Divorced The True Heiress Gets It All novel Chapter 534

Chapter 534

Worried that Arthur might run away, Derek clutched his arm tightly and warned in a low voice, “You better not run!”

Running at a time like this would clearly make him look guilty.

Arthur, like a puppet being controlled, was forced to walk over and sit down.

“This is the roommate I told you about, Arthur,” Derek said.

Aria’s gaze lingered on Arthur’s tense face for a second. “Hello.”

Arthur swallowed. His voice was dry. “Hello, Ms. Saxon.”

Aria said, “No need to be so nervous. Today, I’m meeting you as Derek’s sister, not as a professor.”

Aria thought Arthur’s tension was because he was facing a teacher. She didn’t recognize him.

Arthur secretly let out a breath and relaxed his shoulders a bit. “Alright.”

He wondered to himself, ‘Does she recognize me or not?’

Derek was momentarily confused and quickly changed the subject. “Aria, Arthur is really amazing. Only second to Patrick.”

Arthur’s face flushed slightly. “I’m not that amazing.”

Aria smiled faintly. “Derek rarely praises anyone. I trust his judgment.”

One sentence, and she complimented both of them.

Derek puffed up with pride, grinning almost to his ears. “You’re getting better at compliments.”

Aria kept looking at Arthur’s face. It felt familiar somehow. She paused for a moment, then suddenly said, “Have we met before?”

Arthur’s pupils shrank. His fists clenched. If she recognized him, she might be disappointed.

Just as his heart pounded furiously, Aria suddenly remembered. “I remember now. I saw you at the restaurant.”

Arthur felt as though someone had just pulled him back from the edge of a cliff. He let out a breath of relief. “Right. My roommates recognized you at that time.”

Aria smiled. “The Stars Group has a major project going on. If you’re considering an internship, you could give the Stars Group a try.”

Arthur paused. “You mean the Quantum Superbrain Project?”

Aria replied, “Yes.”

Arthur looked troubled. “Ms. Saxon, I’ve signed an agreement with my advisor to go to Kanit City.”

Aria looked a bit disappointed. “I see.”

Speaking of this, Derek said indignantly, “He even added someone else’s name to your patent, and you’re still choosing to

follow him?”

Arthur looked a bit embarrassed. “I… made that promise back in undergrad.”

“We must all be hungry.” Aria smoothly shifted the topic. “Eating comes first. Everything else can wait.”

Derek realized the timing of his complaint wasn’t great. He cursed himself under his breath. “Right, right, food first.”

After dinner, Arthur suddenly thought of someone. “Ms. Saxon, Mr. Galan’s team is really good at this type of research, but he refuses to work with businesses, so…”

He continued, “Many companies tried to poach him and his team. None succeeded.”

Aria smiled. “That’s very useful information. Thank you.”

Arthur pressed his lips together and nodded.

The three walked out of the cafeteria.

Just as they reached the stairwell, a stern voice came from above. “Arthur?”

Richard walked down with several students, frowning with displeasure. “This is the important appointment you mentioned?”

Arthur kept a neutral expression, ignoring the professor’s accusation. He turned to introduce, “Mr. Lloyd, this is Ms. Saxon, a mentor in the pharmaceutical analysis department.”

A male student next to Richard spoke with a sarcastic tone. “Arthur, you’re in computer science. What are you doing meeting a pharmaceutical analysis professor? Planning a career change?”

All six looked at Arthur, each with their own complicated expression.

Aria calmly scanned the group.

Derek retorted, “So what? Is there a school rule against meeting professors from other departments?”

The guy scoffed. “You’re a mid-program transfer. Instead of catching up, you have the nerve to speak up for others?”

Derek held up his hand like an orchid, voice light. “Sadly, as a cross-discipline student, my grad school exam scores were higher than yours, Laird.”

Laird’s face instantly changed.

Richard glanced at him, then turned to Aria, his tone slow and deliberate, “This is Ms. Saxon, someone the university holds in high regard. Say hello to her.”

He smile.. but his eyes lacked any real respect.

A girl smiled at Aria. “Hello, Ms. Saxon.”

“Hello, Ms. Saxon,” the others mumbled.

Three of the five were clearly just being perfunctory.

Laird couldn’t even be bothered with the surface politeness. He sneered. “She had no degree. She probably stole someone else’s research, and yet still got a job at Mandino University as a mentor.”

He added, “Since Ms. Saxon is so capable, why not teach us how to pull strings and get in the back door?”

“Laird!” Arthur’s face darkened. “Have you no respect for teachers?”

“She didn’t even say anything. Why are you defending her?” Laird’s gaze turned suggestive, flicking between the two. “You’d skip a dinner with your advisor just to see Aria? You two aren’t… together, are you?”

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Derek’s fist clenched. “You little…”

“Back,” Aria said just one word. Derek gritted his teeth hard, then stepped back.

Aria turned to Laird with a smile. “Your name is Laird?”

Standing on the stairs, Laird looked down on her. “Yeah, why? Want to hit on me?”

Aria continued, “And your advisor is this professor?”

Laird replied, “So what?”

“What’s his name?” Aria asked calmly.

“Richard Lloyd,” Derek answered for him.

Aria smiled again. “So it’s Mr. Lloyd.”

She calmly pulled out her phone and called Fred.

Fred asked, “Ms. Saxon, is something the matter?”

“I’d like to resign,” Aria said.

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