She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

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Zoe watched Wesley closely and said earnestly, "Mr. Donovan, all the other students have brought their parents. Do you really want Athena to be the only one here without hers?" Her words made Wesley clench his teeth. "Alright then. Zoe, please lead the way."

Zoe guided Wesley and his family into the hall, across the red carpet, and over to the main table near the stage.

Then, she addressed the people already seated, "Attention please allow me to introduce you. This is Athena's father, mother, brother, and sister."

The people at the main table were all influential figures. They had never encountered someone as unremarkable as Wesley.

They cast a brief, indifferent glance at the Donovan family, nodded slightly, and then turned away to resume their

conversations.

The Donovan family felt the disdain in the air. They didn't greet anyone, instead scanning the room, trying to spot Athena.

"Mr. and Mrs. Donovan, please have a seat," Zoe said with a smile. "Athena will be here soon."

"Thank you." Wesley replied, barely maintaining his composure as he guided Claire to a seat.

There were just enough chairs to seat all I four of them at the table

Zoe, still smiling, said. "Make yourselves comfortable. I have some things to take care of

As soon as she left, the people she had planted began mocking the Donovan family.

"Is Athena too embarrassed by her own family to even show up?

"How did they end at end up

the main table? Do they really think they belong here?"

"These country bumpkins have no idea what they're doing. They think they're someone important just because they're here for the first time. Arthur was boiling with anger, ready to slam the table in outrage,

But Wesley grabbed his shoulder and whispered, "Calm down. I'll call Athena and see where she is."

He had no idea that as soon as he pulled out his phone, a student would shout in excitement, "Hey, look at this! What kind of phone is that? I've never seen anything like it before."

Zoe's group jumped at chance to join in.

at the

seeing a phone like that when I was a kid. It was all the rage ten years ago. It's totally outdated now, but who knows,

least once a year, but Athena's real dad hasn't changed his in

bunch of them started taking pictures of Wesley, shouting excitedly. "I'm posting this on Twitter

everything he had been through, even Wesley couldn't help but feel humiliated. He instinctively shoved

stood up and shouted,

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him, waved it around, and then threw it straight

at him in shock,

smirked, grabbed a ladle, and stirred the

drops of water clinging to it Arthur wiped I the phone off with a napkin and dialed a

I'm on my way, I'll be there soon. Is everything okay? Nothing happened,

kind of phone is that? It was in the broth for

amazing, like

get that phone, bro? How much did it

photo of the phone in the broth? If you did, send it to

as he spoke into the phone, 'Athena, no need to rush. Take your time. I

set the phone on the table, grabbed a steak knife, and suddenly started stabbing the phone's

thinking,

feel sorry for the phone. "That phone is

something to you?

noticed something

my God, the phone isn't even scratched-not a

really

up the phone, and opened the camera app. "Let me show you what this phone's

took a picture, and showed it to the crowd. "Can your phones do

be at least fifty yards away, and it's so clear, like

as good

mocked Wesley's phone earlier quickly slunk back into the crowd, too embarrassed to say another

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off, a loud voice