NovelEnglishChapter 309 The long-anticipated Pinnacle of Academic Symposium finally arrived. Everyone's attention was on it.
Celine woke up early that day and dragged Hailey along with her. "Hailey, let's go. I'll take you somewhere fun. "Celine, where are we going? Everyone's heading to the Pinnacle of Academic Symposium today. I heard that Mr. Alvarez and the genius girl are making a joint appearance." Hailey's eyes sparkled, ready to gossip.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCeline curved her lips into a sly smile. "That's exactly where we're going." Hailey was stunned. What? Half an hour later, the two arrived at the venue. The event was bustling with renowned academic elites from all walks of life. The lively atmosphere was almost electrifying From a distance, Celine spotted a few familiar faces. Melody was among them, surrounded by classmates from Yorhine University.
The public confession from Ewan a few days ago had turned her into a laughingstock, but she had quickly leveraged her father's connections to secure an invitation to this event With her classmates tawning over her, Melody had regained her pride. Today, she carried herself with confidence, a smug smile never leaving her face. Celine also noticed other members of the Tate family like Sonia, Carly, Lucy, Tracy, Hazel, and the extended family members. It seemed like the whole family had come. Just as they had said, they were here to witness the genius girl's glory.
Carly was the first to spot Celine. "Celine, what are you doing here?" Tracy's haughty gaze fell on Celine, brinuming with disdain. "This is the Pinnacle of Academic Symposium, Celine. You dropped out of school at 16. Are you here to embarrass the Tate family?" Sonia's tone was cold and stem. "Celine, leave now. This event is by invitation only. Do you even have one?" Celine's clear eyes calmly met their judgmental pazes. She shook her head. "No. I don't have an invitation." Of course, she didn't. The Tate family wasn't surprised in the slightest, To them, it would've been strange if Celine did have an invitation.
Lucy chimed in. "Celine, then you'd better leave before security kicks you cut in front of everyone." Just then, Melody approached with her classmates, a muching grin plastered on her face. "Oh, isn't this our campus legend, the Goddess of Sleep? Her classmates immediately joined in on the ridicule. "The Goddess of Sleep's actually awake and attending the Pinnacle of Academic Symposium? That's hilarious!" Melody looped one arm through Carly's and the other through Tracy's, grinning smugly. “Letintroduce you all. These are the Goddess of Sleep's sisters. But unlike her, they're accomplished "Tracy here is a PhD graduate from the Ivy Plus Program, and Carly graduated from the Summit Scholars Program. Meanwhile, Celine is just the Goddess of Sleep!" Tracy and Carly had always been praised for their stellar achievements, earning them the title of the Tate family's rwin jewels.
Melody's classmates burst our laughing. "Celine, aren't you even a little ashamed?" "Yeah, Celine. Go back to sleep instead of embarrassing yourself here The mockery was relentless, but Celine wasn't angry. On the contrary, she smiled brightly at them.
Halley, however, was livid. These people were going too far! Pointing at Sonia and Lucy, she shouted, "What kind of family are you? You're supposed to be Celine's mother and grandmother, but you're the one leading the charge to humiliate her! Are you even sure Celine is your real family?" Celine was used to this treatment. She had long accepted that having a family like hers was no different from being an orphan
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThat sentence hit Sonia hard. Her expression flickered for a split m second Though celine was indeed Aaron's biological daughter, she had always favored Carly.
After all, Hayden had brought Carly back from the capital. Carly wasn't m even Hayden's biological daughter. Her real dad held a status so lofty it couldn't be put into words, Carly's background was truly extraordinary. Of course, this secret was buried deep within Sonia and Hayden's hearts. It wasn't something they would ever reveal.
Sonia looked at Celine coldly and I said, "Celine, don't ever tell people I'm your grandmother, I don't have an granddaughter like you!" Halley was stunned. She hadn't expected Sonla to be so heartless, even saying something like that in public. Her fury boiled over. "What?"
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