Chapter 43
Cordelia tilted her head in thought.
Piano Man had warned that the group admin was not someone to mess with, and for some reason, wasn’t a good idea to add him
As she was mulling this over, her phone buzzed.
Exiting the friend request screen, she saw a new message in the Pioneers Group chat.
Interruptions asked, [Had dinner yet?]
Cordelia suddenly doubted Stanton’s words. As such a kind group admin, how could he be difficult?
.she felt it
She left the chat and opened the friend requests, accepting the mystery person’s request. Then she pondered what to write in the nickname section.
What exactly did the group admin do?
Remembering the previous conversations in the group, where others talked about learning from each other in their respective fields, it seemed only the admin was the go–to person for any issue.
Cordelia had an idea and labeled the contact as Mr. All–Round.
After updating the nickname, she noticed the rest of the 19 people in the group, following the admin’s message, obediently replied one by one as if answering a teacher’s question.
Louie replied, [Just had dinner]
The Piano Man texted, [Haven’t yet.]
Bland said, [Yes, just had a vegetable smoothie to keep fit.]
Frankle typed, [Yeah, I did.]
Cordelia was puzzled.
The admin’s influence was strong, almost like he was their leader.
But she quickly dropped the thought, remembering Louie was a free–spirited psychologist, no leader there. Cordelia followed suit and replied last. [Not yet ]
NoInterruptions typed. [Go and eat something. @LearnLover]
Cordelia was confused, wondering why he singled her out.
Meanwhile, in the group chat “Who exactly is this girl?“, it was mayhem.
Bland started, [Today, our admin spoke four times. Are four of us going to disappear tomorrow? Suddenly, I’m scared!]
Stanton added. [Feels like our admin is off his game. Has his account been hacked?]
Frankie expressed, [As an old–timer here, I suspect the admin has a special connection with the new girl. And
now I regret trying to test her. Can I retract my document now, or is it too late?]
Bland asked, [Who is this girl? Does anyone have the guts to ask Louie?]
[No way!]
Done in the Delaney family was late that day because Steward got home a bit behind schedule,
As Cordia, who was famished devoured her meal to head upstairs to work through some problems Mathster had set for hec Rachel suddenly said, “Laurinda, doesn’t Rosina also enjoy playing the piano?”
Laurinda chuckled at the mention. Yes, why do you ask?”
Rachel replied, “Well, we have Stanton coming over next weekend for an assessment. I am considering having Resina join us and take the assessment with Juliana.”
Laurinda’s eves sparkled “Really, Rachel? Aren’t you concerned she might outshine Juliana?”
Rachel laughed and said. Come on Rosina is Madeline’s daughter, and Madeline is your daughter, Juliana’s aunt Rosina and Juliana are cousins. We’re family. If one of them gets in, it’s a win for the Delaney family!”
That’s very big of you!” Laurinda praised.
Madeline Delaney was Laurinda’s youngest girl. When Madeline got hitched, the Delaneys hadn’t yet struck it noh so her husband was no high roller. That always tugged at Laurinda’s heartstrings.
Rachel’s gesture filled Laurinda with joy. She turned to Lorna, “You should take a leaf out of your siblings‘ book. That’s the kind of spirit a matriarch should have, not hoarding all the accolades without giving chances to
your sisters”
With that, she glanced at Cordelia. “If you see Juliana as your cousin, withdraw from the physics competition!”
busy separating the meat from the ribs on her plate, planning to finish her mouthful before
responding
But Loma already retorted. “Laurinda, in that case, why doesn’t Juliana withdraw from the piano assessment and allow Rosina to take it?”
Launnda was stunned. Rachel felt the same way.
Loma sat up straight, unwavering under Laurinda’s gaze.
Shaking with anger, Laurinda pointed at her. “Well, after all these years in our family, I didn’t realize you were so sharp–tongued”
Loma took a deep breath and responded, “Laurinda, I’m just speaking logically.”
Enraged, Laurinda slammed down her cutlery and stood up to leave.
Rachel inquired. ‘Aren’t you eating. Laurinda?”
Launnda huffed. “Forget it. I’m full of anger!”
Cordelia didnt dwell on the dinner drama and went upstairs after eating. Once she finished the homework Latham had assigned, she booted up her computer and downloaded the materials Mathster had sent her.
When opening them, she was stunned.
Coincidentally, the content was identical to the yellowed scrolls she had from her grandfather!
as to prove this
It appeared to be an unsolved conjecture in the world of mathematics. And her task was to conjecture correct.
In addition to practicing problems, she had been studying her grandfather’s manuscript for the past month, which had already covered two-thirds of the proof. With her research and learning, she had made further progress.
Chapter 43
There was still some way to go before she could prove the conjecture.
So, she messaged Mathster. [This problem is quite challenging.]
How could it not be?
For away in Ontoky City, Frankie silently marveled. It was one of the mysteries of mathematics!
He had given it to the girl to test her math skills.
If she recognized the problem, she had a deep understanding of mathematics because one wouldn’t even encounter such problems below a certain level.
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