Chapter 189: Chapter 189: Serena, When You Act Like This, You Make Me Greedy
Her soft and boneless body pressed up from behind, and Hayden Crawford knew without looking back who it was. He threaded his slender fingers through her soft white fingertips one by one and interlocked them with hers, "Mrs. Crawford, I find you’re getting bolder and bolder, calling me out to be your driver while I’m at work, hmm?"
Serena Sterling hugged him tightly from behind, sticking to him like an octopus, "Mr. Crawford, I couldn’t get a cab, besides, why do we need to earn so much money? Do you want to keep a harem? I’m very easy to take care of!"
Hayden Crawford didn’t turn around, just letting her hold him softly but firmly. After a moment, he slowly closed his handsome eyes, Serena, you make me more and more greedy this way.
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The Sterling family was now shrouded in gloom, lifeless.
Gregory Sterling and Lillian Sterling could not believe that it was truly Serena Sterling who used the Golden Needle to save the old lady. Rumors were spreading online about Serena being a true genius girl, which seemed utterly absurd to them.
Gregory Sterling couldn’t sit still. Since Serena Sterling returned, this non-biological daughter had dragged him from heaven to hell several times, "Yasmine, what is going on? You skipped grades to study at The St. Lyra Academy in Ferelden and even mastered the medical canon. Serena Sterling was sent to the countryside by me at nine, where did she learn medicine? Quickly tell me this is all a misunderstanding, just a dream."
Lillian Sterling looked extremely pale, "Yasmine, this matter is no small issue. If you’re overshadowed again by Serena Sterling in medicine, it will be hard to have any chance of recovery in the future."
Yasmine Sterling understood this well; she couldn’t compete with Serena Sterling in playing men, and now she couldn’t compete in career pursuits either. In front of Serena Sterling, she was simply a complete loser.
"Mom, Dad, Serena Sterling is definitely not as simple as she seems on the surface. She must be hiding some secrets. Right now, Dean Vincent Terry is holding a media press conference at The Citadel Hotel. I need to go and see for myself!" Yasmine Sterling grabbed her bag and left, determined not to give up until the bitter end.
Gregory and Lillian quickly stood up and followed, "Yasmine, we’ll go with you. We must see what Serena Sterling is up to!"
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The Citadel Hotel was packed with all the media reporters from Bayside, and the conference was about to start.
Dean Vincent Terry looked at the clock and asked Piper Pace beside him, "Director Pace, the time is almost up. Go see if Serena is here."
"Yes, Dean." Director Pace prepared to turn around.
But at this moment, a clear and melodious voice reached their ears, "Dean, Director Pace, sorry I’m late."
Serena Sterling rushed over.
As the main character of the press conference appeared, the spotlights quickly focused on Serena Sterling, snapping away incessantly.
"Serena, it’s good you’re here. The time isn’t up yet, so you’re not late. Come, let’s go up to the podium now."
"Okay."
Dean Vincent Terry led Serena Sterling to the podium, marking the official start of the press conference. The reporters below were already impatient, asking as if they were on a rush of adrenaline,
Dean, Serena Sterling’s academic credentials are a mystery; what exactly is the truth?
Dean, Bayside knows the Sterling’s daughter, Yasmine Sterling, has been a grade-skipping medical prodigy since childhood and later studied at The St. Lyra Academy, while Serena Sterling grew up in the countryside. Is she self-taught?
In terms of academic credentials alone, Serena Sterling doesn’t seem to be able to compete with Yasmine Sterling.
Yasmine Sterling, Gregory Sterling, and Lillian Sterling had arrived; they were seated below. There’s no way they will believe Serena Sterling is a genius girl, so they were prepared, ready to step forward and refute her if Serena Sterling plays any tricks.
Speaking of academic credentials, Yasmine Sterling smirked slightly. She was a genius girl raised under the spotlight from a young age, and Serena Sterling was a simpleton — this was an unchangeable fact.
Academic credentials are like one’s lineage; no matter where Serena Sterling learned medicine, she doesn’t have the credentials, and that’s her blemish!
Thinking of this, Yasmine Sterling finally felt a bit pleased.
Faced with the passionate questions from everybody, Dean Vincent Terry waved his hand, "Everyone, please quiet down. I know Serena’s academic credentials are a mystery, which is the topic that concerns you all the most. Actually, Serena’s academic background is quite simple — she is enrolled at the top medical university in Aethelgard and is a dual post-doctorate now."
What?
Dual post-doctorate?
Yasmine Sterling felt her heart stop. She never expected that one day Serena Sterling, this bumpkin returning from the countryside, would become a dual post-doctorate at the top medical university in Aethelgard. Although she studied at The St. Lyra Academy, she still wasn’t a dual post-doctorate!
"Serena Sterling, you’re lying!" Yasmine Sterling quickly jumped up to accuse loudly.
With Yasmine Sterling’s arrival, there was sure to be an exciting drama unfolding. Reporters snapped their cameras at Serena Sterling and Yasmine Sterling in a frenzy.
Serena Sterling saw no surprise in the arrival of Yasmine and her family trio; their presence made things more interesting.
Reporters thrust microphones forward,
Yasmine, why do you say Serena Sterling is lying?
Do you have any evidence?
It seems President Sterling and Mrs. Sterling are here. What’s your opinion on Serena Sterling being a dual post-doctorate at the top medical university in Aethelgard?
Yasmine Sterling glared at Serena Sterling, mocking her overreaching arrogance, "Serena Sterling, declaring yourself as a dual post-doctorate is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard. It’s known that people earn dual post-doctorates usually over the age of thirty, yet you just turned twenty, and you dare to claim you’re a dual post-doctorate?"
Serena Sterling sat on the podium, the dazzling light shining down from above, highlighting her gaze as it surveyed gracefully. Her fair skin looked like the white of a boiled egg, soft and translucent with tiny fine hairs.
Confronting Yasmine Sterling’s question, Serena Sterling raised her eyebrows, looking down at her, "Yasmine Sterling, I know it’s hard for you to accept, but these are the facts."
Yasmine Sterling scoffed, "So tell me, what were your scores on the college entrance exams? We all know the score threshold for the top medical university in Aethelgard; you better not make things up to avoid making a joke of yourself!"
Everyone turned to look at Serena Sterling, who remained calm and composed. She smiled, her clear voice like beads of jade falling into a jade plate, "Sorry, I never took the college entrance exams."
As her words fell, everyone was shocked, What?
Serena Sterling is a dual post-doctorate, and yet she says she never took the college entrance exams?
Could it be Serena Sterling is really lying?
Yasmine Sterling laughed heartily, feeling Serena Sterling had finally slipped, "Serena Sterling, you claim you never took the college entrance exams but say you’re a dual post-doctorate at the top medical university in Aethelgard? Remember, I skipped grades my whole life!"