Chapter 82: Never Admit Defeat

When Oliver took those materials, her hands were trembling slightly. Especially that photo, she didn't even dare to take a look at it. She was afraid that this would be another false hope, worried that this wasn't her son, yet he carried her son's keepsake.

"Ms. Oliver, I'll wait for you outside. If you need anything, just call me!" Lucy Moon withdrew.

In the United Building, Oliver was left alone in the large office. This woman, usually known as the queen, no longer had her usual composure at this moment, nor did she have the calmness of remaining unruffled even before a great catastrophe.

After a long while, Oliver slowly stretched out her trembling hand and finally opened the photo. Just one glance was enough for her to be sure that this was her child, the child she had been searching for painstakingly for eighteen years, the child she had missed in her dreams for eighteen years.

Woo - woo! This strong woman, who almost never cried, was now in a flood of tears.

"Child! My child! Mom has found you! Mom has finally found you! Child! You've made it so hard for Mom to find you! So hard! Woo - woo..."

"Eighteen years have passed in a flash! Eighteen years! Mom has finally found you!"

Oliver looked at the photo again and again, as if she could never get enough of it. Then, she hugged the photo tightly, as if it were the most precious treasure in the world, fearing to lose it again.

Ten minutes later, there was another knock on the door.

"Ms. Oliver, the Alliance Conference is about to start."

"Um, I see." Oliver nodded, having already regained her usual composure and elegance. Only when she looked at the photo again, her eyes became extremely soft.

"Lucy! Help me check my schedule for this week!"

"Ms. Oliver, except for this evening, your schedule for the next seven days is fully booked."

"Then help me free up some time this evening."

"But this evening you are having dinner with Queen Alvenia as a personal acquaintance. I'm afraid it's not wise to leave early."

"Three hours, all I need is three hours. Can't you even free up this much time?" Oliver asked again, a little angrily. Having finally found her son, she couldn't even spare the time to go and see him, which made her feel guilty and annoyed.

"Ms. Oliver, I think... well, let me go and see for you first. If you show up rashly, I'm afraid not only will you not be recognized by the young master, but also... it will leave a bad impression." Lucy Moon ventured to suggest to Oliver.

"Do you mean... he... he doesn't want to recognize me?"

"I... I don't mean that."

Oliver waved her hand, interrupting her explanation.

"You're right. If I show up rashly... perhaps... it will be counterproductive!"

Then, Oliver looked earnestly at Lucy Moon and said sincerely, "Lucy! This time... I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you."

"Ms. Oliver, you don't need to be like this! It's my duty!"

"Hand over your work to Helen He and go back right away! Take my private jet!"

"Yes, Ms. Oliver! I'll make the arrangements right away."

When she reached the door, Oliver's voice rang out again from behind.

"Lucy, remember! Don't let that man know! He doesn't deserve to be a father!" There was a flash of coldness in Oliver's eyes.

Regarding such words, Lucy Moon could only nod in agreement.

...

Sunny County.

Grace Feng didn't go to sell vegetables today. After making the phone call, she fell ill, a mental illness. She was extremely uncomfortable, as if her soul had been taken away. She looked at Ethan's photos from childhood to adulthood and kept crying alone.

"All right, stop crying. For now, Ethan is still our son," Ethan Lee comforted Grace Feng.

Hearing the word "son", Grace Feng felt as if the scar in her heart had been torn open again, and she started crying once more.

...

Yunding Hotel.

"This time, Azure City has given us special treatment and allowed us to stay in this three - star hotel! Therefore, we must strive to bring glory to Azure City, so as not to let them down!" Mr. Moore said to his five students, completely ignoring Ethan and his group.

"Now, let me explain the examination process again. The Global Elite Selection Contest is divided into three parts in total!

The first part is the Azure Province selection!

The second part is the national qualifying round!

The third part is the real competition! That is, the real Global Elite Selection Contest!

The first part, the Azure Province selection, is carried out within each Azure Province!

For example, in our Azure Province, there are a total of ten places!

These ten places will be selected from all the participants in our Azure Province!

What we need to do this time is to achieve the best results in the Azure Province selection!

As for the qualifying round, it would be best if we can qualify. If we really can't, as long as we get a good ranking in the selection, it will be okay when we go back. After all, compared with those who have received special training and hired famous teachers, we have congenital disadvantages.

Tomorrow morning is the first test!

It is a basic knowledge test, but there is only one test paper! However, this one test paper will test the level of all your basic knowledge! According to past conventions, this is a major hurdle! One - third of the candidates will be eliminated, so everyone should take it seriously! Otherwise, you may not even pass the first hurdle and be sent back home!" Mr. Moore said.

"Um! Understood!"

After that, Mr. Moore said to Mr. Lane, "Mr. Lane, do you have anything to say to these children?"

Mr. Lane was a female teacher still in her internship. She was young, beautiful, and conscientious, which was why the school had chosen her to come here.

"I... I don't have anything to say. My task is to ensure their safety! For the rest, leave it to them." Mr. Lane said.

"I believe that these three of them will surely show their true level!"

"The best level is just not to be eliminated too embarrassingly! However, for them, it may be very difficult to achieve this! After these years of training, there are very few people who come to participate in this selection without any training." Mr. Moore said.

Hearing this, Mr. Lane was a little unhappy, but she didn't argue with him.

After Mr. Moore finished speaking, Mr. Lane privately encouraged Ethan and the other two students again, "Don't put too much pressure on yourselves. He is just trying to scare you! Do your best in the exam and leave no regrets."

"Mr. Lane, don't worry. I promise to completely outperform them!" Ethan said with a smile.

"Good! It's good to have this confidence!"

Blind confidence is better than self - abasement, isn't it?

Back in the room, Ethan took out his phone.

"Hello, Mom. I'm here! I'm at the hotel, a star - rated hotel! There are breakfast and dinner! But the food they make is not as delicious as yours!" Ethan said with a smile.

"Whatever you want to eat, when you come back, Mom will make it for you!" Grace Feng said with tears in her eyes.

"Okay!"

"While I'm away, you and Dad should also take care of yourselves. Consider these days as a vacation for yourselves. If you really don't want to be idle, go to Hope Ridge with Dad! See which girl on Hope Ridge is suitable to be your daughter - in - law! Then I'll knock her out with a brick and carry her home to be filial to you." Ethan said.

"Pfft! You naughty boy! How can you marry a wife like that?" Grace Feng, who had been sad, couldn't help but laugh when Ethan said this.

"Mom, where's Dad? I want to talk to Dad for a while."

"Old man, your son wants to talk to you!"

Hearing this, Ethan Lee smiled happily and then took the phone.

"Dad! Mark Ma from Azure City said there was another bonus. Has he sent it to us? If not, I'll call him and ask for it!"