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She was determined to use this exhibition to showcase her abilities and make herself known in high society.
She would never allow Claudine to ruin her plans!
“You are all my seniors, and I still have so much to learn!
Besides, Ms. Hogan is now already Prof. Hutchinson’s doctoral student!”
At this, Audrey covered her mouth, pretending she had just realized she had said something wrong.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to bring that up!
“I’ve seen all the news online, Ms. Hogan. I hope you won’t let those reports affect your mood!”
Audrey had brought this up on purpose!
She thought the reason these senior classmates were still willing to talk to Claudine was because they hadn’t seen the
online news.
She deliberately mentioned it to let them know that Claudine was not worthy of being in this circle!
How could anyone still call Claudine Adriana’s favorite student!
She wanted everyone to know that Adriana’s prized student was her, Audrey, and her alone!
She not only wanted Claudine to lose Damian, but also to be cast out of the industry, so that Claudine would never have a chance to rise again!
But to Audrey’s surprise, as soon as she finished speaking, instead of mocking Claudine, the others looked at her with judgmental eyes.
Maurice was the first to speak.
“Ms. Lavigne, we all majored in Antique Restoration!
You were abroad before, so you might not know about Claudine’s abilities, but you must have heard of Prof. Hutchin- son’s reputation!
Those online comments are just ignorant remarks from netizens. We don’t care about them at all. How could you be- lieve such rumors!”
Claudine smiled and tried to smooth things over.
“Ms. Lavigne worked at the Brythonian Museum abroad and is highly skilled. It’s only natural for her to question my abilities.
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“We even competed for Prof. Nixon’s doctoral position before, but due to some unexpected circumstances, I didn’t at- tend the interview.”
With Claudine’s reminder, someone suddenly remembered.
After all, on the day of the interview, there was quite a commotion at the entrance of Camberwell University, and the incident had caused quite a stir online.
“I remember now! Audrey, you were Damian’s ex-wife!”
With that reminder, everyone recalled the situation.
All eyes in the room shifted back and forth between Audrey and Claudine.
Everyone present was respectable; they wouldn’t gossip openly, but they exchanged glances.
Especially since Audrey had just brought up the online rumors-now it seemed clear she had done it on purpose to embarrass Claudine!
Faced with all those gazes, Audrey’s expression was starting to falter.
She made an excuse about having something to do and left the crowd.
As soon as Audrey left, everyone turned their attention to Claudine.
One of the senior students spoke up directly.
“You gave up your studies back then just to marry into a wealthy family and become a rich wife. Did you ever think your ‘predecessor’ would set you up like this one day?”
Claudine was a little surprised.
“Senior, do you believe I was framed?”
“With your love-struck brain, even Prof. Nixon almost scolded you to your face back then. You were determined to marry Damian-how could you possibly have abused his daughter?”
Another person chimed in.
“Exactly!
“If you really were as ruthless as the internet says, and could get Mr. Barrette to spend a fortune to bribe Mitchell for you, I’d actually admire you a bit!
“At least you didn’t make a mistake marrying Mr. Barrette after giving up your studies back then!”
“What are you all thinking!
“You know, when she got married, she had already been accepted into Prof. Nixon’s PhD program!
“With her abilities, if her husband had helped her back then, she would have been a professor by now!
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“Would she still be like us?”
Listening to the seniors, Claudine felt their words sounded like praise, but on closer inspection, they were also a bit of a scolding.
“Claudine, your taste in men is nowhere near as good as your taste in antiques!”
With that final jab from her senior, Claudine was certain-they truly believed she hadn’t committed academic fraud, but they were definitely exasperated by her love-struck ways back then!
“Yes, you’re all right…”
Claudine’s lips twitched slightly as she thought to herself: No wonder they’re Adriana’s protégés!
Their words are as lethal as a whole battalion!
Still, she understood this was just the unique way her seniors expressed themselves-they were willing to believe in
her.
They might scold her for being love-obsessed, but they would never doubt her character or professional ability.
A wave of warmth surged in Claudine’s heart.
No matter what outsiders said, no matter how Damian favored Audrey, in the eyes of Mitchell and these peers, she was recognized and respected!
She was glad she hadn’t been defeated by the rumors.
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