Chapter 39
Alexis finished her presentatim and returned in her tear with the applause continuing armind her.
e passed trewn, he glanced at her with newfound achnication. “You’ve got a bright future atradot you. The top spot in this competition is practically yours.”
Alex was taken aback by his months, bet mind racing “Thank you, M. Miller that compared to you, I still have a lot to learn”
Serve smiled “Don’t sell yourseli shen. Me judgment’s usually spot–on The applause from the audience and the judges” praise say it all.”
Alexia smiled back. They take that as a good sign.”
Nearby, Halley overheard the cemersation and clenched her jaw in frustration. As Alexia walked past her, she deliberately stepped on her foot.
Alexia tremmed but kept walking, heading straight for her seat without bothering about Hailey,
The seats were packed so tightly that even the whispers from the jaders in the front row were easily heard.
“We’ve seen all three designs. Any thoughts?”
“In recent years, designs inspired by spaceships and floating structures have become pretty common. But the wormhole concept is fresh and unique. I really like it.” “Tagree. It’s sophisticated.”
“All right, now that it’s settled, let’s and announce the results.”
Alexda’s heart raced with excitement. Rewing that so many respected designers had acknowledged her work was beyond thrilling
Meanwhile, Halley seethed and danched her fists tightly. She couldn’t just sit back and let this happen!
The door to the carderence room suddenly opened, and a tall figure walked in. It was Calvin, dressed in a sleek black sunt that exuded sophistication and dance “Mr. Reed“The judges and staff stood up together, preeting him politely.
Calvin’s Lace remained unreadable, showing no reaction.
The room’s atmosphere shifted, growing tense and heavy
Alexia froze for a moment. Didn’t Benjamin ay Calvin would be away on a business trip? How was he back so soon?
After snapping out of her thought, Alodia quickly averted her gaze, pretending she didn’t notice him…
Even though Hailey had seen Calvin many times, his presence still caught her off guard.
After a moment, the suddenly waved her armexcitedly. “Mr. Reed, I’m here!”
Calvin gave her a slight nod, his expression unchanged
Even that was enough to make Haley overjoyed the lifted her chin in pride, knowing Calvin had only responded to her in the whole conference room!
Alexia understood right away Calvin had come into the conference room just to watch Hailey’s presentation
“Go idead.” Calvin said, his tone calm and indifferent. He glanced at Alexia biefly before turning to leave
Theory
Moore, checked the time and said, “It’s noon. Let’s take a break for now. We’ll announce the results and awards this afternoon
After they left the conference room, Melody, who had been waiting by the door, stepped up. “How’d it go?”
Alexia implied, “The results aren’t in yet. It’s just the intermission. They’ll announce everything after the break”
Melody leaned closer and whispered, “Everyone’s talking about your wormhole design. They said it’s amazing. I bet you’ve got first place locked down.”
Alexis felt her confidence grow. “Thanks, Melody, Lunch is om me today.”
Hailey, standing behind them, meered, “Poor thing. The most you can afford is a te
Alexia didn’t look back, raking Melody’s arm as they walled off.
aten–dollar lunch”
