She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 223

After the time was up, their solutions would be projected onto the big screen.

Riley answered quickly, his pen flying across the board, the smile never leaving his face. He was clearly brimming with confidence.

Melanie, on the other hand, was slow from the very first question.

Riley had long finished and watched condescendingly as his opponent across from him methodically wrote her answer.

Though she finished right at the last second, she wasn't over the time limit.

Riley couldn’t help but sneer, “She might as well just give up. This is just humiliating herself.”

The content from both whiteboards was projected onto the big screen.

In the audience, some pharmacology professors and students also took out their own pens and paper to solve the problem.

Most couldn't solve it. The question seemed simple at first glance but was riddled with traps.

A few of the professors managed to solve it, and their process was the same as Riley’s.

But Riley's was more detailed, with clearer steps.

“As expected of a foreign-educated PhD!”

“A promising young talent! This Riley is impressive.”

“By the way… why didn’t Adrian’s lab want to hire Riley? His professional skills are clearly very high!”

“What else could it be? Professional jealousy, of course!”

“They say scholars scorn each other… it’s the same in research. Who likes to see someone better than them!”

The old professors from Aldoria University huddled together, whispering among themselves.

Then, someone casually asked, “Hey, has anyone looked at the young woman’s solution?”

The professors shook their heads.

“No, what’s the point? She’s not even a pharmacology major.”

“Someone from management who studied pharmacology for a few years only knows the basics. She can’t possibly compare to Riley.”

“That girl has no reason to continue. She should just concede now.”

“With such a detailed solution and thought process, how could it be luck? Why don’t you try getting lucky with one of these!”

While the professors below were murmuring amongst themselves, the judges on stage announced the correct answer.

“For this first question, the person who answered correctly is Melanie.”

The venue erupted in an uproar.

Riley's face had turned a dark, angry red.

He wasn't surprised by the result. When the answers were revealed, he had been full of confidence. But as he looked at the projection of Melanie's solution on the big screen, a chill went down his spine.

He had been tricked.

He had fallen for the trap set within the question.

Riley stared intently at Melanie.

He didn't understand. How did Melanie, a supposed amateur, see a trap that even he and those expert professors had missed?