Chapter 60

Christina had long known who was behind the public opinion this time, just as she was planning to take further action.

Elisa arrived.

Seeing her mother, Christina remembered her mother's resoluteness that day in the hospital, including the phone call afterward.

Christina quickly stopped her thoughts, not wanting to think deeply.

As Christina stepped forward, Elisa spoke in a hoarse voice, "You haven't asked me for money or sent me messages recently. I only saw your news on the media."

"Why are you working so hard to prove yourself?" Elisa originally wanted to send Christina a message, but then thought it would be better to meet in person.

So, she came to find Christina.

"To prove myself."

What else could it be?

Whether it's a competition or participation, it's all for herself.

Only this way could she be noticed by others.

"I don't think you're proving yourself. All your actions seem to be comparing yourself to Jennifer. If you like him..."

"I don't like him."

Mentioning Jennifer, Christina thought of William related to Jennifer.

In this life, she only lived for herself. How could she be involved with William?

"Mom, you didn't mention blind dates before, and now you're bringing this up?" Christina was truly exhausted.

In her past life, her mother knew she was involved with William, and later she got pregnant, thinking she had the best support.

When she was disheartened and wanted a divorce, what did her mother say to her?

"Christina, you don't know how to cherish your good fortune. Others don't even have a chance to touch a finger of William, and you want to divorce him."

"So what if he has mistresses? No matter how many mistresses he has, they can't shake your position as the legitimate Mrs. Cavendish."

It was because of these words that Christina held onto the last bit of hope, thinking that when her child was sick, it could awaken William's last bit of conscience.

In the end, she harmed her daughter Harper.

She felt immense guilt.

In this life, Christina's mind was exceptionally clear, "I don't like him. No matter how good he is, no matter what rumors spread around, I won't be involved with him."

"If you have time to focus on me, why not think about how to work on getting pregnant yourself."

"You!"

Elisa's face changed dramatically, "Christina, how can you say such things to me?"

Elisa had been married into the Cavendish family for many years and had never conceived Raymond's child.

Raymond had his own children, so he wasn't in a hurry, but for many couples, especially in wealthy families, maintaining a relationship often relied on children.

Elisa not being able to conceive had always been a pain for her, and now this pain was being torn open by her own daughter. How could Elisa remain calm?

Seeing Elisa's angry expression, Christina knew her words had hit a sore spot.

But she really didn't want Elisa to focus all her attention on her.

"What I said is true. It's not too late for you and Raymond to have a child now. See more doctors and keep a good mindset, and you'll naturally get pregnant."

Unless someone was preventing Elisa from getting pregnant.

If that person was Raymond, then it would be better. He and Elisa only talked about interests, not involving other matters.

Elisa poked Christina's forehead, "I'm talking about your issues, and you're talking about mine. Christina, do you even see me as your mother?"

"Of course I do. Otherwise, why would I say these things to you?"

She was now in the architecture institute, which was an opportunity she never even dreamed of in her past life. Now that she was in the architecture institute, she had to cherish her time.

She didn't have the time to keep arguing with Elisa here.

"I'm very busy here. Take care of yourself, and let's skip the pleasantries." Christina turned and walked back.

Seeing her like this, Elisa was furious.

But what could she do? Christina had already walked away.

The others in the architecture institute saw Christina like this and couldn't help but secretly gossip, "Look at her, she has no status, and she gets along so poorly with her own mother. Who knows who saw her abilities?"

"Wasn't the Golden Cup Award already decided? She was directly recruited by our Kelvin."

"And Kelvin's granddaughter, including that person, weren't they all attracted to Christina?"

"Speaking of that person, just look at William. If he had nothing to do with Christina, why would he care about her and not others? Are there so many coincidences?"

"I think."

"Ever since Christina came to our architecture institute, there's been a lot more gossip."

"Didn't you see her storming to the leader to report Jennifer that day? Even though Jennifer brought William, he didn't say anything when Christina repeatedly mocked Jennifer."

Christina originally thought that coming to the architecture institute wasn't easy, and she would do her work while letting these people gossip as they pleased.

But these people were getting more and more excessive.

This wasn't her past life, and Christina felt she didn't need to endure anymore.

Christina immediately walked towards the group, "Are you all very idle? Have you finished your design drafts?"

"Every day, it's either saying this about me or finding fault with that. Excuse me, do I eat your food or spend your money? I have nothing to do with you, so why do you lecture me? Do you all like playing parents? Then why didn't you stand up to help me when something happened?"

Thinking about Kaitlyn's incident and these people slandering her, she was furious.

She knew that in terms of family background, she couldn't compare to Jennifer.

But besides crying in front of William, who else would help Jennifer?

These people originally wanted to argue with Christina, but Kelvin stepped in at this moment.

Kelvin scolded in a low voice, "You people, enough is enough. Are you all very idle? If so, how about everyone works overtime until 10 PM starting today?"

They fell silent, not daring to speak, not wanting to offend Kelvin.

Everyone knew that Kelvin was not only a senior member of the architecture institute but also a respected public official, a fact everyone acknowledged.

Seeing everyone disperse, Christina didn't stay in place either.

When she was about to leave, Kelvin called out to her, "Christina, wait a moment."

Christina turned to look at Kelvin, "Mr. Fisher, is there something you need?"

"You were indeed outstanding in the Golden Cup Award, but how did you know Jennifer would plagiarize you by submitting two works?"

Considering everything, Kelvin was puzzled.

Christina seemed to know everything. She first came forward to report Jennifer for hiring a ghostwriter, and then submitted two works in the competition.