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Trish smiled confidently . “ Grandma , this is just the beginning . I’ll go even farther in the future . ”
Edith grinned widely , proud as could be . She knew her granddaughter was something special and would surely bring glory to the Crone family .
Archer and Natalie were just as pleased . The more accomplished their daughter became , the better her chances of marrying into a prestigious family .
Just then , Edith noticed Wendy standing behind them . Her expression darkened . “ Wendy , who allowed you to come here ? ”
Wendy had shown up , but the family was so caught up in their happiness that they hadn’t even noticed her .
Trish glanced at Wendy briefly . “ Grandma , I invited Wendy . She wanted to ride on my coattails . It’s fine . Let her stay here . ”
Edith didn’t want Wendy there at all . Both Trish and Jessica had brought honor to the Crone family , but Wendy only brought embarrassment . In Edith’s mind , Wendy had never truly been part of the family .
Since Trish had spoken up , Edith’s voice became sharp . “ Wendy , stay out of the way . Don’t touch anything . If you break or dirty something , you’re the one who’ll be responsible ! ”
Though Edith was her grandmother , Wendy felt a cold wave of disappointment wash over her . Still , she didn’t say anything , only offering a small , quiet smile .
“ Trish , ” some students from Clavendale University called out as they approached . They were all fans of Trish , having asked her for an autograph just the day before .
“ What are you all doing here ? ” Trish asked , delighted to see them .
The students crowded around , pushing Wendy to the very corner of the room .
“ Trish , today’s the public exhibition of your academic paper ! We came to congratulate you . ”
“ Trish , you’re our pride ! ”
“ Let’s take a picture ! ”
Everyone moved in front of the display of Trish’s paper . Trish stood in the center , with Edith , Archer , and Natalie on her left , and her classmates on the right .
Trish handed Wendy the camera , ordering sharply , “ Wendy take a picture for us ! ”
This was her moment of glory , and it had to be captured .
Wendy looked at the camera in her hands and smiled faintly . “ I’m afraid I can’t take this photo . ”
Trish froze . “ Why not ? ”
Just then , a staff member from the Medical Museum approached them . “ Excuse me , could you please step aside ? We need to take down this academic paper . ”
What ?
Trish’s entire body stiffened . “ Why are you taking down my paper ? ”
Edith , Archer , and Natalie were stunned . “ There must be some mistake ! Are you sure about this ? ”
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“ We’re sure . There’s no misunderstanding . Dr. Ceylan pointed out two errors in the paper , so the Medical Museum is withdrawing it , the staff member explained .
With that , they removed Trish’s paper from the exhibit .
Trish let out a shaky breath , standing frozen in place .
A few of her classmates began to whisper among themselves . “ No way ! Dr. Ceylan caught mistakes in Trish’s paper . ”
“ Her paper got rejected by the Medical Museum !!
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“ Gosh , now Trish has embarrassed herself – even Dr. Ceylan and the Medical Museum know about it ! ”
The students awkwardly mumbled , “ Trish , we’ve got to go . We’ll see you later . ”
They quickly fled .
Edith grabbed Trish by the arm . “ Trish , what’s going on ? ”
The confidence and smile had vanished from Trish’s face . All that was left was sheer panic . Her paper had two mistakes , and Dr. Ceylan was the one who found them . Now , the Medical Museum had publicly rejected her paper , and soon , the whole of Clavendale University would know .
What was supposed to be a moment of pride had turned into a public embarrassment .