Meanwhile, backstage at the awards ceremony, a wall isted the hustle and bustle outside.


    Sylvia was brought to her waiting room by Simon. Not long after, several people rushed to knock on the


    door. Simon opened the door for them. One of them rushed to Simon and asked, “Mr. Aqu, Master


    Carter and Tara Avery are here. Shall we go say hello to them?” Simon was puzzled and asked, “Tara


    Avery? The one who won the bronze medal this year?”


    “Yes. She’s Master Carter’s girlfriend. She’s been very famous in Westchester City these years. Master


    Carter invested a lot in the art industry in Westchester City because of her.”


    Another person joked, “Master Carter must have invested a lot to get her the bronze prize too.


    Someone immediately pped his shoulder. “Come on, don’t say that. What if Tara hears you?


    The peopleughed and shut up. Simon frowned. He had seen the work that won the bronze award this


    year. It looked fancy but was not that aesthetically pleasing. The level of her brushstrokes was also not


    up to standard. He already felt something off about it. Now, it seemed like it was because of this famous


    Master Carter that Tara won this award.


    Simon disdained this kind of thing the most. He said bluntly, “I’m not going. You guys can go instead.”


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    “Okay,” the people responded and were just about to leave. However, one of them suddenly thought of


    something and turned back to Simon. “By the way, Mr. Aqu, I heard that Sunflower will being too.


    The awards ceremony is starting soon. Is he here yet?”


    Simon nced at the room behind him and replied with a smile. “Yes. You’ll see them when the awards


    are presentedter.”


    “Really? That’s great!” The group left happily. Simon closed the door again and looked at Sylvia’s pale


    face. He hurriedly asked, “Sylvia, you don’t look too good. Are you sick?” Sylvia immediately put away


    the cold light in her eyes, and her pale face regained some of itsplexion. She smiled at him and


    said, “I’m fine.” Simon was still uneasy. “Tell me if you feel unwell.” “Okay, don’t worry.”


    She just had a physical reaction when she heard Tara’s name. However, if Tara saw herter on, her


    reaction would probably be even greater.


    Sylvia looked forward to it.


    In the front, in the middle of the first row below the podium, a group of people was gathered for a long


    time before dispersing back to their respective seats. Odell sat in his chair elegantly. Tara sat beside him


    with her chin raised and a happy smile on her face. She liked being surrounded by people like this. She


    especially liked seeing the eyes of those who were jealous that she could sit next to Odell. She could see


    that the other people who won awards were not satisfied with her, but with Odell around, they had to


    ept it even if they were unwilling!


    After the crowd dispersed, the person in charge of the awards ceremony went to the podium and spoke


    into the microphone to start the ceremony. “Thank you all very much foring. First of all, I would like


    to introduce the program of this awards ceremony today…”