Chapter 32 Chance Encounter in Oceancrest City

Chapter 32 Chance Encounter in Oceancrest City

Facing Jennifer's mockery, Beatrice smiled faintly and said, "Thanks for the compliment."

In the past, she might have defended herself, but now she felt it was completely unnecessary.

Jennifer said she had great charm - why shouldn't she accept it?

Seeing that Beatrice was even more shameless than she'd imagined, Jennifer's face darkened. "Arthur, you see? She's openly cheating now. She clearly doesn't respect you as her husband at all!"

Arthur's expression also looked unpleasant. Back when Beatrice revolved around him, there were no other men around her at all.

He'd always thought Beatrice had a boring personality and wasn't that attractive to men.

Who would have thought that after leaving him, men kept appearing around her one after another, and they were all pretty high quality too!

Beatrice felt annoyed whenever she saw Arthur and Jennifer now.

"Jennifer, no matter what I do, at least I'm not entangled with a married man."

When Beatrice said this, she suddenly raised her voice, attracting the attention of many passersby.

Jennifer's face flushed red. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Which part of what I said was wrong?" Beatrice sneered. "Do I have to catch you two in bed together someday before you'll admit your relationship with Arthur?"

Seeing that she'd made Jennifer's eyes turn red with anger, Arthur couldn't take it anymore. "Beatrice, shut up!"

Beatrice was too lazy to keep arguing with them. "What exactly are you two doing here today?"

Her instinct told her that these two showing up here had something to do with the conference in a few days.

Sure enough, as she'd guessed, when Beatrice asked about their purpose, Jennifer sneered, "Unlike some people who only rely on men, I came to Oceancrest City to attend the chemistry conference, of course."

"Oh, and Arthur invested quite a bit of money in this company for this."

Jennifer hadn't originally wanted to mention this, but facing Beatrice, she couldn't help herself.

Facing Jennifer's showing off, Beatrice remained unmoved.

Ethan, standing nearby, was somewhat surprised. "What a coincidence - Beatrice and I are also attending that conference."

Arthur suddenly spoke up, "When did you two get so close?"

Beatrice was too lazy to waste more words with them. "Since we're all here for the same purpose, let's just show our abilities at the conference."

With that, she left directly with Ethan.

Looking at their backs, both Arthur and Jennifer's faces looked unhappy.

Arthur felt uncomfortable because of this strange man appearing around Beatrice.

Although he was supposedly here in Oceancrest City to accompany Jennifer, he knew in his heart that he'd come for Beatrice.

But this ungrateful woman not only gave him no friendly looks, she was also close with other men!

Jennifer didn't understand Arthur's true thoughts. After all, in her view, she was the one Arthur loved.

What really made her uncomfortable was Beatrice's attitude of climbing up by relying on men - first Arthur, now these other men.

Beatrice was simply a disgrace to the chemistry field! And she still had the nerve to show off in front of her!

She really couldn't understand - were these powerful or capable men blind?

But fortunately, the chemistry field valued ability. The proposal she'd stayed up nearly two months preparing would definitely crush Beatrice at the conference.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the conference arrived.

As Jennifer had hoped, her proposal stood out among all the submissions. Both her peers and the judges gave her proposal high praise.

Even Ethan, who was serving as a judge at this conference, couldn't help but praise Jennifer's proposal.

Although his impression of Jennifer wasn't good because of Beatrice, conferences were about ability above all, and shouldn't involve any personal grudges.

This was also what Beatrice had specifically told him before the conference - if Jennifer really had talent, he shouldn't make things difficult for anyone with real ability because of her.

Seeing even Ethan praise her proposal, Jennifer felt incredibly proud.

She'd originally worried that Ethan would give her trouble, but her ability and achievements in chemistry had reached a level where Beatrice couldn't suppress her even if she wanted to.

Arthur, who'd come with her, also showed a flash of admiration in his eyes. He asked Ethan, "Based on the current results, has Jennifer's proposal won?"

Jennifer was incredibly excited. Today she'd not only shown off in front of Arthur, but most importantly, she had a chance to connect with Sean through this new chemical company's boss.

However, Ethan's next words were like a bucket of cold water dumped over her head. "Wait, there's still one more to review."

"Is there really a need to look at it?" Arthur was somewhat puzzled.

After all, none of the previous proposals were as good as Jennifer's. With only one left, how could there be a reversal?

"As a judge for this conference, I think I need to ensure fairness to every participant. Besides, this last one was written by Beatrice, and I'm quite confident in her abilities."

At Ethan's words, both Arthur and Jennifer froze.

It was Beatrice again!

Jennifer's face darkened. Remembering how arrogant Beatrice had been when they ran into each other at the new company that day, it seemed she was very confident in herself.

But was this confidence based on her own abilities, or on the man she'd hooked up with?

"Arthur, do you think Beatrice will beat me this time?"

Noticing Jennifer's unease, Arthur patted her hand but said nothing.

Honestly, he wasn't sure either at this moment.

Although he didn't think Beatrice's proposal could surpass Jennifer's, who knew if Ethan would show favoritism?

Ethan picked up Beatrice's proposal and looked at it for a moment, his eyes instantly lighting up.

Beatrice truly lived up to being the genius who'd shocked the entire chemistry field while still in college. Even after being delayed all these years, her comeback showed she was beyond what ordinary people could compare to.

After carefully reading through Beatrice's proposal, Ethan cleared his throat. "In my personal view, Beatrice's proposal currently deserves first place!"

"What did you say?"

Before Ethan could finish speaking, Jennifer sharply interrupted him. "Looks like I guessed right - you are showing favoritism toward Beatrice!"

Hearing this, Ethan's face instantly darkened. "Miss Rivera, you need evidence when you make accusations!"

Jennifer was furious at this point and sneered, "You think we don't know about you and Beatrice? What more evidence do we need!"