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The long-awaited Summit Academic Forum had finally arrived, drawing the
attention of
everyone around.
Wendy was up early, already getting ready for the day. She grabbed Halsey''s arm.
"Halsey,e on. I''m taking you out."
"Huh? Where are we going? So many people are heading to the Summit
Academic Forum today. I heard Mr. Hawk and that genius girl are going to meet
for the first time," Halsey said, gossiping excitedly.
Wendy grinned, her lips curling up. "Yeah. That''s why we''re going to the Summit Academic
Forum."
Halsey blinked, shocked. "What?"
Half an hourter, Wendy and Halsey arrived at the venue. The ce was buzzing with
excitement. Academic elites from all fields had gathered here.
Wendy quickly spotted many familiar faces in the crowd. There was Sienna, who hade
with her ssmates from vendale University.
A few days ago, Gilbert had confessed his feelings for her in public, turning her into aughingstock. So, she had pulled some strings through her father to secure an invite to
this Summit Academic Forum.
The ssmates she had brought along immediately started ttering her. With the shift in her status, Sienna was now walking with her head held high, smiling the entire time.
Wendy also noticed Edith, Jessica, and Lilian from the second branch, and Trish and Natalie from the third branch-basically the whole Crone family had arrived. Just as they
had said, they were here to witness the genius girl in person.
Jessica quickly spotted Wendy in the crowd. "Wendy, what are you doing here?"
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Trish''s haughty gaze fell on Wendy, her tone dripping with disdain. "Wendy, this is the Summit Academic Forum. What are you, a 16-year-old who dropped out of school, doing here? Are you trying to embarrass the Crone family?"
Edith snapped sharply, her voice icy. "Wendy, you need to leave! This event requires an invitation. Do you even have one?"
Wendy''s clear, sharp eyes looked back at them, and she shook her head. "No, I don''t."
Sure enough, Wendy didn''t have an invitation!
The Crone family members barely reacted. To them, it would have been more surprising if Wendy had an invitation.
Lilian crossed her arms, looking unimpressed. "Wendy, you should leave before the security here escorts you out."
Just then, Sienna appeared, walking over with her vendale University ssmates. She smirked and teased, "Oh, look who it is-the ''God of Sleep'' from vendale University."
Her friends allughed along. "The God of Sleep is awake today? What a surprise that you''re attending the Summit Academic Forum! Hrious."
Sienna draped an arm around Jessica and Trish''s shoulders, smirking as she introduced them. "Let me introduce you to Wendy, the God of Sleep. She''s also from the Crone family. But unlike her sister, Trish here is a postdoctoral researcher from an Ivy League school,
and Jessica graduated from a top university. Both of them have impressive degrees. But Wendy? Well, she''s known for sleeping in ss!"
Trish and Jessica had indeed excelled academically, and Edith had always treated them as the Crone family''s jewels.
The vendale University students burst intoughter.
"Wendy, aren''t you at least a little embarrassed?"
"Wendy, you should head back to bed. You''re just making a fool of yourself here."
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The mocking remarks kepting, but Wendy didn''t get upset. Instead, she smiled at them, unfazed.
Halsey was already boiling with anger. This was too much!
She pointed at Edith and Lilian, shouting, "Are you really Wendy''s family? You''re her grandmother and mother, and yet you''re leading the charge to bully her? I''m starting to wonder if Wendy is actually rted to you!"
Wendy had long since gotten used to this; to her, having family felt like having none at all,
She was like an orphan in her own home.
Edith''s eyes shed with something unreadable when Halsey questioned whether Wendy
was rted to the Crone family.
Though Wendy was the biological daughter of her eldest son, Jerry, there was only room for
Jessica in Edith''s heart.
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