Everyone assumed Hope’s excellence stemmed from a picture-perfect upbringing. Turns out, they were wrong. And during the livestream, Sylvia had mentioned growing up in the countryside. The three sisters couldn’t fathom how hard Hope must have worked to become this extraordinary. Scarlett abruptly changed the subject: “Yo, you gotta try this braised beef noodles! The beef’s marinated by me personally!” Hope was already stuffed from the hotel cafeteria, but she didn’t want to reject their kindness—or waste food. She picked up chopsticks, only to freeze. “Uh…turns out I’m not that perfect,” she laughed awkwardly, wiggling her injured right arm. “Left-handed noodle slurping? Not my superpower.” The sisters burst out laughing. “How’d we forget?!” “I’ll grab a fork! Or I could

