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Chapter 81

Tobias had been betrayed by his own student—and he genuinely believed Elara had willingly handed over her research to Harold.It gnawed at him for years. So, when he saw Elara again five years later, his emotions were a tangled mess, stuck like a bone in his throat.Theodore asked, “Do you still have an old copy of your paper?”Elara lifted a hand to cover her stinging eyes."My old laptop was ruined. Someone spilled milk on it, and it never turned back on after it crashed… Later, the housekeeper threw it away as trash."Beau was even younger at the time. While she held him in her arms, he had accidentally knocked over a glass of milk. The liquid had spilled straight onto her laptop's keyboard.Her first instinct had been to pull Beau away, making sure he hadn't been burned. She had soothed him for a long while before he was willing to leave her arms.By the time she had turned back to her laptop, the screen was already blue.Panicked, she had reached out to Harvey for help, ho
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Chapter 82

Elara's appearance was the first thing to stun netizens. For a moment, countless minds nationwide went blank.Many streamers, who had originally planned to criticize and dissect her actions, found themselves speechless. Some began rubbing their chins, and others leaned closer to their screens while adjusting their glasses.Some live-streaming hosts couldn't suppress their grins as they took in Elara's face.From all five camera angles, Elara was seen to be sitting at a light-wood table. Her coat was still damp from the rain, clearly soaked before she had even arrived. She hadn't even had time to change, and a few strands of wet hair clung to her forehead.She rubbed her hands together, blew warm breath into her palms, and only then did she start typing. She looked like a frozen snowman, but the fire inside her burned unwaveringly.The audience heard her clearly as she reported her situation to the competition officials."Azure Shores where I live just lost power, so I had to relo
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Chapter 83

Those parents woke up to find their social media accounts completely overrun by an avalanche of criticism from furious netizens."I told you not to rush deleting those apology posts! What do we do now?"The wealthy socialites held an emergency discussion in their private chat group."Even if Elara didn't cheat, it doesn't mean she'll place in the finals! Didn't you see those analysts saying other contestants deliberately held back their scores in the prelims? That's the only reason she ranked first!""Let's just lay low for a few days. When she gets crushed by all those PhD candidates in the finals, people will mock her all over again!"Yesterday, several media outlets wanted to release their interviews with Elara. However, seeing how quickly public opinion shifted, they held back the footage as they were afraid of backlash.Gingham TV, however, took the lead and released Elara's full interview. They even aired a segment featuring Faye's recorded phone call with Elara from the ni
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Chapter 84

The employees stared at Harvey, and their eyes were wide with confusion. "Mr. Fisher, do you have a cold?""Mr. Fisher, should you see a doctor? You don't look well... Your complexion seems off..."Their concerned remarks only darkened Harvey's already grim expression.Cyrus was about to step forward and scold the employees, but before he could, Harvey had already turned and strode toward the exit.Cyrus quickly caught up, pulling open the car door for him. "Mr. Fisher, I'll make sure every single one of those employees slacking off in the lobby gets written up with a docked pay!"Harvey sat in the car like a walking refrigeration unit. His icy gaze locked onto Cyrus."Oh? And you think announcing to the world that I'm Elara's 'blind as a bat' ex-husband is a good idea?"Cold sweat dripped from Cyrus's forehead. He stood frozen in place, and his lips were trembling."I... I would never think that! It's just... There's a lot of online chatter that's... not exactly in your favor.
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Chapter 85

Beau sat in front of Niamh, bouncing with excitement."Niamh! You're my only real friend! I never even dreamed that Daddy would take me to watch a race!"He pouted and added, "Compared to that country bumpkin, you're light-years ahead!"Niamh chuckled, unable to suppress the smug lift of her brows. "Do you know your mom is getting trashed online?"Beau corrected her with a scowl. "That woman isn't my mom anymore!"The amusement in Niamh's eyes deepened."Why are people trashing her?" Beau asked curiously."Elara cheated her way to first place in the math competition prelims. The Internet finally caught on—her scores are fake! There's no way she had the ability to win!"Saying that, Niamh opened X, intending to read Beau some of the hate comments about Elara. But the moment she tapped the trending list, she froze.The number one trending topic now was #ElaraJonesExHusband.She clicked on it, scanning the flood of comments, and immediately froze. She kept scrolling—post after p
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Chapter 86

During this time, Niamh recorded plenty of videos of herself and Beau riding motorcycles, posting them on TikTok.Her account had barely scraped past two thousand followers for five years. She had been posting cool riding clips, but it was always the same group of friends giving her likes over and over.Then, the first time Niamh uploaded a video of her and Beau riding together, everything changed. She went viral that very night.From then on, she frequently took Beau out for rides, and every video of them together effortlessly landed in the million-view traffic pool.Realizing she could turn this into something bigger, Niamh started posting consistently over the past month. Her follower count skyrocketed past a million.Of course, criticism followed. More and more people questioned her content, but Niamh couldn't care less. They were just jealous of her.No one else had the guts to put a five-year-old on a heavy-duty motorcycle.But this past week, she noticed something troubli
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Chapter 87

"Well, slap me sideways and call it a miracle!" Tobias cursed outright."Dr. Snapp!" Wayne frowned in displeasure."You're just a walking bowl of poison soup filled with bad intentions!"Wayne immediately went silent."Why hasn't the government used your face to test bulletproof vests yet?" Tobias scoffed. "And now you're telling people to withdraw? Your scheming is so loud, it's giving me a headache!"Listen up—Elara is not dropping out! With her skills, she's going to take the gold medal!"Wayne chuckled. "Dr. Snapp, you must not have heard yet. Thanks to numerous requests from the contestants, the finals now have an additional challenge round."The top 20 finalists can challenge each other to head-to-head problem-solving duels."The other students looked at Elara as if they were just waiting for her to embarrass herself."Your prized student winning this challenge round? Not going to happen. A housewife winning gold? Yeah, in her dreams."Elara finally spoke. "Wayne, if I
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Chapter 88

Elara's mind instantly conjured four words: Firm. Round. Smooth. White.Theodore turned his head and met her gaze. The look in his eyes made her feel as if he had read her thoughts.A wave of embarrassment hit her, and she quickly stepped forward, pretending nothing happened. "Let me help you."Theodore was overjoyed.His effort hadn't been in vain—he had been repeating the same motion of applying medicine to his back ever since Elara entered the restroom. The moment he sensed her glance, he deliberately spilled the medicine onto his pants.Elara took the bottle from him, dipped a cotton swab into the liquid, and gently applied it to the wound on his back.The doctor who had stitched him up had done a superb job. If not for the faint redness around the area, it would have been impossible to tell he had been injured at all."I'm sorry," Elara said sincerely. "You saved Merida, and I haven't properly thanked you."She smiled and added, "Let me treat you to a meal. If you don't fe
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Chapter 89

Theodore said, "I'm injured, so I brought in a professional driver."As soon as Beau saw Theodore, he shrank behind Harvey, like a mouse spotting a cat.The Mount Clockwork race was technically an amateur event, but since it was organized by Capitol's top social circles, everything—from the venue and prizes to the staff—was top-tier.The wealthy heirs who participated had spent an entire year dumping millions into customizing their high-performance race cars. Naturally, they needed professional drivers to stand a chance at making it into the top three.For them, winning was all about status.Of course, they usually sat in the passenger seat to feel somewhat involved, acting as co-pilots.Elara recognized almost everyone at Mount Clockwork. But despite being married to Harvey for seven years, she had never known that he also took part in off-road racing tournaments.By now, curiosity over Corona's mystery driver had reached its peak.Niamh was the first to speak up. "Mr. Snapp,
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Chapter 90

From the moment Theodore announced he had brought Luna, Niamh wore a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes."She truly lives up to her title as Eucon's former top female racer—such a diva," she remarked playfully, though inwardly she was cursing.Luna retired five or six years ago, yet she was still acting like she owned the racing world!"She won't lose," Theodore stated, his gaze sweeping over everyone before lingering momentarily on Harvey.His smirk deepened. "None of you can beat her."With that, he turned and headed toward Corona.Niamh crossed her arms and called out to his back, "If Luna doesn't take first place, how about lending me Corona for a spin?"She was pleased to see Theodore pause mid-step. But when he turned around, his handsome face had gone ice-cold. As the mountain wind brushed past, Niamh felt goosebumps rise along the back of her neck."A chihuahua barking at a thunderstorm," he said flatly without so much as a glance."What?" Niamh frowned, not quite
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