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Rejected No More: The Genius's Revenge
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Chapter 11 11 img
Chapter 12 12 img
Chapter 13 13 img
Chapter 14 14 img
Chapter 15 15 img
Chapter 16 16 img
Chapter 17 17 img
Chapter 18 18 img
Chapter 19 19 img
Chapter 20 20 img
Chapter 21 21 img
Chapter 22 22 img
Chapter 23 23 img
Chapter 24 24 img
Chapter 25 25 img
Chapter 26 26 img
Chapter 27 27 img
Chapter 28 28 img
Chapter 29 29 img
Chapter 30 30 img
Chapter 31 31 img
Chapter 32 32 img
Chapter 33 33 img
Chapter 34 34 img
Chapter 35 35 img
Chapter 36 36 img
Chapter 37 37 img
Chapter 38 38 img
Chapter 39 39 img
Chapter 40 40 img
Chapter 41 41 img
Chapter 42 42 img
Chapter 43 43 img
Chapter 44 44 img
Chapter 45 45 img
Chapter 46 46 img
Chapter 47 47 img
Chapter 48 48 img
Chapter 49 49 img
Chapter 50 50 img
Chapter 51 51 img
Chapter 52 52 img
Chapter 53 53 img
Chapter 54 54 img
Chapter 55 55 img
Chapter 56 56 img
Chapter 57 57 img
Chapter 58 58 img
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Chapter 60 60 img
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Chapter 62 62 img
Chapter 63 63 img
Chapter 64 64 img
Chapter 65 65 img
Chapter 66 66 img
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Chapter 70 70 img
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Chapter 76 76 img
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Chapter 78 78 img
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Chapter 82 82 img
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Chapter 84 84 img
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Chapter 9 9

Arlis walked into the hallway and leaned against the cool plaster wall. His shirt was soaked through with sweat under the cheap jacket.

Candidate 36 was waiting. "You were in there forever! Did they kill you?"

"Just be yourself," Arlis said, patting the kid on the shoulder.

He went to the restroom and splashed cold water on his face. He looked in the mirror. His eyes were bright, predatory. The fear was gone.

Back in the interview room, chaos had erupted.

"I'm giving him a 98," Commissioner Lee stated, capping her pen. "He understands infrastructure better than the Director of Public Works."

"He's a kid," another commissioner argued. "Is he manageable?"

Reynolds looked at his score sheet. He picked up his pen. "He's not a kid. He's a shark. And we need teeth." He wrote a number. 99.

Arlis returned to the lobby. The sun was setting, casting long orange shadows across the marble floor.

Kyler and Hailee were still there. They were waiting to see the humiliation.

"Took you long enough," Kyler jeered. "Did you cry? Did you beg?"

Hailee looked at Arlis. She noticed something different. He wasn't hunched over. He looked... tall.

The large electronic board on the wall flickered.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS

The names began to scroll from the bottom up.

Rank 10... Candidate 36.

Rank 9...

Kyler crossed his arms. "Watch for the top five."

Rank 5... Kyler Craft. Score: 88.5.

Kyler pumped his fist. "Top five! I'm in!" He kissed Hailee on the cheek. "Told you."

The list continued.

Rank 2... Jacob Miller.

"Wait," Kyler frowned. "Miller was number one."

The screen flashed. The top name appeared in bold, gold letters.

RANK 1: ARLIS ZIMMERMAN - SCORE: 97.0

The lobby went dead silent.

Kyler's jaw dropped. His eyes bulged. "What? That's... that's a glitch! The system is broken!"

Hailee stared at the screen. She blinked, trying to make the letters rearrange themselves. Arlis? The guy she dumped for being a loser?

People turned to look at Arlis. The whispers started. "That's him? The guy in the gray suit?"

The elevator dinged. Commissioner Reynolds walked out. He ignored the crowd. He walked straight to Arlis.

He extended a hand. "Mr. Zimmerman. Outstanding performance. The highest score in the history of the board."

Arlis took the hand. His grip was firm. "Thank you, Commissioner. I look forward to starting."

Kyler pushed forward, his face a mask of panic. "Commissioner! I'm Kyler Craft. My father is-"

Reynolds turned on him, his eyes like ice. "Mr. Craft. This is City Hall. We hire based on merit, not lineage. Step back."

Kyler shrank back as if he'd been slapped. His face turned a deep, humiliated purple.

Hailee stepped forward, her hand reaching out. "Arlis... I..."

Arlis didn't even blink. He turned his back on her. He walked toward the glass doors, the sunset framing him in light. He didn't say a word. His silence was louder than a scream.

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