At the hotel, the award ceremony of the Marshall's Award.
When the guest announced Angela’s name on stage, the spotlight was instantly on her.
Under everyone’s enthusiastic applause, she got up and walked up on stage.
"I am finally up on this stage. I finally get the award that I have been dreaming of at the age of sixty-three. I initially thought that I would never win this award in this life because the effort required and the reward obtained may not be proportional to getting this award," Angela held the microphone in one hand while holding the award in the other hand. She smiled excitedly, "But I've managed to wait for it."
Below the stage, rapturous applause rang out.
After the applause, Angela took a deep breath and said once more, "Here, I want to first thank my alma mater and my teacher for nurturing me. Next, I want to thank another person. That person is my fiance, Mr. Dean Jennings.
Dean's smile was shown on the huge screen on stage.
"All the years of working, he had constantly invested in me. Without his support, I might not be able to hold on until now, so, I have to especially thank him.” Angela looked at Dean gratefully. "Next, my research team members who had been secretly working hard. When they entered my team, they signed a non-disclosure agreement. They can't tell anyone about the research. Now that we have succeeded, no one knows their names. They should be standing here on the stage with me. Out of protecting them, I stand here today, accepting this award on their behalf. I’m really happy today, which is why I have a lot of things to say. I hope that you all don't mind."
The host chuckled and chimed in, "Miss Hills, we can understand your happiness. We are happy for you too. I heard that your alma mater has come out with three other Marshall’s Award winners. Do you know them?"
The host was only trying to chat with Angela. The host did not do much background research, so they did not know about the grudge between Angela and James.
After this question was asked, the smile on Angela's face stiffened.
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