The Family Photo That Had Four People And No Me Chapter 08

The Family Photo That Had Four People And No Me Chapter 08

“Wren, first place in freshman year finals…”

“First place in sophomore year.”

“First place in junior year?”

Mom looked at them one by one. Her face changed completely.

Then Mom’s phone rang.

“Wren’s mom, congratulations. Your Wren got the top score. What an honor.”

Mom hung up before the person finished.

She muttered, “No. They must have made a mistake.”

Then the phone rang again.

“Wren’s mom, you said Wren had bad grades.”

“You’re too humble.”

Mom hung up again.

She walked out shakily and saw Dad, who looked just as confused.

“Honey, just now.”

“It’s fake,” Mom said with absolute certainty.

“It must be a scammer who stole a relative’s voice and called us.

Although Dad still had doubts, my image as a poor student was deeply ingrained in his mind, so he didn’t check further.

The next day, Grandpa and Grandma showed up with bags and knocked on the door.

Madison and Lily ran up like usual to find their gifts.

Grandma pushed them away.

“This is for Wren.”

“Where’s Wren?”

Grandma looked around and opened my room.

She froze when she saw the inside.

“Where does Wren sleep?” Grandma asked.

Mom sighed. “Wren isn’t behaving. She’s fighting with us. She won’t come home.”

“What?” Grandma’s face changed.

“Even if she didn’t harvest the crops in the rain, I could forgive her.”

“What did you do to Wren?”

“Call Wren back right now.”

“Tell her Grandma is giving her a gold bracelet.”

Madison mumbled, “Grandma, you’re playing favorites. You only bought one gold bracelet.”

“What about me and Lily?”

Grandma looked at her and said, “What, did you also get the top score?”

The air froze.

Mom forced a smile. “Mom, did the scam call reach you too?”

“Wren’s grades have always been bad. Don’t be fooled.”

Grandma glared at her and just urged Mom to call me.

When Mom’s call came, I was already on my way to school.

“Wren, what did you score on your college entrance exams?”

Mom’s voice was shaking.

She was also afraid. Afraid I got the top score.

I said, “Not much.”

She let out a long breath.

“Mom, see. Wren said so herself. It must be a mistake.”

“I know this kid. If she did something, she’d want the whole world to know.”

she got the top score, she would have told everyone.”

Grandma frowned. “How is that possible?”

Grandpa sighed. “Our family can’t produce a top scorer.”.

“Wren is a girl. How could she beat the boys?”

Grandpa finished and looked at Mom’s stomach.

“You’re still young. Have another boy to carry on the family name.”

Mom’s face went pale.

“Dad, the government says only three kids.”

“You only have two on your legal documents.”

Mom’s face turned pale. Only then did she regret not transferring my paperwork back.

She sent me a message, asking when we could go to handle the paperwork.

No one replied.

So she sent me a time. [Today at 2 PM. I’ll wait for you at the records office.]

She was sure I would come.

Because I waited for her at the records office a hundred times.