to someone who just cinched first, it’s not bad to also root for Atlas, who proved himself many times."
Hearing this, Theo’s face darkened. Although he disliked the impossible pressure on him just now, he deeply despised being compared with Atlas. All these years, Theo was stuck with Atlas. The latter sat in first place while the second and third fought fiercely. It was the reason Theo preferred to be third rather than second, just to avoid being compared to or pitied.
"Hah!" Keith, who felt like they were losing favors, knew he had to open his big mouth. "Even if that’s the case, eighth place is too high!"