CHAPTER 239: CHAPTER 239: GO PLAY

"President Pierce?" On the other end of the call, Janne Hayes had finished his report but didn’t hear a response from Declan Pierce, which left him puzzled.

Tanya took a gentle breath, "It’s me, Special Assistant Hayes."

Janne was taken aback, "Ms. Sinclair! Did you hear everything I just said? Please don’t misunderstand..."

Tanya: "What’s really going on? Was the sanatorium built by Declan Pierce for my grandfather? So, has Declan been protecting him these past few years?"

"..." Janne was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Ms. Sinclair, since you already know, I’ll be honest. It was President Pierce’s arrangement. But I only recently found out that Old Master Sinclair is your grandfather. As for strengthening security, President Pierce instructed me right after celebrating Old Master Kendall’s birthday."

"I was just following President Pierce’s instructions; as for his reasons, you’d have to ask him directly."

Tanya: "..."

Declan Pierce must have learned about her bet with Sean Lynn from Old Master Kendall.

He guessed her plan and cooperated quietly...

Janne couldn’t hear Tanya speak for a long time, and was a bit anxious, "Ms. Sinclair, I can swear on this one point: President Pierce has absolutely no intention of harming you or The Sinclair Family!"

Tanya was well aware of this too; with Declan’s current status, if he wanted to act against her, it would be effortless. She might not even have had a chance to wake up...

Tanya glanced at Declan Pierce, who was drunk and delirious, feeling complex emotions. She lowered her gaze and changed the subject, speaking softly, "Special Assistant Hayes, Declan Pierce is drunk and has a fever, where should I take him?"

Janne subtly breathed a sigh of relief, "Please trouble Ms. Sinclair to take our President Pierce back to Phoenix Court. I’ll come immediately."

"Alright."

Once the call was hung up, Janne wiped his brow on the other end and showed himself a satisfied smile.

Perfect, timing was executed flawlessly!

He truly was an excellent assistant!

Tanya looked at the drunken Declan Pierce and sighed internally, leading him to sit down on a chair.

"Wait here for me."

He was very obedient in his drunken state and nodded lightly.

Tanya walked to the doorway, cautiously looked back, and saw Declan staring at her intently, giving her a innocent and harmless smile.

The whole demeanor was overly well-behaved.

Tanya’s heart softened a bit.

Actually, drunk Declan was quite cute.

It reminded her of the golden retriever her family had when she was young.

Tanya returned to the private room, apologized to Professor Truman and Mrs. Truman, saying she had a sudden matter to attend to and needed to leave.

Everyone knew Tanya was busy with Westgard Pharmaceuticals and The Veridia Project, so they didn’t insist her to stay.

As Tanya left, Cindy Lynn arrived right after.

She made a call to Celine Nash.

Celine didn’t expect to receive a call from Cindy Lynn suddenly, but worried that Cindy was up to something again, she left the private room to answer.

As soon as she opened the door, she saw Cindy Lynn standing there.

Celine: "?"

She was a bit shocked, "What are you doing here?"

Cindy smiled, "Celine, I know today is Professor Truman’s wife’s birthday. I prepared a little gift."

Celine saw that Cindy Lynn was carrying not just a gift box, but also a folder.

"Is this a gift too?"

Cindy was unhurried, "This is a paper I’ve written, which aligns with Professor Truman’s current research direction. I wanted to take the opportunity to show it to Old Master Truman."

Celine was slightly annoyed, suppressing her emotions as she expressionlessly retorted, "Why do you think Professor Truman would look at it?"

Cindy’s smile remained unchanged, "On my own, I surely couldn’t do it, but since you recommend it, Professor Truman would definitely oblige."

Since Preston Truman is renowned for protecting his people.

"Celine, don’t forget. We’re in the same boat. Once I’m under Professor Truman’s wing, I’ll be your junior. We’re on the same side, and I’ll certainly help you secure the position of the A Group leader!"

Celine almost wanted to laugh, "Just you?"

Cindy smiled, "Why don’t you wait a few days to see if I have this ability? You won’t lose anything anyway."

Celine: "..."

After a few seconds of consideration, Celine left with a remark, "We’ll see."

She then turned back to the private room, leaned over and whispered behind Old Master Truman, who then glanced towards the door.

Cindy immediately showed a sweet smile and bowed slightly to Old Master Truman.

When Celine had re-entered the room earlier, she had looked around and indeed noticed that Tanya wasn’t there!

She must have been driven away by Old Master Truman as soon as she came in!

Cindy Lynn couldn’t hide her smug smile.

Soon, Celine came over to Cindy.

Her attitude remained indifferent, "Come in. Professor Truman is willing to see you."

Cindy didn’t mind; Celine was indeed known as the ice beauty of the academic world.

She carried the birthday gift prepared for Mrs. Truman and the paper inside. Harrison Langdon, who was taking a break after being taught by Professor Carter, glanced over at Cindy Lynn coming in and was a bit surprised.

While Cameron Wenworth’s expression stayed gentle, when Cindy Lynn smiled and nodded to him, he nodded slightly in return.

"Professor Truman, Mrs. Truman, I’m sorry for the intrusion. This is the birthday gift I’ve prepared for Mrs. Truman: a set of top-grade South Australian pearl necklace, earrings, and bracelet. I hope you’ll like it."

Cindy Lynn caught a glimpse of the pearl gift box on the table it was exactly from the same store Tanya visited yesterday, and should be Tanya’s gift.

Ha, her present was worth over ten times more than Tanya’s!

She thought Mrs. Truman, who loved pearls, would surely recognize its value!

Yet Mrs. Truman merely glanced at it before looking away, graciously refusing, "I appreciate Ms. Lynn’s thought, but this gift is too valuable. You should take it back and give it to someone in your family."

"Mrs. Truman..." Cindy wanted to say something else, but Mrs. Truman had already turned and started picking food, clearly not interested in talking further.

Cindy could only maintain her smile, leaving the gift on the table.

"Madam, it’s against the Lynn Family’s rules to recall a gift already given, and I believe only such precious pearls match your dignified elegance."

Mrs. Truman showed a slight intriguing smile, "Ms. Lynn certainly has a way with words."

Cindy Lynn hadn’t figured out the deeper meaning in her words when Old Master Truman had already started speaking, "Celine said you had a paper that you absolutely wanted me to review?"

"Yes, Old Master Truman. I know your recent focus has shifted to physics, currently researching microscopic structure reorganization of matter. Actually, I also majored in physics in college, and I’m very interested in this area. Here is my paper."

Cindy Lynn confidently handed over her paper.

To complete this paper, Cindy had sought out a overseas physics specialist named Aris, and paid a hefty amount for his assistance in revising it.

She hoped it would catch Old Master Truman’s eye at least!

Unexpectedly, after skimming through it, Old Master Truman laughed.

"Is this your paper?"

"Yes."

"Is that fool Aris your advisor?" Old Master Truman suddenly asked.

Cindy was startled; she didn’t know how Old Master Truman had noticed, but composed herself to argue, "Old Master Truman, I don’t know any Aris. Perhaps the paper’s direction is a bit similar..."

Old Master Truman casually tossed the paper onto the table. He glanced at Cindy Lynn trying to remain composed and sneered, "Really? He applied to join my team two years ago, but didn’t meet the standards. I refused him, and your paper has several subtle mistakes that are identical to the paper he submitted to me back then! What a coincidence!"

"..." Cindy was a bit frustrated, "Professor Truman, if you give me a chance to be under your guidance, I believe in two years, no, a year, I can meet your standards!"

Old Master Truman coldly said, "Are you saying my standards are too high?"

Cindy Lynn: "I didn’t mean that, I just think even geniuses need space to grow..."

Old Master Truman squinted his eyes at her, "You should be quite familiar with Tanya Sinclair, right? She joined me at sixteen. The paper you just submitted, at most, reflects her thirteen-year-old level, understand? That’s what a genius is; you’re too mediocre. I don’t discriminate against mediocrity, but I despise those who lack ability yet constantly pursue underhanded tactics!"

"On this table, you don’t even compare to Harrison Langdon, yet you dare to claim to be a genius? Ridiculous!"

Harrison Langdon: "..."

He quietly looked at Senior Brother, unsure, "Is Master complimenting me?"

Cameron Wenworth looked at him with a gaze full of kindness.

"Go play with Professor Carter."

Harrison Langdon: "..."