Chapter 291: Chapter 291

Many present who have seen the online controversy have some understanding of the matter and naturally know how the issue of Professor Lancaster accepting Skylar Hughes has brewed up.

Not only were there online trolls, but Skylar also played her part in fueling the flames, making the world believe it was true, almost preventing Professor Lancaster from clarifying the situation.

But who would have guessed it was all false?

No one knows why this woman fabricated such an easily debunked lie, and even showed up at Professor Lancaster’s birthday banquet.

Did she really think that by spreading this story everywhere and making people believe it was true, Professor Lancaster would actually take her on?

Such wishful thinking!

The looks from those present were unbearable for Skylar Hughes.

Especially since she came prepared to be in the spotlight, and instead encountered such an outcome. How could she stand this?

She could almost foresee how people would view her after this incident became public.

Furious and embarrassed, she glared at Paige Sterling, as if wanting to tear a piece of flesh from her.

Yet Paige treated her as if she was invisible, completely ignoring her.

Skylar Hughes refused to give up, "Paige, can you please explain everything clearly to everyone? I..."

Julian Hawthorne looked coldly at Skylar, pulling Paige behind him, as if Skylar was a contagion.

This action deeply hurt Skylar Hughes.

Skylar gazed at Julian, her look suggesting he was a heartbreaker who had wronged her.

"Mr. Hawthorne, why..."

Skylar’s behavior was seriously disrupting the banquet’s proceedings, and the family had called staff to drag Skylar out.

Such treatment, like catching a criminal, made Skylar feel even more humiliated.

She kept staring at Julian Hawthorne, unable to comprehend how he could watch others inflict such embarrassment on her.

Julian, who seemed so wise and decisive, was now blindly manipulated by Paige.

If possible, she could completely help Julian break free from Paige. Why was Julian treating her this way?

Skylar Hughes struggled, "Professor Lancaster, I just wanted to come to celebrate your birthday, why are you treating me ? Let go of me."

Skylar had the audacity to say this, knowing full well whether she was there to celebrate or cause trouble.

"I know it’s because of Paige, right? Paige bought you all off, so none of you can distinguish between right and wrong anymore, you all help Paige to embarrass me..."

Under such heavy blows, Skylar Hughes had lost her sanity.

She blamed everything on Paige, her expression somewhat frantic.

Someone couldn’t bear her nonsense any longer and said, "Is this woman mentally ill? Clearly, she showed up at Professor Lancaster’s birthday without Lancaster Family’s consent, causing a scene at the banquet, and now she’s turning things around playing the victim to gain sympathy..."

"Exactly, exactly. Does God Sterling even need to deal with someone like you? Stop flattering yourself..." Get full chapters from 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽

The staff didn’t give Skylar Hughes a chance to speak further, muzzled her, and took her away.

Before Skylar left, she kept her eyes fixed on Paige Sterling.

After Skylar Hughes departed, the atmosphere of the banquet quickly resumed.

By the end, several heads of relevant associations came to find Paige Sterling.

Although Paige Sterling is famous, she has not joined any of these associations.

Now, seeing Paige, all the associations wished to have her join.

Whether she joins or not doesn’t significantly impact Paige.

So, not wanting to offend anyone, Paige agreed to all of them immediately.

Meanwhile, Skylar Hughes returned home with a sullen face. Yvette Hughes and Chloe Hughes didn’t know what had happened at the banquet, but seeing Skylar’s expression, it was clear it wasn’t anything positive.

Chloe asked several times before Skylar finally explained the situation.

However, in her account, it was naturally Paige’s scheming that ruined her ambitions.

Skylar Hughes clutched Yvette’s arm tightly, saying, "Mom, you can’t neglect me because of my brother! I am also your biological daughter, help me..."

She cried with a mix of pity and resentment, "Now everyone knows I was about to become Professor Lancaster’s student, but because of Paige, this happened, and once it’s known, everyone will look down on me. I must become Professor Lancaster’s student, I must be his student, I can’t suffer disdain, I can’t be crushed under Paige forever..."

Yvette Hughes didn’t know what to do.

At the beginning, she felt this matter was unreliable, but was brainwashed by Skylar, and was genuinely happy for her.

Who would have thought the situation would turn out ?

She had no idea how to help Skylar, as she hasn’t even met Professor Lancaster, and before such a person, she would likely have no voice!

"Mom, you must help me! If you don’t, who else can?"

Skylar Hughes now regretted it. She should never have made the matter public before it was confirmed, otherwise, Paige wouldn’t have had the opportunity to manipulate her, putting her in such an awkward position now.

From the beginning, she brainwashed herself, wanting to enter the scientific community, to become Professor Lancaster’s student, not because of Paige, but because she liked it and was talented.

Yet now, however much she brainwashes herself, she can’t deceive herself anymore; she just wanted to suppress Paige.

But the goal wasn’t achieved, and instead, she made herself so embarrassed.

Yvette Hughes and Chloe Hughes naturally had no solutions.

However, the incident at the banquet didn’t immediately spread out, which allowed Skylar Hughes to breathe a sigh of relief.

But Skylar knew this was only temporary. Rather than let the matter be exposed by Paige, humiliating her, she would better find a way herself to minimize the impact and maximize the benefits.

Thus, a few days later, Skylar Hughes blocked Paige Sterling in a restaurant.

Of course, Mona Wright was with her.

Skylar Hughes looked coldly at Paige, as if Paige had done something utterly heinous to her.

"Paige, have you achieved your goal yet? You’re very pleased with yourself now, aren’t you?"

Even encountering an adversary when going out to eat, Paige’s expression was wooden.

Skylar continued, "You knew Professor Lancaster was going to accept me as a student, you got scared, panicked, afraid I would surpass you, so at that moment, you approached Professor Lancaster, interfered, and caused him to have issues with me, thus retracting the offer to accept me as a student, and making me a laughing stock. Are you satisfied now?"