Everyone had heard that Mr. Henderson's girlfriend was a PhD from an elite

international university—a tech prodigy, so the rumors went.

But then, if she was such a prodigy, why hadn't anyone ever heard of anything

she'd actually accomplished?

Sure, Neural Nexus Tech had made some impressive breakthroughs recently, but

most people figured that was just Thorne's lingering influence from his time there.

It couldn't have had much to do with Vesta herself, could it?

Meanwhile, Charlene had never boasted about being a genius. Yet, today, she'd

stunned everyone with her brilliance.

Looking at it now, maybe Mr. Henderson's girlfriend's "genius" reputation wasn't

all it was cracked up to be.

No one said it out loud, but the sideways glances, the way people kept eyeing

Vesta and Charlene, made their skepticism unmistakable. Vesta would've had to

be blind not to notice.

Her complexion had already been pale, but now she looked even worse.

Seeing everyone compare her to Charlene, watching their silent doubt flicker

across their faces, Vesta clenched her fists until her knuckles turned white.

She might not have invented any groundbreaking tech, but her academic

credentials were real—no one had the right to question that.

Still, with no one voicing their doubts, she had no opportunity to defend herself.

Whatever indignation she felt had nowhere to go.

And when it came to actual academic achievements...

She thought of Charlene's recent, internationally praised research paper and the

everyone at the press

came to academic

longer compete with Charlene.

stood frozen in place, her

a few acquaintances, turned to

said quietly.

a

a moment to collect herself, then greeted

a composed expression

politely nodded to people as they

conference.

her calm, but inside, she

emotions.

to have left the press conference

without a second thought.

usual, even tone. "Mr. Black's team has been fully

No issues?"

the person they

Neural Nexus Tech.

his calm,

familiar

anxiety

managed a

Yes, I've looked into

Mr. Black's team fits

needs perfectly."

"Excellent."

they spoke, the elevator

...

had built a solid reputation at

was being

have been famous enough to cause an online

but they did have a

the livestream chat

But as

of Axiom

partnership with PrimeStar,

excitement exploded across the

internet.

minutes, the

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