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Iris glared at Kristina as if she wanted to devour her alive. The tension between the two was palpable, neither willing to back down.
At that moment, a reporter posed a highly difficult math problem. Trenton raised an eyebrow and, in just two or three seconds, provided the
answer.
The reporter who had asked the question stared agape at the complicated formulas on his phone screen, unable to process what had just happened.
Another reporter, unconvinced, came up with an even more challenging math problem. Once again, Trenton answered within five seconds.
Seeing
this, the other reporters became excited. They threw question after question at him, and Trenton answered each one expressionlessly.
“This doesn’t count. Trenton is…” Iris tried to argue, but Kristina cut her off with a smile and a raised eyebrow. “Iris, why don’t you answer one question first!”
“Haven’t you been saying that Trenton has the intelligence of an eight–year–old?” Kristina paused, letting out a soft, mocking laugh. “Iris, you wouldn’t lose to an eight–year–old, would you!”
Kristina’s eyebrow arched slightly, her eyes filled with derision and mockery. Iris felt a surge of anger in her chest, as if her lungs were about to
burst.
However, she couldn’t retort at the moment. If she were to compete with Trenton in math publicly, it would be nothing short of humiliating herself
Belinda, who had been silent, observed the scene with a slight softening of her expression.
She had thought that Kristina was using the excuse of illness to funds online and found her overly greedy. But at least Kristina cared about Trenion. As long as she cared about Trenton. Belinda could ignore her small mistakes.
Belinda believed that Kristina’s greed was the fault of the Bentley family. Fortunately, she was still young. Belinda was convinced that as Kristina broadened her horizons and, with the guidance of the McClain family, she would not repeat such actions.
Just as Belinda was about to find a reason to disperse the crowd, Kristina suddenly took off a necklace from her neck and let it dangle from her fincers. “Take a good look. This is the original Heart of the Ocean.”
What about the Heart of the Ocean! Iris, feeling cornered, folded her arms and sneered, “Kristina, at a time like this, you still have the nerve to show off your necklaceh
Tm telling you, even if I can’t prove right now that Trenton has the intelligence of an eight–year–old, your fundraising fraud is a done deal”
But before she could finish, a reporter’s eyes widened in sudden astonishment. “It’s true. This really is the original Heart of the Ocean.”
“Do you see this?” He pointed at a corner of the necklace. “There’s an “L‘ mark here. A fake couldn’t possibly replicate such a tiny detail
“It’s real. I recognized in“.
This is the second time I’ve seen the original Heart of the Occan.”
“You… you are… The reporter trembled as he looked at Kristina, too excited to speak coherently.
Seeing the reporter’s reaction, Tessa, who had been lurking in the background, suddenly straightened up, realizing something was off.
She didn’t understand why the sight of the necklace had caused such a dramatic shift in the reporters‘ attitudes toward Kristina. This piqued her curiosity about the origins of the Heart of the Ocean.
“Are you Sammy?” Another reporter, holding her breath, took up the thread of the conversation. “The founder of the Charity of Compassion?
The Curity of Compassion was established five years ago, primarily focusing on helping homeless children.
Unlike other charitable organizations, the founder of the Charty of Compassion, Sammy, annually donates 2 million dollars as a leading example before officially launching any public fundraising campaigns.
Every quarter, the Charity of Compassion publishes its financial statements and accepts reviews from every donor, truly accounting for the destitution of every single dollar.
Additionally, whenever the nation faces crises, the Clarity of Compassion is always the first among all charitable organizations to take the lead. In both large and small disasters, the volunteers of the Clarity of Compassion can always be seen distributing relief supplies.
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As for the Heart of the Ocean in Kristina’s possession, it is not considered a particularly valuable piece of jewelry.
The pendant of this necklace was crafted from glass by the first batch of children who received donations, while the chain was forged under the guidance of professionals, It is simply a modest silver chain, engraved with a small “L” symbol.
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Later on, the Heart of the Ocean was mass–produced and given to every donor. However, from the very beginning, the original Heart of the Ocean has always been a unique existence.
A bold speculation about Kristina’s identity began to circulate among the crowd.
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