Checkmate
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  • Reads 4,915
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  • Parts 24
  • Time 5h 40m
Ongoing, First published Mar 24, 2022
Yulia Lim was a genius. 

Keyword: was

When the perpetual dean's lister got entangled with an unlikely trio, she realized hard work could prove useless against talent. 

Now, if Yulia Lim was a genius, where would that put Elijah Xia?
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