NovelEnglish"Nina, you..." Abbey's face stiffened slightly.
"Stop lying!" Nina was fed up. "I heard everything you said just now. You mentioned-" "Mr. Tanner, reconsidering the scores won't do you any favors, and we don't want to make a big fuss that could tarnish the reputation of the medical community." "If you sign this agreement and acknowledge Flora's scores to all the teams, every year, I will send two instructors from the Lone Island Medical Base to Austenberg to teach, and if there are students who perform well, I might consider allowing them into the medical base." "Reevaluating the scores is not impossible, but Mr. Tanner, you need to be sure you can handle the consequences." Nina mimicked Abbey's tone, repeating her words verbatim.
Her youthful voice reached everyone's ears.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe room fell into dead silence.
As soon as Nina spoke the first sentence, Abbey's expression changed, losing her previous composure and becoming visibly panicked and nervous.
Her words were like a slap in the face, hitting her hard.
Her face turned pale as paper, her body swayed, nearly collapsing to the ground.
She had framed Flora so recklessly because she thought Flora couldn't touch her, surrounded by her own people inside and out. Flora, even if eloquent, couldn't clear her name. But who would have thought that Nina had been hiding here all along! And had remembered everything they said.
"That's exactly what she said! The wicked woman!" Nina scoffed coldly, her eyes filled with disdain for Abbey! Flora looked at Nina's indignant expression and smiled. Ah... Nina was quite charming.
Nina was just a teenager, and no one believed she would lie. Amanda's icy gaze swept over Abbey, her voice somber: "Abbey, perhaps you owe us an explanation. What exactly is going on with Flora's scores?" "The medical competition is crucial for Lone Island and equally significant for the four great families. We cannot tolerate foul play." Elio's face was also grim "If you cannot handle this properly, we might as well call upon the elder generation of the White family to intervene." "It's not like that, I had no choice..." Abbey paused, then forced a smile. "Austenberg's team didn't intend to have the scores rechecked. They wantedto tamper with the scores to advance to the next round, which I couldn't accept, so said what I did..." "It's my first torganizing a medical competition, and I didn't want to cause a scandal, so I tried to offer them sadvantages to keep things under control, but they kept pushing, which is why I had to speak harshly." "You really know how to spin things." Kruz was amazed.
"No comparison, really slick. I thought her personality was daring, but her tactics are even bolder." Adrian, emboldened by his father's absence, spoke his mind without restraint, his words unrestrained as usual.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAbbey, unaccustomed to such humiliation, wanted to lash out but managed to hold back, knowing she couldn't just go along with their narrative.
Just as she was about to speak again, Amanda's voice cut through: "The medical competition is a place for fairness and integrity. Flora's scores should reflect her true performance. Since they've applied eline fora score review, let's proceed with it
Amanda frowned, her mind still on Nina's recounting, leaving her with little patience for Abbey. "Just bring out Flora's paper and look at it." "Aunt..." "What are you afraid of?" Amanda's frown deepened.
"Alright..." Abbey signaled a staff member with a glance Go fetch Flora's paper.
The staff member nodded and headed into the adjacent office. A few minutes later, they emerged with a set of papers.
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