Ever since Yvonne had collapsed due to exhaustion from conducting the surgery, she'd spent her days resting in bed at home. In the meantime, she made sure to host online meetings from time to time in order to keep an eye on the competition team's progress.

The brief meeting with Kayla seemed to have sparked something within Nicole, motivating her to work harder than before.

Yvonne could see resolve burning in the eyes of the other young members on her laptop screen. They looked like they wouldn't stop working until they'd finally won the grand prize. Nonetheless, she was very delighted by their dedication, so she dismissed the online meeting after giving them a few words of encouragement.

She finally noticed the barrage of notifications on her phone just then. All of them were messages from Rachel.

The first text read, "Vonnie, Stanley actually confessed to me! But the thing is, I only see him as a friend! What should I do?"

The text below it stated, "If I were to turn him down, t