Chapter 343

She found it utterly unbelievable.

The moment she heard those words, Maurice was stunned.

Sylvie came in second?

With scores like that, second place?

Jarrod glanced over at her, eyes narrowing.

After Sylvie hung up the phone, her expression turned grim.

Maurice finally found his voice. "What's going on? What did they say? Are you sure there's no mistake?"

Such a tough field, such a high score, and yet someone managed to beat Sylvie?

"Yeah, they only confirmed the ranking." Sylvie's expression grew complicated. The certainty she'd felt just moments before had vanished, leaving her face darkened and clouded with disbelief.

Joseph seemed to remember something. He suddenly looked over. "Did they say what the top score was, or... who got it?"

tone was cool and measured.

would depend on what the university officially

pressed her lips together. "No, they didn't

took a deep breath before adding, her voice full of frustration, "They also

the written exam and the interview, she knew she'd had every advantage. Even if someone else had scored higher, they couldn't possibly match her real-world experience—she'd worked for a Fortune 500 company overseas, participated in major projects, and was now part of Neural Intelligence, one of the leading tech firms in the

spot

couldn't make

lowered his gaze, lost in

didn't say a word

silence and glanced over. "What's

how Haywood, chief engineer at The Delacroix Group, had once praised Elodie at length, and how Elodie had been the project lead at VistaLink Technologies. Now, putting two

shock, but he quickly hid it, tightening his grip on his teacup as his heart pounded in his

took shape, making his blood rush to his

met Jarrod's deep, steady gaze, sensing a quiet

and

rein in the roiling speculation and said, slowly, “It's just... surprising. To even make it to the

was edged out, just how exceptional was this first-place candidate?

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