Chapter 58

“What’s the right call?”

That graduate student was puzzled, stepping forward to take a closer look, and gasped in shock, “Is this…?”

It finally dawned on Frankie that his student was peering at the sensitive documents scattered on his desk. Frankie hastily stood up, tidied the papers, and breathed a sigh of relief as that student tactfully averted his

Daze

Still stunned, that student murmured, “Is that right?”

Frankie nodded.

Suddenly, an idea struck him and he grabbed his smartphone to make a WhatsApp call to Cordelia.

It was well past midnight, and Cordelia seemed to be asleep. The phone rang several times before she answered with a groggy “Hello”

Her voice was husky and indifferent, laced with the haze of sleep

Frankie spoke urgently. “Did you send these conjecture results to anyone else?”

There was a pause on the other end before replying, “No.”

He exhaled in relief, then said solemnly. “Before you publish this, don’t show it to anyone else. There are many in the academic world who would hijack others‘ hard work.”

“Okay, got it,” she replied, her tone still remarkably calm.

He cleared his throat and asked, “Did you prove this conjecture all by yourself?”

There was a pause before she answered seriously, “Not really, my granddad proved two–thirds of it. You can tell from the draft I sent you.”

Frankie had seen it, but many had tried and failed to prove this conjecture using that method, usually getting stuck at the final step and unable to progress.

So the first two–thirds wasn’t the breakthrough. It was the final third that was truly remarkable!

If Cordelia claimed she had proved the conjecture on her own, there would be no issue.

Frankie felt further trust in her character and a growing fondness as if she were his kin. He chuckled, “Which journal are you thinking of publishing in?”

a moment of confusion before she

need to draft this into a paper and submit it to a prestigious math journal. Do you know

the simple reply.

help but laugh, 1 can help you with that. I suggest you submit to Inventiones Mathematicae. Your conjecture will definitely cause a sensation

her reaction was

all night

again, “Are you free

“No.”

“Busy studying?”

really. I’m prepping for the National Math League.” Cordelia hadn’t done any serious problem–solving for

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To show respect for the upcoming competition, she decided to knuckle down and practice for

three days

as if

there any need for Cordelia, who just proved Ratra’s Conjecture, to compete with high

that she was still in high school,

“Yeah.

someone reliable to

you, that would be

moment, he asked, “We’ve only chatted a couple of times in the group. Why

a man of integrity, even he couldn’t quarantee his heart wouldn’t stir at the prospect of such a

a history–making

slowly, “Didn’t you

Frankie was baffled.

from her sleep, didn’t give the conversation another thought and drifted back into her dreams.

next three days, she focused intently on practice

several times but was shut down by Sanderson. Meanwhile, Rachel

Cordelia packed her bags to travel to the National

in the previous Galaxy Math Whiz Competition, Greenmeadow International School still had three girls participating, with

she would have her own room.

baseball cap, and pursed his lips. He sighed, thinking he’d

arrived at

He then saw her hand over her ID, prompting the front desk

stunned.

equally baffled. The presidential suite was on the 28th floor and off–limits to regular guests

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