Chapter 442

Chapter 442:

“What I hope for most, don’t you?”

Understanding his hint, Fernanda knew he was eyeing the championship’s prize money.

“Don’t worry,” she confidently assured him. “I’ll secure that prize money for you!”

Esaham University, committed to fairness and transparency, took action when it discovered fraudulent votes in Fernanda’s tally and promptly removed them.

With the fraudulent votes eliminated, Fernanda’s real vote count temporarily placed her in fourth place.

But by the following afternoon, Fernanda surged ahead, quickly climbing to third place and closing the gap to second.

This time, there were no doubts about Fernanda’s votes. A significant portion had come from online supporters.

Many netizens, realizing the harm of their previous insults and accusations, offered sincere apologies online and turned their regret into votes for Fernanda.

Meanwhile, a video surfaced showing Fernanda slouched in a backstage chair during a mall event, appearing uninterested in the competition. Her supervisor, Aidan, with his thinning hair and sincere expression, was doing his best to motivate her to put more effort into the campaign.

The video ignited a new wave of conversations across the internet.

“Why didn’t anyone post this earlier? Fernanda seems so relaxed—it’s obvious she doesn’t care about winning.”

“Totally! If I’d known she was so laid-back, I wouldn’t have thought she was rigging the votes.”

“I know someone from her academy. They told me Fernanda never really cared about the contest. It was her supervisor who pushed her into it, all because he wanted the prize money for new school equipment. Haha!”

“Are you talking about the chubby supervisor with the bald spot? He’s so cute, acting all worried about her like a caring parent.”

“I always assumed the professors at Esaham University were serious and strict. Looks like they’re actually pretty fun! I kind of regret not applying there myself.”

At the same time, Aidan was anxiously watching the vote count on his computer, completely unaware that he was becoming a viral sensation online.

With only two hours left before voting ended, Fernanda had already surpassed the second-place contestant, moving into second place herself.

Hertha still held the lead in first place.

As the clock ticked down, Aidan refreshed the page one last time. Fernanda had overtaken Hertha, now sitting in first place. Hertha’s name had disappeared entirely.

For a moment, Aidan was frozen in shock. He quickly scrolled down to the latest update and saw that Hertha had withdrawn from the race.

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