chapter925

Lydia's features were delicate and striking, her posture so upright that it seemed like some invisible force was holding her steady. She gave off this cool, untouchable energy, as if nothing happening around her could shake her focus. It was like she was set on chasing her own dreams, no matter what.

Dr. Donley, sitting among the judges, had been waiting for this moment. His eyes went wide with a mix of shock and excitement.

It's her!

It really is her.

He knew he hadn't made a mistake. In his mind, Dr. Donley was practically giving himself a standing ovation.

He'd picked the right person.

Even though Desmond was getting up there in years, he watched Lydia with the same kind of awe you'd see from a kid watching their favorite teacher on stage.

The host was just as stunned, caught off guard by how beautiful and commanding Lydia looked.

Anyone could tell. Lydia wasn't the kind of person who belonged in the background.

"Lydia, how do you respond to the questions from these five students?"

Lydia stood across from them, lifting her chin just a little, like she was barely interested in even speaking to them. Her voice was cool and crisp. "Ignorance." Desmond instantly felt satisfied, slapping his palm on the table. Idiots!

Angelo and Stellan's faces fell, looking like they'd swallowed something sour.

Desmond's mic was off, otherwise the whole room would have heard him. But at that moment, Lydia's one word-ignorance had already set everyone off. Nobody cared about anything else.

Daisy was the first to react. She practically jumped up, her face twisted in anger. Lydia's calm arrogance was making her lose it.

"Lydia! You knew nothing about medicine before college. After orientation, you were never in class When you weren't skipping,

were off campus. Tell me how could someone who barely knowso anything understand the CAR-T

research project?"

Daisy figured she'd been careless. She'd heard her family talk about the CAR-T project before, but it was way over her head. She only knew a few basics so she'd avoided mentioning it in her answer. If anyone had asked her to explain it, she would have been lost.

But Lydia had actually used the CAR-T project to win first place.

Patricia jumped in too. "Exactly! Lydia, we're in the same class. I never see you at lectures. You're always sleeping in the dorm or g in the dorm or just gone. You're a total beginner in medicine. How could you know anything about research like this?"

Sandy just narrowed her eyes and stayed quiet. She'd only gone up there because

her advisor made her. Lydia was Miracle Hands' apprentice. Of course she would know about CAR-T. Clearly, Daisy just couldn't keep up with her.

Rosie wasn't far behind. "Lydia, why don't you just tell everyone how much you paid and which expert you hired to help you?"

In Rosie's mind, Lydia was the daughter of the richest guy around, with Connor helping her. Of course she must have hired a tutor.

Maisie piled on. Lydia! You think you can just steal someone else's research and show it off here? We are not going to let you get away with that!"

Lydia just laughed, the sound cold, and then dropped a bomb. I'm a member of the CAR-T research team."

The whole place went silent for a split second, then exploded with noise.

"No way! Does Lydia even think before she says this stuff?"

"Seriously, who does she think she is? Claiming she's part of the CAR-T research team?"

Daisy rolled her eyes. "Lydia! Please, do you expect us to fall for that?"