Chapter 48 – Terry’s benefactor
Terry walked up to Liliana and bowed deeply to her which stunned everyone to silence.
He straightened his back and did not wait for Liliana to speak as he continued, “I can personally attest to the character of Mrs. Liliana. She is my benefactor as she gave me her scholarship to King’s High because she was rich enough to pay for her own tuition. She was also the one who gave me relevant materials to prepare for entrance to Kings High after I had passed her tests.”Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.
The crowd was in an uproar. ‘She got a scholarship in Kings High and gave it away.’ Both things were inconceivable to everyone.
Terry continued “After I entered Kings High, she directed me to use the alumni network to secure a scholarship abroad which was extremely generous and was until post-grad conditioned upon my grades only. I can personally assure you there were three other people like me who could never dream of studying in Kings High but received the opportunity because Mrs. Liliana qualified for the Kings High Scholarship throughout her tenure in Kings High.”
He paused as he added, “I know a lot of people have never heard of Kings High Scholarship. That’s because it’s extremely rare to qualify for it. Only seven people have qualified for scholarships in the last three decades. Mrs. Liliana is one of those brilliant seven. One other person amidst us who had qualified for it was Doctor Henry Qazi.”
He then looked at Lydia as he added, “She was also rich enough to pay the exuberant tuition, so she transferred her scholarship to others. I was the first to receive her benevolence, after I went abroad, she transferred that scholarship to another student and when she went to another state with a scholarship prospect similar to mine, she sponsored another and ultimately ended up changing the lives for four kids like me. Mrs. Liliana is a person blessed with money, a brain, and most importantly a generous heart. She was born with a crown on her head. Whether she flaunts it or not is up to her, but she was, is, and will always be a Queen. I hope none here would take the words of her detractors seriously.”
When Terry finished his speech, the murmurs in the venue grew louder. Everyone was looking at Liliana strangely.
‘She was one of the only seven people to receive the unheard-of Kings High scholarship.’
‘She received the Kings High Scholarship like legendary doctor Henry did. Does that mean they have the same level of intelligence?’
‘She gave her scholarship to others because the exuberant tuition meant nothing compared to her riches.’
‘She was Terry Draw’s benefactor.’
‘She changed the lives of four people when she was in middle and high school only.’
Admiration for the mysterious Mrs. Liliana swept across the hall in waves.
But the topic of discussion, Liliana herself, looked as unaffected as ever.
She had this air around her like she did not belong to the masses. She was above them all and would grace everyone with her presence as per her will.
But somehow that arrogance and ethereal disposition suited her perfectly instead of being unbecoming.