Chapter 282: Chapter 282

However, to avoid drawing attention, the chosen location was quite ordinary—so ordinary that Mona Wright and her friends happened to be dining there as well.

Mona’s friend was the first to notice those people.

"Oh my god, am I seeing things? Isn’t that our country’s second-in-command?"

Big shots you see on TV all the time, coming to such a low-key place to eat? Looking closely, you can see a few other people, equally frequent on television.

"Wait, who’s that woman beside them?"

"Isn’t that God Sterling?"

The second-in-command dining with Paige Sterling?

Has Paige Sterling already reached this level?

As soon as Mona heard Paige’s name, she immediately looked over but could only see half of Paige’s face before she quickly got into the car.

"Did you see wrong? How could that be Paige?"

Even though the half face she saw was indeed Paige’s, Mona still told herself that only seeing half the face doesn’t guarantee it was Paige.

How could Paige be so awesome to dine with national leaders?

Though that’s what she thought, she still found the matter a bit shocking to her worldview.

So she took a picture and sent it to Skylar Hughes.

"Saw some big shots at the restaurant, one of them looks a bit like Paige Sterling, not sure if it’s her, take a look."

Seeing that photo made Skylar’s heart skip a beat.

Then she suddenly asked Yvette Hughes, "Mom, you said Paige went out to dine with some big wigs. Do you know who these important people are?"

Yvette replied, "This I don’t know, you need to ask your Uncle Sterling."

Skylar asked Jared Sullivan, "Uncle Sterling, do you know?"

Jared replied, "Seems it’s some officials ranked two, three, four in the country, Beau didn’t explain clearly to me, haha. I even said I was worried she couldn’t handle the scene and offered to accompany her, but thinking about it, young people need to stand on their own, so I didn’t go..."

His words were filled with pride.

Skylar’s phone slipped from her hand and fell onto the table.

When she thought she could quickly surpass Paige, it seemed Paige had taken another step forward, forcing her to work a thousand times harder to catch up with Paige.

Though Mona was still saying it’s unlikely to be Paige.

But Skylar had almost confirmed it was Paige.

Saying she wasn’t affected would be impossible, but soon Skylar was revitalized by another matter.

In an interview show, when the host asked Professor Lancaster if he intended to personally mentor students considering the country’s current scarcity of talents.

Professor Lancaster stated that if he encountered a talented and hard-working child, he would certainly be willing to mentor them and nurture talent for the country.

The host then asked, "Does the professor currently have such a student?"

Professor Lancaster thought for a moment, "Of course, there is. Not only is she talented and diligent, but most importantly, she is also ambitious and patriotic."

Such talent is the most precious. It’s not that Veridia doesn’t have talent; it’s just that they prefer to go abroad.

Moreover, many who engage in scientific research are engrossed in laboratories and often lack a holistic view.

But Paige is different; not only is she capable, but she also has ambition. Coupled with her love for the country, this ambition could bring a leap forward in the country’s tech sector.

In short, he highly regards Paige.

The host was naturally curious about the high praise Professor Lancaster gave to that student. "Who is this student, Professor? Can you let us know a bit more?" Orıginal content can be found at 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵

Professor Lancaster shook his head, "Actually, everyone already knows her. Although she’s young, I’m sure she will be the new beacon of science and research for Veridia, and before long, us older folks can retire in peace, entrusting the country’s research future to these young talents."

After this interview aired, many online speculated that Professor Lancaster was referring to Paige.

After all, in today’s scientific community, there aren’t many young, capable, and ambitious individuals, and Paige fits Professor Lancaster’s description perfectly.

Seeing these speculations online, Skylar let out a cold laugh. How could it possibly be Paige?

Clearly, Professor Lancaster was talking about her, right?

Couldn’t those people be paid trolls by Paige? Really, trying to claim all good things for herself. Isn’t Paige afraid of setting up for a fall by creating too perfect a persona?

Nonetheless, at this point, Skylar didn’t need to bother with Paige about these matters.

Once Professor Lancaster announces she’s his student, everyone will naturally know who he truly favors.

And by then, Paige will surely be astonished.

However, what Skylar didn’t expect was that after Mona saw the interview video, and noticing the large number of people saying Professor Lancaster was talking about Paige online, she felt it was unfair to Skylar.

So she posted on Weibo, stating that the young person Professor Lancaster mentioned wasn’t Paige, but someone else, directing netizens to Skylar Hughes.

There were comments of "haha" all over the internet, with Skylar’s Weibo and Mona’s Weibo filled with netizens’ ridicule.

Skylar’s previous scandal had made a splash briefly, but that fame was short-lived, and people had almost forgotten about her. Now she’s popping up again to seek attention.

Claiming Professor Lancaster’s talented student was her?

They had never heard of a Skylar Hughes in the scientific community, let alone any significant research invention by her.

Such ridicule left Skylar unable to keep her composure.

The more the netizens doubted her, the more she wanted to prove them wrong, that she was no longer the old Skylar Hughes. Today you might dismiss me, but in the future, I’ll be out of your reach.

Since being noticed by Professor Lancaster was a fact, she no longer needed to keep it low-key.

So Skylar boldly responded to this on Weibo, stating that the person Professor Lancaster referred to was indeed her, and she was soon to be his student.

Moreover, to create a grand image and hype for herself, Skylar went all out and hired online influencers for self-promotion.

She wanted everyone to know that she was Professor Lancaster’s student; from now on, she would be a different Skylar Hughes.

From now on, she will bear the responsibility of the entire nation’s scientific research development, and no one can dare look down on her anymore.

Those paid by her, along with the marketing accounts, naturally went full force, lavishing praise upon Skylar, making it sound like she was the unprecedented talent across the ages, the country’s development depended on her, and she bore great responsibility.

In short—this is a figure you can’t afford to mock.