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Stunned by the staggering amount , Liam summoned the butle . “ Bryant , you’ve terved this family for years . How could you just stand by and the Ara spend money like water without slapping her ? ”
Bryant looked puzzled and explained , “ Sir , all the money spent on Mr. Cole , Mrs. Cole , and Miss Ophelia was paid for by Mrs. Aria herself . ”
Liam know Aria was covering the Cole family’s expenses , but he hadn’t realized she was paying for these additional costs to
“ Ater Mrs. Aria leht , Mrs. Cole has been in charge of household finances , ” Bryant explained
Ophelia stomped her foot in frustration . “ I can’t believe Mom won’t give me money for new clothes ! ” she huffed , then stormed off to confront her
mother .
Bryant continued , “ Mrs. Aria also hired a renowned physician to treat Mr. Cole’s health condition . The medicine has run out , so bought another month’s
supply , which cost 300 thousand dollars ”
Liam gasped . “ Three hundred thousand dollars a month ? ”
“ Yes , ” Bryant explained , “ The herbs aren’t expensive , but the oral pils are . ”
Liam had never paid attention to the family’s finances before , and was struck for the first time by just how massive their household
To think Aria had done so much for his family , yet never once mentioned any of it to him , Liam’s heart was in turmoil . “ Bryant , that’s all for now . You may Borest now . ”
He had completely overlooked all that Aria had done for his family
With her usually cold personality , he never expected her to be so kind to his family .
Daniel and the others had always treated Aria with indiffe
He had always thought they didn’t get along
The next morning , the news about Aria as Professor Colton suddenly topped the trending list
A popular blogger kicked off the burr by posting about last night’s charity auction gala , teasing their followers with a cryptic hint that he’d spotted
Professor Cotton at the event
The prion disease outbreak had caused devastating losses in Erenoland . Once more , the blogger posted , polthaying Aria as a divine savior , asil Erenoland would collapse without her .
The post mentioned that Aria tumed down the offer to become a professor at Mooney University and would soon join Mandino University instead .
Her research skills were absolutely unmatched , even Martin would pale in comparison
The hyperbolic claims sparked a backlash among netizens
“ Yeah , Aria is indeed impressive , but what about the other twenty two researchers ? How come nobody remembers them ? ”
“ That’s just how it is , you know ? People only remember the winner , never the loser . ”
“ Hannah , check out this blogger’s analysis . Aria is a total fraud . ”
The account named ‘ Hannah’s Sweetheart claimed on social media to be one of the 22 researchers , accusing Aria of abusing her authority to steal their
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He posted a photo showing a tense three – way confrontation at the scene .
He said , was there last night . Hannah single handedly developed the inhibitor , just hours after Arla’s team . The professors from Monney University witnessed it all . ”
“ Aria’s team had twenty – three people , while Hannah worked all by hersell . Isn’t it obvious who’s more capable ? And let’s not forget , Aria vene other people’s research results . ”
The audio in the video was digitally altered , making the speaker’s gender indistinguishable .
The online buzz kept growing hotter throughout the day .
Dozens of students applying to Mandino University’s Pharmaceutical Analysis program stormed the comments section of the university’s official account , demanding , “ Is Aria really going to be our graduate advisor ? If that’s true , we’ll boycott this year’s exam and try again next yeart ”
Martin slammed the table in fury when he heard the news . “ The grad school entrance exams are just around the corner . These students should be focusing on their studies , not wasting time online , let alone talking about boycotting the exams ! ”
He ordered sterly , “ Find out who’s behind all this .”
“ Understood , ” Albert nodded .
Aria came across the trending topic and immediately headed straight for Owen’s door .
Right then , Owen’s phone kept buzzing nonstop as his friends flooded him with texts ,
[ This manga is absolutely amazing – the art style is stunning . I’m begging you to check it out ! )
[ You’ll be twenty – seven next year – it’s time to start dating . This manga will definitely spark your desire for love .
His friend texted : I’ll send you a screenshot . Try not to get too excited when you see it !
Hearing the knock , Owen got up to answer the door with his phone in hand , not having read the last two messages
Withoughhinking , Owen’s finger tapped the screen , probably opening the last message by accident .
The door swung open .
Aria’s gaze dropped , as if she had caught sight of something shocking her pupils contracted sharply .
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