After a while, she sent over herpleted work with a message, “Done! Please hit the ‘Complete
Task‘ button if everything looks good.”
The person on the other side of the screen was gobsmacked.
What a true professional!
Tasks that would take a regr Joe a week to finish, the professional had nailed in half an
hour.
“Thanks a lot! You’re a genius!”
No sooner had he sent the message than he received a notification that the professional had
epted his friend request.
“Holy smokes! The master added me as a friend!” He couldn’t help but nt a big smooch on the
young woman next to him.
“We’re almost at my ce. It’s my mom’s birthday today. Can you tone it down a bit?” The young
woman said with augh, “Which master has got you this hyped?”
“It’s Phoenix–YC! The wunderkind our research institute calls the master!”
“No way! Let me see!”
“Seriously! Look!”
Before long, the car pulled up, and the driver announced, “Ms. Ste, we’re here.”
The young woman handed back the phone and stepped out, saying, “Send me a screenshot of your
friend list. I want to show off on my socials. They’re gonna be so jealous!”
This was Phoenix–YC, a master at their research institute! Getting even a sliver of connection with
Phoenix–YC would be a monumental honor.
“Will do.”
After they got out, the young woman straightened her boyfriend’s tie before ringing the doorbell. The
door was answered by none other than ine.
“Mom!”
“Ste!” ine beamed, then turned to look at the young man by Ste’s side.
Ste looped her arm through the young man’s, “Mom, this is my boyfriend, Oakley Bingham.”
Oakley adjusted his sses out of habit, “Pleased to meet you. Just Oakley is fine.”
ine had heard about Oakley before, but seeing him in person, he was even more handsome than
in photos. What mattered most was his background.
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Oakley was a rich kid with royalty.
“Nice to meet you too. Ste, bring him in! Oakley, thanks for your gifts!”
Once in the living room, Ste started introducing everyone to Oakley. When she got to Anthea, she
paused slightly.
ine chimed in. “Ste, this is Anthea, your Aunt Carole’s daughter.”
At that, a mocking glint shed in Ste’s eyes, “Oh, so you’re Anthea! Nice to meet you. I’m Ste,
and this is my boyfriend Oakley.”
Anthea looked up from her phone and said with a polite smile, “Nice to meet you.”
Oakley was momentarily taken aback by Anthea. His eyes lit up.
He hadn’t expected Ste to have such a pretty cousin.
Ste frowned subtly, thinking to herself that Anthea as a mistress‘ daughter sure knew how to turn
heads!
She held Oakley’s arm a bit tighter, curious, “Reba mentioned you and said you can hardly
recognize any of the letters in the alphabet. Is that true?”
Realizing her tone might have been inappropriate, she quickly added, “Oh, I’m sorry! I’m just
curious.”
Anthea smiled slightly, looking down at Ste from her perch. “I’m just an ordinary person and can’t
compare to you.”
Ste shook off the feeling that she saw a mocking coldness in Anthea’s eyes.
It must be her imagination. How could a nobody have such a gaze?
Ste was the golden girl, and Anthea was nothing but a pity case in her presence!
ine, standing nearby, interjected, “Ste, you and Oakley must be tired from the ride. Why don’t
you show him to the guest room upstairs to rest?”
“Sure.” Ste nodded, leading Oakley upstairs.
Upstairs, Oakley’s curiosity got the better of him, “So, what’s the deal with Anthea? You act like you
barely know her.”
Ste offhandedly replied, “Oh, her? She’s a love child of Aunt Carole! She’s also a fake heiress.
from the Morris family they just acknowledged recently.”
Oakley turned intrigued, “Is Anthea the one who’s clueless about everything?”
Being from the same social circles, Oakley had certainly heard of Anthea’s notoriety.
Ste nodded affirmatively. “Yep, that’s her! I heard her high school diploma was bought and paid
for by the Morris family. She’s lucky they picked her up by mistake. If she’d stayed with Aunt Carole,
she probably wouldn’t have made it past middle school!”