All Her Secrets

Chapter 718 Always in Second Place

The next day, the competition officially began. Due to the spread of various rumors, many people were pessimistic about Marshall’s team, believing that they were bound to lose.

Before the competition started, the odds for betting on the outcome had already soared to 1 to 30, with almost no one believing that Marshall’s team would win. In order to earn more money, some unscrupulous haters spread rumors about Catherine, even going as far as to say that she only became a researcher in the laboratory through personal connections.

Marshall led his team to the entrance of the sealed laboratory. He personally ushered each of his students into the laboratory. When he saw Catherine, who was walking at the back, he gently patted her shoulder. “Don’t worry. Just believe that you are the best,” he said earnestly.

Faced with Marshall’s sincere advice, Catherine remained indifferent. Used to her temperament, Marshall didn’t mind. “Remember, you don’t need to worry too much. Just follow your heart, ” he said.

“Okay,” Catherine responded.

Her rare response brought a noticeable smile to Marshall’s face. For him, his team’s rankings were unimportant as long as his students did their best.

The competition’s task was a specific experimental project, requiring the students to design a set of chips within three hours. The chips’ functionality had to comply fully with the competition’s regulations.

The task was only revealed after the two teams entered the sealed laboratory. Many people were dumbfounded when they saw it.

Several professors from Styre University were also shocked. “Why is the task so difficult?” they exclaimed.

Marshall furrowed his brow and unconsciously pushed the frame of his glasses. “They’re giving us such a

task in

thought it was because they believed in their team’s strength, but the truth was that the difficulty was due to the Johnville Team’s mentor pulling strings behind the scenes. The Johnville

prevent cheating, the laboratories were surrounded by tempered glass, allowing

top-three-ranked team, had an incredibly strong ability to work together. Although the experimental project for this competition

hand, the researchers of the Styre Team were still discussing the competition project.

with your students? Why haven’t they started yet? ” one of the mentors

a bit nervous. This task wouldn’t have been too difficult if he had guided them. However, the mentors couldn’t interfere, and their students had to rely on themselves. Moreover, it seemed like this task was specifically

inquiries, Marshall remained silent,

and his team were watching as well. Seeing that the Styre Team hadn’t started yet,

Paddy, so Paddy became even more arrogant, even going as far as to taunt Marshall directly. “Professor Hartley, you said Catherine is your favorite student, right?

sat quietly on the side, resting her chin on her

situation became so serious that several school leaders

that student of yours?” one of the school leaders

stared at Catherine with a fixed gaze, not knowing what she

prepared to replace Catherine with a substitute. This suggestion had been made before, but at that time,

regard for it. Even if she didn’t know how to complete the task, she should have joined

to leave, but Marshall quickly stopped them. The leading professor looked at Marshall, looking somewhat agitated. “Marshall, what’s gotten into you? Why are you still protecting her?” His attitude seemed resolute, indicating that he was determined