Chapter 1019
She simply couldn’t bear to stay a second longer.
Isabella was just as mortified, keeping her head down as she hurriedly chased after her.
Down in the audience area.
Adrian Cole watched the confident swagger of Serena’s team as they departed.
He also noticed the crowd of senior professors and elite, national-level tech experts rushing to follow her.
His gaze was intensely complicated.
He stared at Serena’s silhouette, his throat tightening with raw tension.
His blood seemed to boil in that very instant.
He pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth, his eyes burning with desire. “Serena… playing hard to get, are we? Beautifully executed p>
“I’m becoming more and more interested in you p>
He let out a low, appreciative chuckle.
Taking a step forward, he headed straight toward the backstage area of the competition.
Darius Payne scrambled to keep up. “Adrian, aren’t we heading back now? What if Old Mr. Cole waits too long p>
“There’s time,” Adrian replied, picking up his pace. His eyes cut through the dense crowd, remaining firmly locked onto that striking, slender figure. “I just need a moment. That’s all it will take p>
Serena, flanked by her cheering teammates, was ready to leave the stadium.
With the first round of the competition officially over.
They had a full day to rest before the second round commenced.
But just as she tried to slip out through the stage’s rear exit.
She was surrounded.
Of course, at a prestigious event like this, she wasn’t being swarmed by reporters or paparazzi.
Instead, it was a group of heavyweight tech titans who could send shockwaves through Elyndor’s entire computing sector with a single word.
They completely blocked the back exit.
Directors from The Federal Cyber Security Bureau, executives from the Elyndor Computing Association, and senior founding members of The Global Aegis Alliance.
None of them had given up on recruiting Serena.
After all p>
A computer genius of her caliber was a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.
Many of them suspected that Serena Lancaster hadn’t even unleashed her full potential yet.
If she truly went all out.
Even this assembly of revered tech masters likely wouldn’t stand a chance against her!
A talent like that.
How could they possibly let her slip away?
They were terrified that if they hesitated for even a second, this prodigy would be snatched up by a rival organization.
“Miss Lancaster! The Bureau is
about to launch a national-level secu
initiative. If you join. us you’ll be the lead director of the entire. project p>
“Miss Lancaster… No, Goddess! Code Goddess! The Vice President seat at the Elynder Computinge Association has been kept empty just for someone like you.
A group of highly esteemed veterans, whose combined ages spanned centuries,
were practically ready to throw punches just to win Serena over.
Caleb and the rest of the team had been shoved to the outer edge of this elite circle, staring at the chaotic scene in stunned disbelief.
They knew their Captain was incredible.
They knew her skills were genuinely mind-blowing.
When they saw these VIPs fighting over their Captain on the competition stage, it felt surreal.
But now, seeing these prestigious figures discard all dignity and nearly brawl in the hallway.
They wanted to slap themselves just to make sure they weren’t dreaming.
Serena, on the other hand,
maintained a perfectly calm expression. Standing coolly amidst the chaos, facing opportunities that countless people would kill for she merely let out a lazy yawn
“I really don’t have the time p>
When she said she had no time, it wasn’t a polite excuse.
She genuinely had zero bandwidth to deal with this nonsense.
If she actually agreed to join any of these organizations.
Mr. Harrison would probably be the first one to jump out and fight these men
himself.