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Chapter 167
“Wow, who would’ve thought Professor Colton was actually the seemingly ordinary Arial Guess you can’t trust rumors after all!”
“Rumors are indeed unreliable. Aria is actually the majority shareholder of the Stars Group and wields significant influence. Many hoping to collaborate with the company have been reaching out to her discreetly.”
Someone in the crowd gasped, “No way, she’s got that kind of connection too?”
“That’s not all. She’s also friends with Cloe from Amour Bistro, and she even holds their prestigious First–class VIP Card!”
The more they uncovered about Aria’s identities, the wilder the crowd grew with excitement.
Someone in the crowd exclaimed, “We used the beauty cream Hannah gave us and broke out in terrible rashes! We went to several hospitals but none could help, yet Aria cured us in just one week. She’s absolutely Professor Colton!”
“Now Aria is this incredible, the Saxons who cut ties with her must really be kicking themselves!”
“Logan and Zoe must be kicking themselves now. Their daughter had blossomed into someone truly remarkable right under their noses, yet they’d been completely oblivious.”
Yet instead of understanding her, their constant misunderstandings only drove her further away.
Hannah snapped out of her daze.
‘Madelyn Colton! No way! She’s Professor Colton?‘ Hannah thought in disbelief. ‘Did she really write that research note? But she’s supposed to be uneducated, how could she possibly conduct such advanced research? I refuse to believe it!‘
Liam was equally in disbelief.
‘If Aria really is Professor Colton, why didn’t she reveal it sooner?‘
‘If she loved me enough to risk her life to save me, then why didn’t she come to save me when she knew I was fighting for my life on the front lines?”
‘If I’d known she were this foolish, I never would’ve tied myself to her in the first place. I also shouldn’t have wasted the effort to save her. Was it a waste of effort to save me?‘
‘Could it be… Liam thought in disbelief. ‘No way… Hannah was the first person I saw when I woke up. She’s the one who’s been looking after me all along.’
Amid the flurry of voices, Hannah couldn’t get a word in edgewise. That’s how the misunderstanding arose.
Hannah had been innocent all along.
Thinking of the paper, Liam’s face darkened. He fixed Aria with a cold stare. “Since you’re Professor Colton, then explain this. Why isn’t Hannah’s name on the protease inhibitors paper?”
“She worked day and night in the lab and finally figured out the final component. What gives you the right to claim all the credit for yourself?” he
demanded.
His accusations rang out loud and clear, dripping with confusion and resentment.
Aria turned her head with a cold sneer. “Was she the one who tested the final drug? Are you really sure about that?”
Liam said heatedly, “All the medical staff present were witnesses, and the lead instructor even wrote her a recommendation let got into Kerano Global Health and became team leader!”
at’s how Hannah
Liam snapped, “Hannah clearly made the biggest contribution. Fine, you took all the credit, but you didn’t even include her name on the research
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paper!”
“Aria, you’ve gone too fart” Liam shouted angrily.
The crowd was stunned yet again, wondering how there could still be such hidden depths.
“Wait, so Hannah was actually the main contributor to the development of the protease inhibitors, and Aria just took credit for her work?”
Hannah gently squeezed Liam’s hand and sighed. “Let it go. As long as we can save those suffering from the epidemic, it doesn’t matter who gets the
crédit.”
Even in this situation, Hannah still tried to save Aria’s face, but Aria just sneered at them, as if they were the ones in the wrong
Liam fumed with anger. “Aria, everyone says you’ve been working around the clock for the Cole Group. So when did you ever have time to go to Erenoland and develop those protease inhibitors?”
He pressed further, “You should never have erased Hannah’s name! I’ll take this straight to Kerano Global Health and make them answer for it?”
Aria sneered coldly. “First, I was on a three–month business trip to Erenoland. Second, the protease inhibitors were the work of twenty–three researchers. Hannah never even set foot in the lab. Do you really expect me to believe she single–handedly developed it? That’s ridiculous.”
Aria shot back, her tone icy. “As for that so–called the team leader you mentioned. Go ahead, call right now and ask!”
