NovelEnglishChapter 484 "Oh my god!" "Holy crap!" The three friends blurted out their disbelief, and then, in perfect unison, exclaimed, "Claire is unbelievable!" They'd always known Claire was a genius; no one doubted she was destined for greatness. But never in their wildest dreams did they imagine that, at just nine years old, Claire would be singled out by the government and taken away to do scientific research.
A nine-year-old scientist? It sounded like something out of a fantasy .
Shock quickly gave way to pure elation.
York crowed, "Ha! I can tell people I'm friends with a real scientist. That's gotta earnsbragging rights." Zachary chimed in, "I knew it from the start-Claire's been sharp as a tack since she was little. Now look, I was right all along." Daisy gushed, "Claire is amazing! I'm so proud to have her as my best friend. With her around, I'll be untouchable in Cresthaven." Only Sean hung his head, lost in thought.
After a moment, he abruptly turned away.
York blinked in surprise. "Sean, where are you going?" "Home. To study." The group fell silent.
Sean was deeply aware of Claire's brilliance. Determined not to fall too far behind her, he'd spent the past four years studying like his life depended on it, skipping grades back to back.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtStill, the gap between them felt insurmountable.
Claire had beca scientist, while he was destined to inherit the family business. No matter how big he made Foster & Co., he worried it would never be enough to measure up to Claire.
A wave of discouragement washed over him-something he'd never felt before.
He was afraid. Afraid that after all these years, the girl he'd been waiting for would fall for someone else.
What if she met someone at the research institute and liked him instead? What could he possibly do to compete? Maybe, if he got into the National Defense Polytechnic too, he could close the gap between them, even if just a little.
*** Days slipped by, one after another.
Before they knew it, eight years had passed.
In all that time, it was as if Claire had vanished from the face of the earth. She never appeared in public again.
Even her closest friends-the Tempests-didn't dare reach out. They had no idea what kind of projects Claire was working on.
But one thing was obvious: ever since Claire had been taken away, technological progress in Vesperia had taken off like a rocket.
In the seventh year of Claire's disappearance, the Tempest family suddenly gained access to holographic technology, with the government encouraging both their family and another to develop it.
The Tempests' main business was video games.
With this breakthrough, Mr. Tempest couldn't shake the feeling that this technology was somehow linked to his daughter.
He poured everything into its development.
After a full year of R&D, they finally launched a holographic headset.
Its debut sent shockwaves around the world.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMeanwhile, without the Tempests' knowledge, Claire quietly arrived back in Cresthaven.
She'd returned to the city that, in her previous life, had brought her nothing but endless pain.
Nathan, Sophia, Garnett Brown, aessa those who had schemed
against her, ordered inmates to beat her, and even had one of her kidneys Nel taken-would finally pay their debts. Claire took a taxi to Linwood Manor.
It looked exactly as she remembered.
She stood before the wrought-iron gate, took a deep breath, and pressed the doorbell.
The front door swung open almost immediately. A kindly, sixty-something woman in a housekeeper's uniform greeted her.
The moment Claire saw her, a wave of emotion crashed through herm carefully controlled calm. May? It really was May!
May looked at Claire, her expression polite but unfamiliar. Still, she was gentle soul and even though Claire's clothes were simple and unremarkable, she smiled warmly. "Hello, dear. Who at na you here to see?"
Visit our social media platform to read fascinating stories every day and connect with the community!
