Chapter 808
“Oh my gosh, no wonder the invitations are so hard to come by! Who wouldn’t want to be there? I’m so jealous of you, Queena!”
Queena wore a magnanimous smile. “Just keep working hard, and you’ll all have opportunities like this in the future.”
Then she turned to Anastasia and said, “Helen can be blunt, so don’t take it to heart. But if you need anything, you can ask me for help. I hear Mr. Austin is a recluse and very hard to meet. How about I get his autograph for you?”
Anastasia’s expression turned strange.
Bruno’s autograph?
She gave Queena a long look and said coolly, “That won’t be necessary. I don’t need it.”
She had business to attend to today and couldn’t be bothered to waste any more time here. With that, she walked away.
She faintly heard someone behind her defending Queena. “Queena, you’re so good to your sister, but she doesn’t even appreciate it. She clearly doesn’t see you as family.”
“She must be jealous because she heard you’re going to the gathering and she’s not qualified to receive an invitation…”
Anastasia let out a quiet scoff.
The next day.
The gathering was in the afternoon. Anastasia had planned to go with Bruno, but she was unexpectedly delayed. She had to call him, get the address, and let him know she would be coming separately.
Meanwhile, unlike Anastasia, Queena and George had arrived early, taking the event very seriously.
“I pulled a lot of strings to get you this invitation. Mr. Austin, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Reed will all be here today. You must be on your best behavior and try to catch their eye.”
“If you can win their favor, your future will be smooth sailing!”
George genuinely had Queena’s best
interests at heart. He had some standing in the medical community but his position was middling. While he was qualified to attend get
an extra Invitation for someone else wasn’t easy.
Queena knew how much George had done for her and was deeply moved. She
nodded at once. “I know.”
George looked at her with
satisfaction and approval. “Once
we’re inside; don’t call me Professor.
hot
Technically, I’ve only taught you, h formally taken you as my disciple. If someone overhears and O misunderstands that you already have a mentor, it could hinder your chances of finding one today.”
At the pinnacle of Veridia’s medical world stood three titans: Bruno Austin, Aubrey Brown, and Gideon Reed.
He had taken Queena to visit Bruno several times to request an apprenticeship, but they had been rejected each time. So now, his targets for Queena were Aubrey and Gideon.
He was confident that with Queena’s talent and ability, she could win the favor of those two masters, and he was already celebrating her future success.
Knowing she had been upset about Anastasia getting into the Institute, he offered some words of comfort “Anastasia may have gotten into the Institute, but she has no real skill. last by putting
How long can Sed to waste a
strings? You don’t
single thought on her.”
“Besides, if you become the disciple of either of the other two, your life will be completely different. Someone like Anastasia won’t even be worthy of your notice!”
Listening to these grand plans, Queena suppressed her excitement and nodded. But then, a flicker of uncertainty resurfaced.
George still believed Anastasia had no real talent, but having witnessed her performance in the Institute’s exam, Queena no longer dared to think so…
But a moment later, she composed herself again. So what if Anastasia had some skill?
She had a professor planning her every move, bringing her to exclusive events to meet influential people. What did Anastasia have?
This wasn’t a place you could enter just by relying on the Lancaster family’s power!
Right now, Anastasia was probably stewing in envy and jealousy, powerless to do anything but watch as she ascended to greater heights.
A smile appeared on Queena’s face as her confidence returned. She walked into the venue with George.
Not long after Queena went inside, Anastasia arrived.