Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 971

The grand auditorium at the Norton Art Center in Country M felt almost unreal. The ceiling soared above, making everyone inside feel both tiny and important at the same time.

Emmy found her seat, her name printed neatly on the card in front of her. She sat down, trying to calm her nerves. Just a few rows back, Penny watched her closely, eyes sharp and protective.

The ceremony started soon after. Spotlights swept across the room, applause echoing off the walls. Emmy straightened her back, her gaze locked on the stage. This was the first time she’d ever attended something this big, a global summit filled with the brightest minds in medical technology.

Names flashed across the giant screen. Each one belonged to a legend. The host announced the award for Outstanding Contribution in Neuroscience. An elderly man with silver hair walked onstage. The host listed his achievements, talking about how he’d solved a neurodegenerative disease that had haunted humanity for a century. His work had helped thousands of paralyzed patients walk again.

Another winner followed. A genius who’d developed nano-robots to repair blood vessels. Then an AI visionary who’d built the first digital model of the human brain. Emmy recognized some of these names from textbooks and research journals, but seeing them in person made them feel like living history.

They spoke with calm confidence. Their eyes were bright and wise. The trophies they held looked heavy, full of the weight of sleepless nights and breakthroughs that changed lives.

Sitting there, Emmy felt herself shrink a little. Her SyncAI prosthetic was good, really good, and it had helped a lot of people. It was the reason she’d gotten this nomination, even if she sometimes wondered if it was just luck.

But compared to these giants, she felt like a single blade of grass at the foot of a mountain.

The difference wasn’t just about skill or technology. It was about vision. It was about seeing farther than anyone else.

People around her kept standing up, fixing their jackets and walking up to the stage to accept their awards. Each round of applause hit Emmy like a drumbeat, making her chest ache—not out of jealousy, but out of awe.

She felt something deep inside her, a tremble mixed with longing. This was how big the world really was. This was how high the ceiling could be for AI.

She couldn’t just stop here. She couldn’t settle for being someone’s wife or another corporate boss.

In that moment, a seed took root quietly in her heart.

She wanted to be stronger. She wanted to be like them one day, standing on that stage because she truly deserved it.

The ceremony was almost over now. Emmy had thought she was here just to watch, to see what was possible.

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