The ultimate grand finale for the Doyle family would be delivered to them on the global stage.
Taking Bianca out now?
Where was the fun in that?
Just look at her.
Watching Bianca fume with furious, impotent rage was incredibly entertaining.
No doubt, the Doyle family executives watching from the shadows had the exact same priceless expression.
The real show hadn't even started yet.
"We won!"
"We won!"
Caleb, Jasper, and Vanessa hugged each other, tears of pure joy streaming down their faces.
Lydia practically skipped over to Serena, her eyes red, her voice thick with emotion. "Captain... we won. We actually won."
Serena stood up, a faint smile touching her lips. "Yes, we did."
Hearing their cheers and staring at that blindingly humiliating scoreboard, Bianca trembled uncontrollably.
She grabbed her keyboard and smashed it violently against the floor.
"I don't accept this!"
She snatched the team microphone, her shrill voice echoing through the entire stadium. "I demand a full investigation of their equipment! I demand a review of their backend data!"
"Everyone saw it! She only showed up in the last fifteen minutes. During that entire time, her team didn't answer a single question!"
"How can you gain points without answering questions? How can you take first place? She even deducted our points!"
"This is undeniable cheating! She used banned external software! If the organizers cannot provide a logical explanation, none of the competitors will accept this result!"
Her eyes were bloodshot, her chest heaving as she gasped for breath.
She was the heiress of the Doyle family.
She had brought the most elite team, armed with top-tier equipment, only to be crushed by a bunch of impoverished scholarship kids?
And it wasn't just a loss. It was an absolute massacre.
They had forced her into the very last qualifying spot.
"Could they really be using a hack?"
"I know the gauntlet allows offensive tactics, but outright altering scores is a bit much."
"They definitely need to investigate. An international event like this has to be completely fair and transparent."
Murmurs spread like wildfire.
Seeing the court of public opinion sway in her favor, Bianca's confidence surged. "We must inspect their equipment and pull their data logs! If they are proven to be cheaters, they must be disqualified, publicly shamed, and permanently banned from competing!"
Isabella stood quietly to the side. Though she didn't speak, she looked at Serena's team with clear disapproval, even offering a soft, theatrical sigh.
The outrage was getting too loud to ignore.
The organizers themselves were highly suspicious of Serena's stunt.
Even though their backend system hadn't triggered any alarms for hacks or plugins, they felt obligated to check.
Faced with the accusations of the entire arena, Serena remained perfectly unfazed.
She gave a lazy wave of her hand, her tone utterly indifferent. "Be my guest."

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