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Chapter 209 You're Amazing

Brenna couldn't help but notice that both Greta and Lilith were quite captivated by Ethan. They seemed unable

to look away from him, particularly Greta, who stared at him intently for a

prolonged period.

Lilith, though briefly intrigued, soon reverted to focusing on her phone.

Greta leaned towards her mother and whispered, “Mom, I'm going to talk to Brenna and her friend now."

Danika offered a small nod, deliberately ignoring the admiration shining in her daughter's eyes. She knew her daughter all too well-her expectations were so high that even the brightest minds at the National Research Institute rarely caught her attention.

So now that someone had finally caught her daughter's eye, she naturally supported her daughter taking the

initiative.

"Go ahead," she said with a nod.

Greta gave a small smile and approached Brenna, asking politely, "Brenna, would you introduce us?"

Ethan, setting aside his usually rare smile, stood next to Brenna and extended his arm.

Brenna linked her arm with his and introduced him to Greta. "This is Ethan, my boyfriend."

Greta's smile broadened as she reached out to shake Ethan's hand, saying, "I'm Greta, a graduate student at Laguna Bay University. It's nice to meet you. I've seen you on financial talk shows before. You're quite a talented entrepreneur, and I really admire that."

It was her first time expressing interest in a man, and she felt Ethan was a match for her in terms of excellence.

looks, education, and family background, feeling she was better

way.

expectantly for Ethan's enthusiastic

best. He gave her hand a brief shake and then let go, his

distant.

experienced a twinge of disappointment, unaccustomed to such a dismissive

be unimpressed by her; he had surely crossed paths with countless brilliant individuals before. Still, she held onto the hope that with time and more chances to connect, he would come to recognize that

wasn't something Brenna paid much attention to, but when it came to reading people, her

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way Greta looked at Ethan-with clear admiration in her

looks, capabilities, and background. It was normal that many women liked

"Happy birthday, boss!"

"Happy birthday, Brenna!"

led by Thiago, Joe, and Tommy. They were a crowd of

one warmly

"Hello, everyone."

Harper family members. Ernst was particularly taken aback. He recognized several of Brenna's colleagues as finance professionals he knew, individuals who had contributed to internationally renowned journals. These were highly respected figures he had once tried to hire, only to

of her senior schoolmates among those greeting Brenna, individuals who were exceptionally gifted and had consistently excelled academically, earning national and university scholarships and receiving multiple job offers. Their level of achievement was something she felt she couldn't match,

they were, working

What were they thinking?

watched them, her brow furrowed in

attract such remarkable talents to her team? Was Brenna really that extraordinary? Greta's envy

by Brenna's ability to assemble such a capable team at such a

of the studios but even