Chapter 271 Any Questions about the Results?
Lobby of the Grand Lexus Hotel.
It was 5 pm, everyone had gathered on time.
All of them looked like they were wrung dry. They had dark and heavy eyebags, their breaths light
and shallow. Most couldn''t even stand steadily on their feet.
Anna was in much better shape than them, even though shecked sleep too. At least she didn''t
feel like she was going to fall at any moment.
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"Anna, you''re good, how can you still be standing? I''m dying here." Nina yawned widely, pointing
her thumb up at Anna.
Anna scratched her head awkwardly, she napped for a while in Liam''s room, of course, she was in a
better condition.
"Ah, uhm, Nina... are you ok? Did the customers pick o n you?"
Nina shook her head hurriedly, "She''s so hard to please! A heartbroken woman is harder to please
than an angry teacher! She tortured me, I tried everything, she even made me dance. In the end, I
finished a bottle of wine with her and she finally went to sleep."
"Oh." "What about you, Anna? How was your customer?"
Anna scratched her head, "They were difficult too, I guess. As usual. Haha..."
"Oh.” Ninay on Anna''s side, "Let me lean on you for a second. Just a while, I need some shut-
eye."
Jennifer looked to be in good shape, much better than the rest of them. She even smiled gleefully,
looking pleased that shepleted her tasks well.
Anna paid no attention to Jennifer. This made her feel like she was scorned so rushed to Anna and
shouted," Anna, this time, the first ce is mine!”
"The results haven’t been announced yet, don’t be so full of yourself."
"Just you wait and see!”
As Olivia Finch walked in, everyone quietened down.
But what surprised everyone was the person walking behind Olivia, a VVIP - Liam Ackman himself!
Everyone''s hearts rose to their throats, their fatigue disappeared and everyone suddenly looked
bright as a button.
Dressed in a ck suit, Liam stood in a proud and elegant manner. Behind him, James Miller and
Olivia Finch stood, on each side of him.
Nina tugged at Anna''s sleeve, "Anna, it''s Mr. Ackman, Mr. Ackman!"
"I can see him!” Anna red at Liam, then shifted her gaze elsewhere.
"Anna, since Mr. Ackman is here, I think they are going to announce who won first ce! I''m so
nervous!” Nina''s hands started shaking again.
Liam''s cold gaze swept across the faces in the crowd, taking in their expressions. He motioned to
James, and James hurriedly shouted out, "Quiet!"
The lobby was already silent but now it was so quiet they could almost hear the sounds of each
other''s breathing.
"The final results for the assessment including the additional assessment will be announced now!"
Olivia Finch said loudly.
Everyone held their breath in anticipation.
"I will only announce the top three winners who will join the Ackman Group. People whose names I
call, please step forward.”
"Nina Scott, Jennifer Wurst, Anna Hamilton!"
Nina trembled, light bursting in her eyes. She hurriedly dragged Anna and stepped forward.
Jennifer stole a nce at Anna, her expression solemn. Her heart raced nervously throughout the
announcement.
They still didn''t know who won first ce, her or Anna.
Seeing as the top three spots were taken, their ssmates disyed identical expressions of
disappointment mixed with relief. In just a few short days of assessments, they felt like their skin
had been ripped off. If they joined the Ackman Group, who knows what would be left of them?
Failing to join Ackman Group might be a good thing after all.
But now everyone was concerned about the winner. Who was it?
Olivia started her announcement, “Third ce, Nina Scott, 70 points remaining."
"Yay! That''s great!"
Nina danced around in excitement. Her big, bright eyes filled with tears. Her arm that was holding
onto Anna''s trembled unconsciously from excitement.
Anna smiled slightly at her, then turned and looked towards Liam standing in the near distance.
Anna curved her lips at him in a vague smile but he ignored her.
If he didn''t keep his promise and retain Nina, she wouldn''t be smiling at him at all!
Everyone trained their eyes on Olivia. Their hearts were racing. Once the second ce was
revealed, thepetition would be over.
The crowd looked from Anna to Jennifer and back again, as nervous as watching a striker strike the
winning goal.
Finch cleared her throat, looked at the nervous faces, and finally opened her mouth.
"Second ce, Jennifer Wurst, 80 points remaining."
"What?" Jennifer shouted out loud, "But my customers said they would give me bonus points, why
did my points get deducted instead? Why do I only have 80 points left?"
Finch nced at Jennifer and continued, "First ce, Anna Hamilton, 90 points remaining."
The crowd roared.
"Yoo-hoo!"
"The top of the ss indeed!"
"Congrattions!!”
"Haha... I can hear the cash rolling in!"
"Thank god I bet on Anna, if not, I''d be paying through my nose!"
Nina hugged Anna in excitement, sounding like she was on the verge of tears, "Anna, this is great!
I''m so happy you won!”
Anna knew the results beforehand, so she didn''t feel s o happy. She justughed along with Nina.
"Anna, aren''t you happy?"
"Of course, of course, I am! That''s great, this is perfect. I''m so happy, we finally did it." Anna tried
her best tough, her gaze drifting towards Liam.
Because of the distance, she couldn''t see his expression.
Jennifer Wurst rushed to the front, shouting angrily, "N o! Anna must have cheated! My customer
added points for me, why did my points decrease?"
Jennifer red at Anna, and rushed to Finch, "Ms.
Finch, this can''t be true! How could I ce second, my customer was very satisfied with me, he said
he never had such a good night''s sleep. He said he would give m e extra points!"
Finch pushed Jennifer away, "Don’t make a scene in front of Director Ackman."
Jennifer nced at Liam. Knowing he saw her ugly side, she flushed red, bowing her head in
defeat.
"Jennifer Wurst, we found sleeping aid in the cup that you served the customer, this is cheating! You
should b e disqualified, but since you have been doing well, that’s why I just deducted your marks."
Toplete her task perfectly, she did give her customer sleeping aid.
"But Ms. Finch, at the time you didn''t say we couldn''t use sleeping aids, you just said we should do
our best t o help them..."
"Enough! Enough of your excuses!"
Jennifer''s face turned pale, muttering non-stop," Impossible, that''s impossible... I can’t lose, how
could I lose?"
Liam’s voice rang out across the hall.
"Do you have questions about the results?"
Everyone stayed quiet, who dared to go against Liam''s decision? They were asking for death.
Liam looked at Jennifer, his voice calm and cool.
"I heard Wurst and Hamilton have an ongoing bet, then when would the betting money be realized?"
He was still waiting for Anna to use the award money t o treat him to a big meal.
Jennifer''s expression turned to ash, her eyes full of despair.