ost. Maybe you can use that to your advantage, Yvette suggested gently.


    "What does she need the most?" Helen pondered. "I''ve got it! I know what to do now." A smile reced her earlier frustration. The next day, Yasmine woke up early and headed to her office with Yoselin. The Event Department had already secured most of the judges for thepetition; the only one left was Lena With just five days until thepetition, she needed to confirm within two days whether Lena coulde. The nning Department was waiting to prepare the schedule, and arranging the judges was an important task. However, after checking Lena''s recent schedule and even calling her assistant, Yasmine learned that Lena waspletely booked. She couldn''t even get a chance to speak with Lena.


    "Don''t worry. If I can''t get her toe, I''ll let you know right away," said Yasmine.


    "Okay. The Event Department members felt relieved.


    As Yasmine was working on her chart, there was a knock at the door. To her surprise, it was Helen. Frowning, Yasmine coldly asked, "What are you doing here?"


    "Yasmine, is this how you treat your students?" Helen scoffed.


    Yasmine shot her a cold nce. "This is a counseling office for students with psychological issues. I don''t believe you have any issues, considering you scared a student away thest time you visited."


    Helen forced herself to stay calm; she hade for a serious matter. She pulled out an invitation card made of pink cardstock with gold embossing.


    Yasmine didn''t even look at it and pushed it back, "You''re inviting me? Do you think I would go?"


    "Don''t be so cold. I admit I was wrong during the Russell family banquet and have already apologized. This is my birthday party, and I''m personally inviting you," Helen insisted.


    Yasmine thought for a moment and smirked. "Helen, your birthday isn''t tomorrow, is it? Don''t forget, I''ve helped you organize several birthday parties."


    "That''s true, but this year, it''s been pushed up. Besides, don''t you want to visit the Flynn family and see my brother?" Helen Tooked down on Yasmine.


    She had always thought Yasmine''s ims of disliking her brother were fake and merely a cover for her pride. After all, those three years of her own humility were genuine; just mentioning her brother would surely make Yasmine agree toe.  0 6 %1


    After Helen spoke, Yasmine took a long time to respond. When Helen was about to say something more, Yasmine finally spoke up. "Helen, I''ve made myself quite clear. I no longer love Xavier. We''re divorced, and I don''t want any connections. with him. Remember, if you mention him again, you''ll regret it Yasmine''s eyes were cold, gazing directly at Helen, sending chills down her spine.


    Helen suppressed her anger, recalling Yvette''s advice, and clenched her fists tightly to calm herself down.


    "Even if it''s not for my brother, you should go for Lena. Don''t worry, I sincerely invited you, just so you can see how good. my new sister-inw is to me. I want you to give up on himpletely; if youe, I''ll know you really don''t care about my brother anymore," said Hel Yasmine was taken aback. ''Helen is actually going to have Lena at her birthday party? Why would she invite Lena? Does she already know that I want to invite Lena as a judge for the psychology knowledgepetition?'' she pondered. "Do you know Lena?" Yasmine asked, her voice uncertain.


    Helen scoffed, "Everyone at Aurelith University knows about your n to invite Lena as a judge. It''s not a secret. Besides, Lena only confirmed her attendance at my birthday party yesterday. After that, she might not have time. Are you sure you''re noting?" "You invited Lena just to make sure I attend your birthday party?" Yasmine asked, confused.


    "What on earth is Helen trying to do? Is she really willing to go this far just to get me to show up? Yasmine thought.


    "Well, I''ve told you about it. Whether youe or not is up to you, unless you''re willing to give up on Lena," Helen said with a smug smile.


    Yasmine fell silent. It was indeed a tough decision, and the invitation was right in front of her.


    "Yasmine, I really hope you''ll make it to the party. Don''t let me down," Helen said before walking out of the room.


    At the same time, a post on a forum stirred up considerable attention: Psychologist Lena to attend thepetition as a judge-is it true?


    Once this post went up, the psychology department buzzed with excitement. For those in the field of psychology, Lena was like a textbook figure-an icon. Even the university administration was shocked, and Winston quickly called Yasmine.


    "Mr. White, is something going on?" Yasmine asked.


    "Is it true what''s going around the forum? You invited Lena to be a judge? Why is this not in the proposal?" Winston got straight to the point.


    Yasmine immediately opened the forum, only then realizing the storm she had unintentionally stirred up with her idea. "Mr. White, I wanted to give it a try, but nothing''s been confirmed yet, she replied.


    The administration has already caught wind of this, and they n to promote it heavily. Aurelith University hasn''t had this much buzz in a while, and they want to seize the opportunity. If you haven''t confirmed it, just ignore the forum for now, I''ll exin the situation to the higher-ups," said Winston-


    Yasmine felt a wave of gratitude wash over her. "Thank you, Mr. White."


    She had only shared her n to invite Lena with the nning Department, and within a day, it had turned into such a big deal. She knew exactly who was behind that post. Their goal was clear: to pressure her into attending the birthday party.