Chapter 239: Chapter 239
If she goes out, will it trigger a stampede?
While Paige Sterling was pondering this, an airport staff member ran over to her, "God Sterling! You’re finally back in the country!"
She seemed a bit excited, and Paige’s mouth twitched. What do you mean, finally back?
She had only been abroad for a few days!
What Paige didn’t know was that because various forces abroad had been trying to entice her to immigrate online, netizens got worried after knowing she went abroad, fearing she might not come back.
Moreover, Paige didn’t return with other Veridian members, which made people even more anxious.
Fortunately, the news of Paige’s return to the country eventually spread, and netizens were overjoyed, organizing this reception event to show their appreciation for Paige.
"God Sterling, you can’t go out now, there are too many people outside, all here to greet you. If you go out, it might cause chaos at the airport. Let me take you through another passage to leave."
Paige nodded and followed the staff through another passage.
She whispered to Julian Hawthorne, "When I was in the entertainment industry, they weren’t this crazy."
Now that she’s left the industry, they’ve made such a big fuss.
Only God knows she just wants to focus quietly on her research now.
Julian patted her head. When Paige was in the entertainment industry, people liked her mainly because of her looks.
This kind of admiration is the most fickle and can’t withstand the test of time.
But now, her reliance isn’t on her looks; it’s on her capability and bringing glory to her country.
People admire her and see her as a role model.
This kind of admiration is stronger and crazier.
No matter how many fans Paige has, none can replace his position as her number one diehard fan.
The staff member led the two while expressing his admiration for Paige.
"God Sterling, you’re just too amazing. Ever since following you, I realized women can live with such vibrancy..."
"God Sterling, is this Mr. Hawthorne beside you? You and Mr. Hawthorne are truly a perfect match..."
Meanwhile, at the arrival gate, the fan leader was shouting loudly.
"Everyone, get energized. Our God Sterling’s flight has landed, and she’ll be coming out soon. Let’s not forget the slogan!"
"Ahhhh, the thought of finally seeing my God Sterling in person makes me want to jump with excitement!"
"God Sterling, God Sterling! Like clouds in flight!"
Various slogans were shouted passionately, yet they waited for a long time, and Paige never showed up.
Finally, after Paige had left, the airport staff advised everyone over the broadcast to return home, relaying Paige’s message.
"God Sterling is grateful for everyone’s support and admiration, but hopes everyone can be sensible. The airport is a public space, and expressing affection can inconvenience others..."
Initially, everyone was a bit disappointed about not seeing God Sterling, but upon hearing Paige’s message, they cheered up, listened to the broadcast, and hurried home.
Shaun Jones drove to pick her up at the airport, and once they came out of the passage, they got into the car.
As the car drove for a while, Paige suddenly asked Shaun Jones.
"Secretary Jones, haven’t you noticed there’s only our car on this road?"
Shaun Jones, "Ma’am, when I came, this road wasn’t ..."
But realizing the issue now was evidently too late.
Because they were already surrounded.
A whole lot of people...
They held various support banners for God Sterling, loudly shouting God Sterling, clearly also here to greet Paige.
The airport was one thing, but what’s with the road escort?
Doing it so grandly made Paige’s head filled with black lines.
She rolled down the car window to look out. Fortunately, those fans were organized and kept a distance from the car, allowing her to continue moving forward.
As the car was nearing the road’s end, Paige saw many familiar faces like Miles Morgan, Dylan Dunn, Summer Xavier, Penelope Thatcher...
She even spotted Burt Chambers and his group of fair-weather friends among them, shaking red ribbons like a troupe of middle-aged women dancing in the square.
Paige didn’t feel delighted, really... ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝗇𝗲𝘵
She only felt it was a sight for sore eyes.
No idea what aesthetic these teenagers possessed.
While dancing, they loudly hollered, "God Sterling, God Sterling, look at us!"
"God Sterling, God Sterling, I love you just like a mouse loves rice..."
Paige looked at Shaun Jones.
Shaun Jones, "President Hawthorne, ma’am, I swear, I really didn’t know about any of this..."
The ma’am’s fans are just too...crazy.
Actually, taking over an entire road?
Paige asked Shaun Jones to stop the car, then opened the car door.
Seeing her get out, everyone became even more excited.
Penelope Thatcher dashed out of the crowd, lunging toward Paige.
But before she could reach Paige, Julian Hawthorne intercepted her.
Julian pulled Paige into his embrace, giving Penelope a warning look.
Penelope pouted, thinking Mr. Hawthorne was really in the way.
But she quickly disregarded Julian and continued excitedly shouting to Paige, "Ahhh, God Sterling, I missed you so much! We watched the exchange event video; you were truly amazing, you know that?"
Paige’s performance at the exchange event was filmed by many and posted online. Although they were just short clips, people in the country could understand the whole exchange event through them.
Paige excelled at the event, virtually tongue-tied the foreign representatives, once again bolstering the Veridian people’s morale.
Now, those foreign scientists are all expressing their admiration for Paige on their social media accounts.
Paige truly became globally renowned.
With such talent, she deserves this enthusiastic reception.
At this time, Paige saw someone waving at her from the crowd, "Beau...!"
Paige walked over with a serious face, seeing Jared Sullivan and his secretary, "Dad, why are you here too?"
"Everyone came to greet you, of course, Dad had to come too."
Just didn’t expect Julian Hawthorne to be so strategic, picking up people all the way to foreign lands.
Sigh, "...", my gosh, don’t tell me this spectacle wasn’t paid for by dad? If that’s the case, then it’s too awkward.
Paige quietly asked Jared Sullivan, "Dad, did you set this up?"
Jared Sullivan chuckled, "This wasn’t me, it was organized by the netizens. I didn’t have a chance to do anything."
While Paige was abroad, Jared Sullivan counted the days she would return by fidgeting his fingers, planning to create a grand scene for her homecoming, which surely counted as honoring one’s return, right?
However, the netizens spontaneously organized the event, taking care of everything, leaving him with nothing to do but join the crowd pretending to be Paige’s fan to welcome her back.
Well, he’s not pretending; he was indeed his daughter’s number one diehard fan.
This is something known all over the internet.