Chapter 544

Chapter 544:
“Sylvia, I never thought this algorithm could be applied this way. You’re incredible!”
Stella just smiled and replied modestly, “It’s just a few simple changes. If you had the time, you’d figure it out too.”
That humility was one of the things Elbert admired about her most. She was undeniably brilliant, but she never lorded it over anyone.
She always treated people with respect—and that made her an ideal teammate. Since the formula would be key to the entire project, it needed to be shared with the rest of the research team.
But the moment Stella presented it, a few researchers looked skeptical. “Sylvia, you say this is your own creation. But how do you prove it’s accurate?” one of them questioned, arms crossed.
“Yeah,” another chimed in. “We’re dealing with experimental data here. One wrong decimal could mean starting from scratch. How do we know we can trust it?”
The voices came from Nina’s crowd—the same ones who had never liked Stella from the start.
Even after Stella had won that international competition, they’d dismissed it as dumb luck—or worse, said it was thanks to inside help. Some even whispered that William might’ve helped her.
But this time, Elbert didn’t stay quiet. “I’ve verified the formula myself,” he said, cutting in firmly. “The logic checks out completely. It’s consistent with the methods we’ve always used—it just runs faster.”
Sandra nodded from nearby. “Exactly. If we switch to this formula, we’ll save time and effort across the board. That only helps the research.”
Why were they so eager to do extra work just to avoid giving Sylvia credit? Was it really about the formula? Or just about the fact that Stella made them feel inadequate?
Sandra continued, her voice cool and direct. “Sylvia didn’t have to share this. She could’ve kept it to herself. But she chose to let everyone benefit from it. The way some of you are acting—it’s honestly kind of disrespectful, don’t you think?”
“We’re not saying we don’t trust Sylvia,” someone said, “but this is a new formula. No one wants to take that kind of risk. Honestly, the only one in this institute with skills comparable to hers is Nina. Let’s have Nina look it over.”
“Exactly. If Nina thinks it checks out, then we’ll be on board.”
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Sandra couldn’t help but laugh. Was this for real? These people sounded like textbook brown-nosers—blindly assuming Nina was better than Sylvia at everything. She hadn’t even been around that long, and somehow she was already the standard?
Stella glanced calmly at Sandra and Elbert, who both looked a bit uneasy. She gave a slight shake of her head, signaling them to let it go.
If they wanted Nina to verify the formula, fine. Stella had nothing to hide. Her work would speak for itself.
Nina was busy running an experiment in her lab when a flurry of footsteps and voices echoed outside. A group of researchers rushed in, calling for her to head to the main hall to review a new formula Sylvia had just created. A flicker of surprise crossed her eyes. “What formula are you talking about?” she asked, brows slightly raised.
“It’s for statistical data analysis. Supposedly it makes data verification a lot faster.”
Hearing that, Nina scoffed. “She made it? All right, let’s go have a look.”
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