Trinity University not only value this project, but they also welcomed Keegan, one of its esteemed alumni.Year after year, the Vinci Rivera Group recruited a multitude of talented individuals, with many of them being Trinity University graduates. The company not only provided job opportunities but also sponsored promising students to study abroad, ensuring that exceptional talents remain in Hustuabourg. This had been vital in elevating the reputation of Trinity University.Around one in the afternoon, Stella and Keegan left the company in a car and arrived at Trinity University within a mere twenty minutes.A huge banner hung at the campus entrance read "Welcome back, our shining star, Keegan - let's make the 'Rising Star' project shine". Even the plants at the entrance were trimmed into a bear shape, bowing in a welcoming gesture. The campus gate was wide open, and many students were holding their phones to take pictures of the passing cars.Despite having graduated years ago, Ke
Keegan did not like to play riddles. But, he had great respect for Mr. Jackman, so when he heard Mr. Jackman say that, he went along and asked, "Who is it?"Mr. Jackman smiled and said, "You'll find out when we go inside."Soon they arrived at the lounge. When the assistant opened the door, Stella immediately saw Marshall sitting cross-legged on the sofa in the lounge. He wore a gray suit and a pair of silver-metal-framed glasses, and he was flipping through some documents in his hands."Marshall, guess who's here?" Mr. Jackman said.Marshall looked up at the sound of Mr. Jackman's voice, took off his glasses, and revealed a pair of warm, light brown eyes. "Keegan."Stella was a little surprised, but then she remembered that when she asked Marshall to help her with her lawsuit, he told her that he was from Trinity University's School of Political Science and Law. It was just unexpected to see him here on this occasion.However, Mr. Jackman quickly cleared things up for everyone.
After Sophia had left, the staff checked the equipment at the scene once again. In just a few minutes, the door to the multimedia control room was knocked on."Come in," the staff said."Hello," a clear female voice rang out. The staff turned his head. The woman said in a friendly tone, "The screen outside doesn't display the image properly. Could you come out and take a look to see what's going on?""How could it not display the image properly?" the staff said, getting up and walking to the screen."I have no idea either. Please come and take a look to find out the problem."Their voices faded away as they walked away.The door to the multimedia control room was slightly ajar, and the monitor screen inside flickered slightly.When the staff arrived to look at the outdoor screen, he realized that it was not that it failed to display the image properly but there was no signal at all. He quickly asked his colleague in the multimedia control room to find out why. After going into t
As Stella approached Keegan, he immediately reached out to remove her sunglasses. She frowned and was clearly unhappy with the gesture. So, she asked, "Why did you take off my sunglasses?"Keegan responded, "You're wearing sunglasses on stage. It distracts the audience's attention away from the recruitment talk."Stella snorted. "Yeah, you can control me. But, can you also control the audience's attention?""Pfft," Aldor could not help but laugh. "Madam is truly a performer. She has a bit of comedic talent."But, as soon as Keegan shot Aldor a glance, Aldor cleared his throat, trying to act natural.Keegan folded the sunglasses and put them in his pocket. "Stella, sit next to me and behave yourself. Don't talk nonsense.""Okay," Surprisingly, Stella did not argue with Keegan this time.At three in the afternoon, the recruitment talk had officially begun.Mr. Jackman started by giving a brief introduction to the collaboration between the Vinci Rivera Group and the university. Th
As Sophia was speaking, the large screen behind her switched to a presentation slide interface. However, what appeared on it was not what she had mentioned about the "Rising Star" project but a paternity test report. Scrolling down, it revealed Sophia's birth certificate and her parents' information.The presentation slides detailed Sophia's parents — Albert and Hylda — having an extramarital affair and giving birth to her, putting her in a welfare home, and then arranging for Albert's wife — Rainee — to adopt her.The sudden revelation left the audience bewildered, and the media quickly realized that something was amiss. They were frantically filming the scene."Holy shit. Sophia is Albert's illegitimate daughter!""Who's Albert?""He's the husband of the couple who adopted Sophia. Isn't he her adoptive father? How could he be her biological father?""It's written on the slide that Albert had an affair with his secretary, resulting in the birth of Sophia. To cover it up, they pu
Sophia turned around with a confused look on her face. As soon as she saw the content on the presentation slide, her face went pale.The information displayed on the presentation slide was beyond belief. The perpetrators mentioned in it did not have any morality or decency. Worse still, everything on the screen was true and had happened to Sophia herself.Sophia had been upholding her image for so long, deceiving so many with her fabricated stories. How could her fans ever forgive this kind of deception?In the ivory tower of academia, the students' experiences were relatively simple, and the way they expressed their emotions were straightforward. They shouted and demanded Sophia be kicked out of their campus. Some threw water bottles; some threw fruits; one even threw a shoe, which landed right on Sophia's face, causing her nose to bleed profusely.The university's top officials quickly instructed teaching and non-teaching staff to maintain order. As for the Vinci Rivera Group's s
Within just half an hour, topics such as "Sophia is A Bastard" and "The Vinci Rivera Group's Recruitment Talk at Trinity University Failed Miserably" made it into the trending list.Sophia had set a perfect image beforehand. Those hashtags, including "#orphan", "#inspiring", and "#rising against all odds", which had meant to be her labels, became sharp weapons against her after her image collapsed. Since she was in high school, she had used her "orphan" status to gain attention from the public and become a well-known "inspirational internet celebrity". Almost all of her fans followed her due to her "miserable" childhood and "never give up" attitude toward life.Therefore, when her image collapsed, her former supporters turned on her instantly. Every time her social media page was refreshed, she would lose hundreds or even thousands of subscribers. In just ten minutes, she could lose tens of thousands of fans.Sophia had often said on her social media that, [I've been through the sto
"You grew up with Sophia in the same house, yet you didn't see the signs. But, now that I think about it, Sophia's round face and bulbous nose are obviously inherited from Albert, aren't they? And Albert, that shameless man, not only cheated on your mother but also had her help him raise his bastard child. He's not even worthy of being called a human!"Felicity kept talking like a hindsight expert, feeling that many things had already foreshadowed Albert's despicable behavior. After she finished speaking, she noticed that Stella was silent. So, she spoke softly, "Stella, you're not mad at me for cursing Albert, are you?"Stella came back to her senses and calmly said, "I don't care." Albert no longer deserved to be called "father" by Stella for what he had done."Felicity, do you know how the Vinci Rivera Group is doing now?" Stella asked."They're being roasted on social media. Many reporters are waiting outside their office building for interviews. The Vinci Rivera Group has been