Chapter 710 His Favorite Student
Zobber and the others were very excited to see Catherine, who frowned as she looked at them, asking, “Are you all going?”
Zobber smiled brightly and slowly approached Catherine. She originally planned to hug Catherine to brush off the matter. But as she was about to reach out, she lifted her head and met Branden’s calm yet icy cold gaze that sent shivers down her spine.
Zobber, who was never afraid of anything, suddenly felt timid at this moment and quietly withdrew her outstretched hand. “Catherine, we also want to go. Please!”
Even though everyone had packed their bags, at a single glance from Catherine, they would immediately have to leave, as no one dared to oppose her orders.
Seeing their earnest and hopeful gazes, Catherine finally relented. “I’ll go with Professor Hartley. You can take the plane yourselves.”
Hearing that Catherine had finally agreed, the group of people, who had acted without permission, suppressed their joy and nodded at Catherine.
11 Ronin stepped up to assure, ” Catherine, don’t worry. I’ll make sure they behave. They won’t cause any trouble for you!”
The group of people rolled their eyes at Ronin. He was just an immature young student, yet he dared to say such bold words. However, as Catherine was still there, the group did not dare to complain in case it might provoke her.
Catherine could tell at a glance what they were thinking, but she just didn’t want to bother with them.
Seeing that Catherine had got prepared, Branden decided to accompany her to another boarding gate. “Let’s go. I’ll take you to Professor Hartley.”
“Okay!” Catherine followed him empty -handed.
Because they were heading to the same destination, Catherine only brought along the necessary documents and her phone. As for her luggage, it was all with Branden now, and he was responsible for sending it to Alton.
When they arrived at the boarding gate, little time was left before the flight. Catherine asked Branden to go back first, as the team this time was quite large, consisting not only of teachers and students from the school but also of the leaders arranged by the higher- ups. With so many people, Branden’s appearance would undoubtedly attract a lot of attention.
Catherine didn’t want to cause herself any trouble, and Branden understood her intentions. He gazed intently at Catherine. “Take care!”
Catherine nodded slightly, and Branden smiled. She didn’t show any reluctance at all. He felt a little helpless, but he was the one who spoiled her, so he only had himself to blame. He could only continue to indulge her until she couldn’t bear to leave him anymore.
Branden left, and Catherine turned and walked toward the meeting place.
This time, besides Marshall’s experimental group from Styre University, the school secured an extra spot for a competition, giving it to the research group of the biology department, second only to Marshall’s experimental group.
Paddy was also part of this participation. Although he wasn’t the most outstanding student in the biology department, he had been following the professor in the biology department for many years and was thus allowed to participate.
Upon seeing Catherine, Paddy displayed great displeasure. Even though the last leak incident had nothing to do with Catherine, Paddy had long been unable to tolerate her, the youngest student in the Styre Laboratory.
In Paddy’s opinion, someone like Catherine would have no qualifications to enter the laboratory if it weren’t for Marshall’s biased favoritism. The fact that she could participate in this competition made him wonder what methods she had used.
Catching a glimpse of Catherine’s beautiful face, Paddy felt increasingly disdainful. “Who knows how she managed to rise to her position?” he complained inwardly.
Sensing the attention, Catherine looked coldly in the direction of the gaze, which made Paddy feel a suffocating sensation as if his throat was being squeezed, making it difficult even to breathe.
Catherine glanced at Paddy and then looked away. In her view, unimportant people didn’t need much attention.
The moment Catherine’s gaze shifted, Paddy felt the joy of breathing again. He didn’t understand why Catherine’s glance could be so powerful. Perhaps it was because he was too excited and hadn’t slept well last night.
For Paddy, being able to go to Alton to participate in the Bide Cup was a rare opportunity. If he could achieve a good result in this competition, he would undoubtedly become one of the brightest stars in the scientific research field.
Initially impatiently listening to the leaders boasting, Marshall smiled when he saw Catherine. “Catherine, you finally showed up!”
Originally, Marshall had been worried that Catherine might not come. He could make decisions for other students, but when it came to Catherine, he had no assurance at all.
Seeing Catherine, Marshall felt much more at ease.
The leaders who came with the group had never seen Catherine before. Seeing Marshall, who usually appeared aloof, show such a friendly expression towards a student, one of them couldn’t help but ask, “Professor Hartley, who is she?”
Before Marshall could respond, the other professors by his side teased, ” Oh, Mr. Ferguson, she is Professor Hartley’s favorite student, highly esteemed by him.”
Upon hearing this, the man called Caelan Ferguson couldn’t help but give Catherine a second look. At first, he thought this exceptionally beautiful girl was some relative of Marshall, perhaps Marshall’s daughter. Caelan never expected her to be a member of Marshall’s laboratory and, even more surprisingly, Marshall’s most prized student. “But she looks so young!” Caelan couldn’t help but comment in his mind.
As the crowd’s attention turned back to Catherine, Paddy felt extremely jealous. His anger filled his mind, causing him to blurt out some words he couldn’t control. “Favorite student? Who knows what their relationship is?”
His voice was not loud, but it caught the attention of a nearby professor from the biology department, Fergus Lynch, who immediately furrowed his brow. Paddy’s comment carried too much sarcasm, and if it got out, it would cause much trouble. Fergus immediately glared at Paddy and scolded him, “What nonsense are you talking about? If you don’t want to participate, get out of here!”
Upon hearing the threat, Paddy immediately apologized, “I’m sorry, Professor Lynch. Please forgive me. Give me another chance, please!”
Fergus glanced at Paddy and swallowed his anger. “Behave yourself!”
“Yes, sir!”
Paddy turned away. He appeared obedient, but his heart was filled with great dissatisfaction. In his view, Fergus was just too humble, not like Marshall, who was good at putting on a show. Otherwise, Fergus would have been in a higher position long ago.
Fergus watched Paddy’s departing figure with a hint of malice in his eyes behind his dark-framed glasses. Marshall was currently the most esteemed professor at school, and if Fergus clashed with Marshall now, Fergus would be the one to suffer.
“You nearly ruined everything, you idiot!” Fergus cursed inwardly as he watched Paddy’s back.
