The Wife You Buried Is Back from Hell novel Chapter 311

Academician Gresham was a national hero, standing nearly on equal footing with Mr. Hawthorne.

Alexander’s connections ran deep—he was once the chief engineer in this very field, highly sought after by every major player when he first started out.

Now, as Gresham looked at Millie, he nodded approvingly. “Her academic record and credentials are top-notch. Anyone Alexander recommends won’t disappoint.”

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Meanwhile, on Danielle’s side.

They grabbed a simple meal.

Gian handed her a cup of coffee. “Alexander’s taken Millie to meet the judges for this round.”

Kirsten raised an eyebrow. “Really? What’s that supposed to mean? Are they trying to pull some strings behind the scenes?”

“Going to butter up the judges for a higher score?”

Danielle’s tone was calm. “At a competition of this caliber, it’s pretty much impossible to bribe the judges.”

“Maybe you can’t buy them off,” Kirsten shot back, “but you can still try to win them over. Judges are human too—if it comes down to two similar teams, they’ll naturally lean toward the one they have a better impression of.”

“If Millie’s team and the others are neck and neck, guess who gets the edge.”

Danielle couldn’t help but scoff. Millie loved to flaunt her overseas degrees and impressive accomplishments—Danielle wouldn’t deny her talent. But lately, it seemed her real skill was climbing ladders built by men.

Without Alexander’s backing, Millie never would’ve gotten a foot in the door of these elite scientific circles. Meeting national-level heavyweights in research required genuine merit—enough to catch the attention of the best in the field.

There were thousands of high-achieving women like Millie in Aurelia. But only she had Alexander clearing her path and launching her company, so of course everything came easily.

Danielle set down her cup. “There’s only one domestic judge, Academician Gresham. From what I know, he’s as fair as they come—he’d never stoop to backroom deals. If they’re meeting, it has to be for something else.”

Still, meeting a judge at such a critical juncture would definitely raise eyebrows if the other teams caught wind of it.

Gian reasoned, “Exactly. Gresham would never risk his reputation. If he’s meeting them openly, it’s probably about something unrelated. If they were sneaking around, then we’d have reason to be suspicious.”

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