Chapter 219
“What am I trying to do, you ask? I am trying to expose your wrongdoings. I am going to expose that you use the backdoor to get an upper hand on the selection. I am going to expose your dark secret!”
“I see. If you are so righteous, then what were you and your honorable lady trying to do just now?”
“Ms. Solace just wanted to submit her application herself. She would never use dirty methods like you!”
“Is that so? It’s clearly stated in the participant booklet that nominees would be invited for an interview only when they pass the preliminary stages. Everyone has to follow the procedure without fail. They can’t get in contact with the judges before the interview. I believe that Ms. Solace also received this booklet, didn’t she? Not only did your plan of bypassing standard procedure fail, you even slander Professor Seeker and the association. How dare you!”
Madeline’s face darkened as she probed Liam without holding back.
Liam just wanted to stand up for his missus, but he did not expect to bump into a difficult obstacle like Madeline. If they really shoulder the blame for trying to use backhanded tactics and in the process ruining Ms. Solace’s reputation, that would be the end of the world for him.
If that happened, he would not be of any use to Ms. Solace anymore!
“You b*tch, how dare you insult Ms. Solace! You need to be taught a lesson!”
“Liam, Professor Seeker is still here. You have to watch your manners.” Annalise standing outside was listening to the whole fiasco, and seeing that things had escalated, she took this opportunity to intervene.
She naively thought that after Liam had berated them, these people would know their place and welcome her.
Little did she know, not only things did not develop as she wished, the conversation was steered in an unimaginable direction.
How could they blatantly imply that they were actually using backhanded tactics now?
This was not something they could be proud of.
“Ms. Solace, they’re all bullies!” Liam saw that Annalise had joined in, and he immediately felt like he had found his savior. He began to complain to her as if he was wronged.
“We are just here to submit our application, and we don’t know about the guidelines as stated in the booklet. This is our mistake. However, isn’t this lady here committing the same mistake and going against the guidelines too?”
Annalise was maintaining her calm and graceful facade. She wanted to get rid of any chances of being labeled as someone who used backhanded tactics.
She could not fathom how Madeline could be so relaxed, sitting nearby Professor Seeker as if she was at home. Her mood slowly became sour, which prompted her to voice out her suspicion.
This woman in front of her was really pretty. Even though she was dressed in a plain T-shirt and jeans, that did not prevent her from flaunting her figure.
The moment Annalise laid eyes on that woman, she immediately felt that she was no ordinary woman. She was even a little envious of her extraordinary beauty.
Madeline’s beauty and demeanor must be why Annalise felt compelled to be suspicious of her. It was because of jealousy. Madeline looked like someone who could use some backhanded tactics too.
If that were the case, Annalise secretly planned to kill two birds with one stone.
However, the moment she stopped talking, Liam, her incompetent assistant, chipped in agitatedly, “She’s right. Professor Seeker, since you can accept applicants using backhanded tactics, why don’t you consider Ms. Solace? You must have known that Ms. Solace is from the Solace family. There is no place in the world she can’t get into once she starts using backhanded tactics!”
When Liam saw Annalice bringing up Madeline, he instinctively thought that Annalise was feeling unfair about the fact that only Madeline could bypass standard procedure.
Without giving it much thought, he blurted out his opinion.
When Madeline heard him, she could not stifle her laughter anymore.
“Hey Professor Seeker, do people nowadays use backhanded tactics all the time without shame?” Madeline shook her head in disbelief. She felt sorry for the sole daughter of the Solace family.
Look, the once honorable and mighty Ms. Solace had a pale face because she couldn’t believe what her assistant had just said!
“I can’t believe this, you’d think the whole world is going to the dogs! Chairman, you must be strict about these indecent practices. We can’t allow scheming people to smear the name of the Charity Association!”
Professor Seeker’s gaze swept across them and he didn’t shy away from criticizing them.
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