The Headline Queen: President Hawthorne is Her Die-Hard Fan! Chapter 158: Collaboration

Yet everyone present who had witnessed Paige Sterling’s formidable prowess looked at Mona Wright as if she were an idiot, thinking Mona must be pretty brave to say such a thing in front of Paige Sterling.

Would she dare to be so arrogant if she didn’t have such a powerful backing?

But what Mona Wright was saying also echoed Skylar Hughes’s sentints.

She wanted Paige Sterling to display her abilities in public and wanted everyone to know of Paige’s incompetence.

As long as Paige’s reputation fell today, others wouldn’t pay attention to her affairs anymore.

Then she could maneuver things, and everything she suffered today could be perceived as Paige Sterling’s trap.

After all, who told her that her stepdaughter had to be so excellent?

So she whispered, "Paige, Mona ans no harm, she’s just very curious about your scientific abilities and wants to see them firsthand. Why don’t you fulfill her wish? I’m sure everyone is curious to know."

Skylar Hughes was indifferent to whether the conditions at the banquet would allow Paige Sterling to showcase her talents. She only knew she had made such a demand; if Paige couldn’t achieve it, then she lacked ability.

Paige Sterling glanced at her indifferently.

Skylar Hughes imdiately lowered her head, looking very timidly afraid of Paige Sterling.

How could such a cautious stepdaughter dare to provoke the arrogant Sterling family heiress?

Perhaps it was just a matter of taking the bla for Paige Sterling.

Seeing Paige not responding, Mona Wright looked even more smug.

"See? She’s just too scared. Her so-called talent and achievents are all given by her dad. Don’t let her deceive you all any longer!"

Mona Wright spoke with satisfaction as if already picturing Paige Sterling being trampled into the mud.

Under Skylar Hughes’s influence, she had already deed Paige Sterling as a pretentious and worthless person who only knows how to put on airs.

But Paige didn’t even bother to glance at her.

She didn’t need to show or prove her abilities to others.

Sumr Xavier standing beside Paige, watching Mona Wright barking madly, found it laughable.

"Alright, Mona Wright, we all know you don’t want to eat shit—after all, shit isn’t tasty—but you don’t need to find such ridiculous excuses. No matter how you downgrade our Paige, it doesn’t change the fact that she’s impressive."

By bringing up eating shit again, Sumr Xavier directly riled Mona Wright.

She glared angrily at Sumr.

"Fine, if Paige can really show us her abilities today, I’ll eat shit publicly, and I won’t break my word. If she can’t, she’ll eat it in front of everyone!"

"What a joke, you’re the one supposed to eat shit; why should our Paige make such a bet with you?"

"Sumr Xavier, what benefit did Paige give you that makes you willing to be her bootlicker?"

"What’s wrong with being a bootlicker for our Paige? At least it’s better than being a bootlicker for soone who..."

She glanced at Skylar Hughes, "Hehe, only knows how to talk big."

Sumr hooked Paige’s arm, "I’ll cling to our Paige’s legs for life. So people want to cling but can’t."

Mona Wright was incensed, wishing to speak well of Skylar Hughes but couldn’t think of anything good.

She felt awkward, rembering that she wasn’t Skylar Hughes’s bootlicker at all.

Getting frustrated, she found herself speechless.

Just then, Paige Sterling casually said, "Miss Wright, you haven’t noticed the pimple on your chin?"

Mona Wright knew of this painfully red pimple and had tried to conceal it with foundation today, but it was still visible.

Everyone looked at Mona’s chin, curious about why Paige Sterling specifically ntioned it.

Being stared at made Mona Wright feel like her disfigurent was being scrutinized by all. She imdiately covered her pimple with her hand.

"Paige, why change the subject? Are you afraid of people discovering your false achievents, too scared to bet with ?"

Paige Sterling calmly replied, "Miss Wright, whether you respect or not doesn’t bother , nor does it matter if you eat shit, because your head is filled with shit; see, your brain can’t hold it anymore, it’s even popping out, that pimple on your chin is the shit from your brain. Why don’t you rush ho and squeeze it out? What’s with all the babbling?"

Her insult was blatantly harsh, making Mona Wright’s face turn alternately pale and green with anger.

"Paige, how dare you insult . Don’t you have any manners?"

Paige coldly replied, "I have too much manners, which let soone like you sneak into the Sterling Family banquet."

Despite looking down on her, she had gone to great lengths to sneak into the Sterling Family banquet. Paige wondered what went through Miss Wright’s mind.

"Frankly, Mona Wright, you’re not even qualified to speak with . I give you an inch, and you take a mile?"

Her eyes were condescending, as if even casting a glance at Mona Wright was excessive.

"Your dad is pleading with to cooperate, and I had intended to consider it. But seeing his daughter behaving like this, I decided against it—I don’t want to disgust myself."

Mona instinctively refuted, "You’re lying, my dad wouldn’t..."

Just then, Mona Wright’s father rushed over.

Unaware of the discord between Mona and Paige, he thought Paige was interested in Mona and gleefully remarked, "Oh, Miss Sterling, I see you’re chatting so amiably with our Mona; do you know her?"

Paige glanced at President Wright, "Yes, Miss Wright just ntioned that Wright Family is so wealthy they look down on trash companies like Penson. I found it sensible, so I wouldn’t dare collaborate with President Wright."

President Wright’s face instantly turned livid. He glowered at Mona, "Did you say that?"

Mona wanted to deny it, but seeing Paige’s expression, she couldn’t let it go.

"Yes, I said so, Dad. Our Wright Family really..."

Before she could finish, President Wright snapped at her.

"Shut your mouth!"

Then, embarrassedly addressed Paige, "President Sterling, my daughter is young and ignorant, please don’t take offense."

Now, not only in the electronics industry, but across sectors, everyone wanted to collaborate with Paige Sterling.

With the groundbreaking technology continuously erging from Penson, even securing one or two core components from them could guarantee substantial gains.

He had repeatedly approached Paige, expressing his intention to cooperate, only to be rejected.

This ti he used connections to sneak into the Sterling Family’s banquet, bringing his daughter along to ensure she seized the opportunity to connect with elites and outstanding youths, while he aid to discuss collaboration with Penson again.