Chapter 186

So much so.

Now that Elodie could effortlessly dine with the professor thanks to Alexander, she couldn't help feeling a little contemptuous.

"I just saw Elodie giving the professor a gift," Sylvie remarked casually as she took her seat.

"A gift?" Maurice chuckled. "What good will that do her? That's like handing a Harvard acceptance letter to someone who can barely read. Even if she's given the chance, what's the point? It's wasted on her."

A housewife, after all.

Just a college graduate, and her only way to meet the professor was through Alexander, who was clearly blinded by infatuation.

Even if Alexander wanted to make Elodie look good, didn't she need some real ability of her own?

Sylvie glanced at Maurice, amused. "You don't mince words, do you?"

Maurice shrugged. "The truth stings."

He turned to Jarrod. "So, Jarrod, what do you think Alexander's up to? Bringing Elodie to meet his father-could it be they've been together much longer than we thought?"

"No," Jarrod replied unhurriedly, dismissing Maurice's guess.

Sylvie watched him, searching for any flicker of emotion.

Luckily, there was none.

He was completely indifferent.

of it, with a family like Alexander's-everyone a heavyweight in national research-how

cool as he sipped

project. Has anyone considered that's why Alexander's father

Either this one has the professor's direct guidance, or it's been flagged as a

saying the professor might be secretly driving this

said, "Hard

sounded uncertain, but inside, he was anything

backing this, it would be the hottest opportunity in the industry-a

who hadn't lost his

"Have you set a

question hung in the

to look

slightly. "About a month from now.

phone in his

having

to buy some of the professor's favorite pastries,

the technical

your mind really shines in this area. If you put half the energy into your

really argue

and said, "Don't listen to him, Elodie. If you poured everything into your career-never married, never had kids-your grandma

She has vision. At least she's

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