The Headline Queen: President Hawthorne is Her Die-Hard Fan! Chapter 132: Rising to the Top

Sumr Xavier angrily said, "Paige, did you hear what she said? After all these years, she still has that annoying mouth, it’s disgusting! I must teach her a lesson today!"

Paige Sterling replied casually, "She’s been in the entertainnt industry for so many years and is still not even a minor celebrity. With such poor progress, she has to find so sense of superiority through her words."

Sumr Xavier’s eyes turned, "That’s true. Our Paige has made it on her own rits, while so people can’t even find a wealthy sponsor. Envy and jealousy are to be expected."

Wendy Wallace suddenly stood up, "Paige Sterling! Sumr Xavier, what do you an by this?"

The atmosphere beca tense.

Paige Sterling’s expression remained calm, "Sumr Xavier is right. After all these years, your mouth is still so unpleasant. It’s understandable why you’re not popular."

Wendy Wallace hated people saying she wasn’t popular, especially coming from Paige Sterling.

She pointed at Paige Sterling, completely forgetting to act sweet and gentle in front of Wes Biber.

"Paige Sterling, what are you pretending to be high and mighty for? Does anyone not know your dirty secrets? Do I need to spell out how you made it in the entertainnt industry?"

Paige Sterling said, "Go ahead, I’m curious to hear."

Wendy Wallace sneered, "Do you rember the chairman of VastReach Group? Do you rember the chairman of Hawthorne Group? I heard you have both of those older gentlen wrapped around your finger, Paige Sterling. You must be quite capable. Maybe in your past life, you were a vixen here to seduce n. Being a howrecker doesn’t sha you; instead, you take pride in it. Aren’t you disgusted with yourself?"

Sumr Xavier’s eyes widened.

Wait, older gentlen?

Well, Jared Sullivan is Paige’s dad, so he can be considered an older gentleman.

But what’s going on with Julian Hawthorne?

He’s not even thirty, a CEO, why do outsiders see him as an older gentleman?

So this is the result of President Hawthorne keeping such a low profile, being mistaken as an older gentleman?

Sumr Xavier shook her head rapidly, realizing now wasn’t the ti to dwell on this.

"Wendy Wallace! Are you done yet? You’re a third-rate little star. What do you know? Stop fabricating rumors!"

"I’m a third-rate little star, but that’s how it is. I can’t be like so people, selling their bodies to climb up."

Sumr Xavier, "That’s because no one would want you even if you wanted to sell. Look at that nose, those lips, those stiff cheekbones. You look like a deford cartoon character. No one would choose you no matter how blind they are, so I honestly believe Wes Biber must truly love you to romance that deford face."

Wes Biber coughed once and removed Wendy Wallace’s arm from his.

Wendy Wallace’s expression stiffened for a mont and glanced at Wes Biber.

Wes Biber averted his gaze.

Wendy Wallace felt utterly wronged and retorted to Sumr Xavier, "I’m all-natural, Sumr Xavier, if you keep talking nonsense, I’ll tear your mouth apart!"

Sumr Xavier snorted, "As if no one rembers how you looked in high school."

Seeing this class reunion turn into such chaos, the class monitor quickly stepped in to calm things down.

"Alright, alright, we’re all classmates, there’s no need to argue after so many years, let’s all cool down, let’s start dinner."

Wendy Wallace still wanted to say sothing, but Wes Biber pulled her back, so Wendy finally quieted down.

During the al, everyone toasted each other, and Paige Sterling also played along.

But her face remained cold and stern, unlike her screen persona, even seeming different from everyone’s mory of Paige Sterling.

At that mont, a male classmate spoke up, "Paige Sterling, I heard your company is developing really well and is about to beco a top dostic industry. I’m into sales too, could you help out an old classmate?"

Paige Sterling said nothing.

The male classmate waited for Paige to respond, thinking she would agree out of courtesy after raising the issue at a reunion.

But after a long wait, Paige still said nothing.

Things beca a bit awkward.

Wendy Wallace couldn’t resist poking at Paige again.

"Hah, do you really think she has any real power? They’re just using her as a front, any day now, the legitimate wife might storm the company and kick her out."

Sumr Xavier gave a cold look, "Wendy Wallace, do you actually know how to talk like a human? Do you want to teach you?"

"What’s it to you, Paige Sterling? Sumr Xavier, aren’t you a rich girl? Why are you so happy being Paige Sterling’s lapdog?"

Paige Sterling glanced at Wendy Wallace, "Watch your mouth otherwise I’ll make you regret it."

Wendy Wallace tried to speak.

The male classmate saw no one cared about his words, hurriedly spoke again, "Paige Sterling, tell , can I join your company?"

Paige Sterling gave him a glance, "You can submit your resu to the HR departnt, there’s an email online, find it yourself."

The male classmate’s face didn’t look good, Paige’s words implying she wasn’t willing to help.

If submitting a resu worked, why bother going through back channels?

"Paige Sterling, we’re old classmates, you can’t even help with this, that’s a bit much."

Paige still maintained her look, "You said yourselves, Penson is almost a top dostic industry now. Being top, it naturally has top rules. I can’t make exceptions for anyone."

The male classmate felt Paige wasn’t giving face, coldly snorted without speaking, thinking perhaps Wendy Wallace was right, Paige probably had no real power, her position rely looked big.

But these days are really unfair to n.

Won can rely on youth and beauty to easily climb the ranks.

But n have to support a family, and in careers, can only advance steadily, step by step.

Thinking this, he said, "Paige Sterling, I really didn’t expect, you wouldn’t even help an old classmate, why bother coming to the reunion?"

Paige looked at the male classmate, "What’s your na? Are we close?"

Male classmate, "..."

His face turned blue and white.

A woman who climbed through selling herself actually spoke to him like this?

Where did she get the gall from?

Once again, the atmosphere got awkward, the class monitor regretting organizing a class reunion.

Damn, better not et at all, once we see each other everyone turns into enemies, what’s the point of this reunion?

But the class monitor couldn’t co up with anything to ease the mood, so he looked over at another classmate.

That male classmate imdiately nudged the bespectacled guy beside him and said, "Paige Sterling, you might not know, David Lee had a crush on you in high school, haha..."

The bespectacled guy, also David Lee, blushed instantly, not daring to look at Paige Sterling.

Everyone started teasing in sync.

Earlier, Wendy Wallace ntioned Paige seducing rich n, now teasing Paige like this, everyone was laughing, it seed filled with malice.

Paige kept a calm expression, David Lee slowly got awkward too, feeling pairing with Paige, who climbed ranks like this, was embarrassing.

He quickly denied, "No, it was all in the past, everyone stop joking!"

"Oh co on, David, what’s wrong with admitting? You’re single, she’s single, you can get together..."

David Lee glanced at Paige Sterling, though he didn’t deny Paige Sterling’s beauty still moved him deeply.

But Paige, such a person, was clearly not suitable as a wife.

Though maybe she’d be fun for a fling.