She Quit Her Family and Found Herself novel Chapter 155

Inside, he was practically bursting with pride, though he maintained a perfectly stern expression.

"She's still young. She needs more experience!"

"Oh, cut the act! This girl is better than you. The student has truly surpassed the master!"

Hearing this, Dr. Atherton wasn't offended in the slightest. Far from feeling embarrassed at being outshone, he proudly lifted his chin. "Go ahead and be jealous! My student simply is that outstanding!"

Finally unable to hold it in, the old man burst into hearty laughter.

Seeing her mentor laughing so joyfully from the stage, Hulda felt tears prick her eyes. She fought hard to keep them from falling.

She figured that if her mentor was this happy, she definitely hadn't let him down.

Caspian sat tall in his seat, his elegant, long fingers clapping rhythmically with the crowd. He gazed up at Hulda, his eyes swimming with deep comfort and raw admiration.

Standing off to the side, Brandon clapped proudly. His expression practically screamed to the world, *"Did you see that? That's my colleague."*

Abby's adoration for Hulda was naturally off the charts, and she was already crying tears of absolute joy.

Herbert sat in his chair, completely drowned out by the applause and cheering.

He remained frozen like a stone statue, unmoving as he stared fixedly at Hulda on the stage.

At the brilliant, glowing woman she truly was!

In that moment, he felt like his heart was going to rip straight out of his chest.

His eyes couldn't focus on anyone else. There was only Hulda... it was all Hulda...

Sylvie took in the roaring crowd and Herbert's entranced reaction, her teeth grinding together involuntarily.

Brandon had previously given her some advice on how to navigate certain questions.

Naturally, if the questions were purely technical, he wasn't worried at all. When it came to the Quantum Crystal field, no one could surpass Hulda.

His only concern was that some media outlets might throw tricky, malicious curveballs.

And unfortunately, his worst fear materialized instantly. The very first reporter called upon asked a question completely unrelated to her expertise. "Hello, Director Atherton. I am a reporter from the Aldercy Times. According to our sources, you were parachuted directly into the Director position at The Conrad Atherton Institute recently. Prior to this, you had a nearly seven-year gap in your resume. May I ask what caused this seven-year hiatus? What were you doing during all that time?"

The moment the question dropped, an uproar swept through the crowd.

Brandon's face darkened instantly as he shot a furious, questioning glare at the host.

The host looked completely bewildered as well. What was wrong with this reporter? Why ask something like that?

Before the conference had even started, all the journalists were strictly briefed not to ask anything unrelated to today's theme.