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Madison murmured, “That Yasmine woman… you can’t take her simply.”
“What do you mean?” Miranda asked.
“When I received my graduate admission letter, I joined the new student group chat,” Madison explained, ” Everyone kept talking about Yasmine.”
She was a top student at their university. Although her GPA hadn’t met the direct admission standard, she’d published six SCI papers during her undergrad years, so the college made an exception and accepted her.
People called her a “genius” and an “academic rising star“.
“Oh, so this is the famous Dr. Young. I’ve heard so much about you,” one of the male students in the group said with a grin, but his tone was far from respectful.
Madison frowned. “That’s Hank, the leader of our group chat. He’s always online and has a sharp tongue.”
As Hank spoke, Sophie directed her other students, “Why are you all just standing there? Greet Dr. Young.”
Yasmine sneered but said nothing. Her reputation preceded her, and her arrogance matched it.
Meanwhile, Willow nodded politely. True to her gentle name, she smiled sweetly, and her voice was s and melodic. “Hello, Dr. Young.”
soft
Tina, on the other hand, looked visibly uncomfortable. In the past, she’d gone to great lengths to curry favor with Christine–visiting her, bringing gifts, almost treating her like a deity.
Now, she stood on Sophie’s side, fully aware of how she’d secured her spot in the graduate program. through gifts rather than qualifications. She knew Christine had seen right through her, which made facing her all the more daunting.
Her eyes avoided direct contact at all cost.
Theodore, however, broke the tension. He stepped forward excitedly and grabbed Christine’s hand tightly. “Dr. Young! My name is Theodore Zeller! I’ve read your papers and watched your lectures. I never imagined I’d get to meet you in person today. I’m so excited…”
His excitement was genuine; he spoke breathlessly as his entire bod
admiration.
trembled, and his eyes shone with
Christine, caught off guard, smiled and gently shook his hand in return. “Hello, Theodore.”
-The young man’s tanned face flushed with color, and he scratched his head, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth.
He was tall, around six feet one inch, dressed simply in a worn T–shirt and shorts, and wore leather sandals. He looked both sturdy and endearing when he smiled.
Hank quickly intervened, pushing him aside. “Get out of the way, you country bumpkin! You’re ‘embarrassing us!”
But Theodore seemed unaffected by Hank’s rudeness, still basking in the joy that Christine had called out
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his name.
Sophie’s expression soured. One of her students openly fawning over her rival was akin to public humiliation.
However, she quickly composed herself and resumed her pleasant demeanor. “Dr. Young, aren’t you going to introduce your students?”
Christine had no intention of indulging her:
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