Remarried Wife: She will Remarry, But Another Person-Chapter 173: Jasper Fitzgerald—She’s the Only One Worth Watching

Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Jasper Fitzgerald—She’s the Only One Worth Watching

All eyes were on Sabrina Hayes and Josee Sheffield at the center of the stage.

Under the gaze of so many people, Sabrina felt a rare bit of nervousness, but more so, a sense of joy.

She looked at Josee beside her, thinking of going up on stage together with him.

However, he stayed seated without any intention of getting up, and even spread his hands, saying, "Receiving an award is something that can be done alone. You’re the main focus.

The system was developed by you, and there’s no use for me to go up. If I’m asked about technical details and can’t answer, it’d be embarrassing, so I won’t go up."

Sabrina was left speechless seeing him so righteously shirking responsibility.

Poppy Yates waved at her, her eyes filled with encouragement, "Go ahead, you can do it!"

Everyone was waiting for her to go up, so Sabrina could only walk steadily to the stage on her own.

"Congratulations to President Hayes for winning the top prize."

The organizer shook hands with her, and Sabrina returned the handshake with a calm smile, "Thank you."

She accepted the trophy handed to her, thinking she would just exit the stage like that.

Unexpectedly, the host’s voice rose again, "Now, let’s invite President Hayes to share with everyone the initial intent behind the development of ’Project M-One’, the challenges faced, and the joy of the achievement!"

Sabrina hadn’t prepared any speech.

She hadn’t anticipated this part of the process at all.

Being suddenly called upon by the host, her expression faltered slightly, and she felt a bit unsettled within.

Instinctively, she searched for Josee in the audience.

Did he perhaps know about this segment, hence why he didn’t come up?

Clearly knowing about the award, why hadn’t he prepared in advance?

Sabrina couldn’t fault Josee; she herself was too busy to think of it.

Standing on the stage now, the microphone already handed to her by the host, it’d be untruthful to say she wasn’t nervous.

Just then, she noticed a figure entering the central seating quietly under the dim lights.

The person was dressed in a perfectly tailored black suit, seemingly intending to blend into the darkness.

Even though she couldn’t clearly see the person’s face, somehow Sabrina immediately recognized who it was.

Mr. Fitzgerald... did he really come???

Apparently sensing her gaze, the man in the audience turned to look at her, their eyes meeting.

Just as a beam of light passed through the audience, the man gave her an encouraging and soothing look, accompanied by a gentle smile.

Like a gentle breeze sweeping by, Sabrina’s inexplicable nervousness disappeared.

She beamed a relaxed smile and slowly walked to the center of the stage.

Many in the audience were momentarily stunned by that smile.

Promptly, Sabrina began her speech, saying slowly, "My original intention behind developing Project M-One wasn’t driven by lofty ideals; I simply wanted to gain recognition.

However, back then, I didn’t possess that ability. With my background in medicine, suddenly transitioning was a nearly insurmountable challenge for me.

During this time, I had to care for my daughter while dedicating immense energy to learning relevant knowledge. Those days were indeed tough... But fortunately, in my career, I met some mentors.

For instance, my former development team and a master in computer science whom I met by chance online, someone I consider my mentor.

It was this person who infused me with substantial professional knowledge and taught me skills in this field.

The good, the bad, the challenges, and the strokes of luck collided to eventually bring forth the creation of ’Project M-One’..."

At this point, Sabrina paused her speech, then raised the corners of her lips and continued with a tone of gratitude and joy, "I am very grateful for the success of Project M-One, achieved with so many years of effort. It wasn’t a coincidence.

However, compared to the many seasoned enterprises present, my experience is still too limited.

I am very happy and honored to meet everyone here today.

I hope for the opportunity to interact more with the industry’s leading figures here, to advance together, and thank the organizers for the award and the recognition, thank you very much..."

After the brief speech, Sabrina bowed.

The audience erupted into applause, even more intense than before.

Everyone looked at Sabrina with admiration in their eyes.

The audience had a very favorable impression of her speech.

It’s known that generally, once someone gains certain honors in their field, they tend to carry some arrogance.

Yet, Sabrina’s demeanor demonstrated to everyone that even though she received the best award of the event today, she remained neither arrogant nor impetuous, showing no signs of conceit while acknowledging the other enterprises present.

Of course, those present also caught wind of some shocking news!

That is, Sabrina was a career changer.

Meaning, she had only been involved in system development for a few years.

During this period, she also had to care for her child and family.

Under such circumstances, being able to independently develop such a system, is this even humanly possible?

Many in the audience had already started discussing this matter.

"If it were me, I really couldn’t do it, developing such a system in just a few years."

"One can only say that Miss Hayes is truly a genius, right?"

"To be able to study and develop while also caring for a daughter... it’s truly overwhelming, suddenly making me feel our team isn’t working hard enough."

"Indeed, she truly is exceptional. I heard she was previously the Hawthorne Family’s daughter-in-law?"

"I heard too, she’s so outstanding, such a gem is hard to find, why did President Hawthorne still divorce her?"

"Hey, don’t you know? Previously, in Veridia, it was widely spread that he abandoned President Hayes for his first love, but recently there was a scandal involving formula theft, embarrassing the Hawthorne Group..."

"Isn’t that something? They said President Hawthorne has good judgment, but it seems not so great after all."

"Tsk tsk, seeing his ex-wife achieve so much now, I wonder if he’ll regret it..."

Even though everyone was trying to keep their voices down, quite a bit still made its way into Jordan Hawthorne’s ears.

Jordan’s lips were pressed tight, his aura icy to the extreme, yet he couldn’t help but be distracted, his mind full of what Sabrina had just said.

On stage, Sabrina Hayes spoke casually, but living under the same roof, Jordan knew better.

Apart from work, she not only took care of the children, but also managed everything at home in perfect order.

Under such circumstances, she could still find time to study and attempt research and development.

Sabrina said her initial intention was to gain recognition.

His recognition...?

At this moment, for some reason, Jordan felt a bit uncomfortable inside.

Sitting in the last row, Brooke Sinclairs naturally heard the discussions around her.

Just like those in front, everyone was praising Sabrina’s excellence, belittling Jordan’s poor judgment.

Wasn’t this saying she wasn’t as good as Sabrina?

Brooke’s eyes began to redden with hate.

The issue about the stolen formula happened so long ago, aren’t these people ever going to stop?!

All of this was Sabrina’s fault!

If it weren’t for her, so many people wouldn’t be discussing Brooke.

On stage, Sabrina was unaffected.

She gracefully stepped down, her steps light and swift.

Back in her seat, she originally intended to meet Jasper Fitzgerald.

But to her surprise, when she got down, the center seat was empty again.

As if that person had never been there.

This made Sabrina suspect, did she just imagine it?

Her doubt wasn’t apparent, going unnoticed by those around her.

Seeing her return, Poppy Yates cheerfully said, "Congratulations on winning the award and gaining the favor of the seniors present."

Sabrina snapped back to reality, smiling as she replied, "Thank you."

Then, she couldn’t help but glance toward the center seat, asking, "Earlier... was there someone sitting there?"

Poppy looked puzzled, glanced back, then shook her head, saying, "I don’t know, I didn’t notice. Everyone’s attention was on you earlier."

Josee Sheffield added, "I didn’t notice either."

Sabrina thought that was probably the case.

After all, they were separated by a few seats.

With so many people present, even if someone moved, no one would particularly check if it was someone from the center seat.

But... she still felt she hadn’t seen wrong.

Just then, her phone suddenly vibrated.

She took it out and saw a message from Jasper Fitzgerald.

He said, "Congratulations on the award. From now on, you can be yourself, follow your heart. You’re exceptional and needn’t seek anyone’s approval!"

A brief message, yet it felt as if it weighed a thousand pounds, hitting Sabrina’s heart hard, taking her a while to recover.

If someone had ever affirmed her like this before, she wouldn’t have done so many foolish things for a man...

Infinite warmth spread through Sabrina’s heart.

She happily typed a reply, "Mm, I know now! Speaking up was because I fully let go!

But, Mr. Fitzgerald, why did you leave after just a short while? I thought I was seeing things!"

Jasper Fitzgerald seemed not busy and replied quickly, "There’s no reason for me to appear at today’s event; sending a representative is enough!"

Sabrina, looking at the message, blinked her beautiful eyes, a little confused.

If there was no reason to appear, why did he come when she was on stage?

She didn’t dwell on it, just a bit regretful...

At this time, Jasper Fitzgerald and Nash Spencer had already left the conference venue and headed to the guest lounge at the celebration reception.

After entering the room, Nash brought over some tea and puzzledly asked, "Why didn’t you wait until the conference ended to leave?"

Jasper took a sip and said, "There’s nothing worth watching afterward."

Nash, hearing this, thought for a moment, seeming to realize something.

So, his brief appearance was because Dr. Nash’s award was worth watching?

He was momentarily lost for words.

To say he doesn’t know how to pursue girls, sometimes he seems quite skilled.

But then again, his moves weren’t that obvious...

He couldn’t help but add, "There’s still quite some time until the conference ends, and Secretary Lynch will probably come late. Wouldn’t it be nice to stay a bit longer, have a chat with Dr. Nash, and congratulate her in person?"

Jasper put down the cup and replied flatly, "No worries, we’ll just wait! As for congratulating... there might be a chance to meet later."

Nash understood, so this ’waiting’ included waiting for Dr. Nash too, right?

Apparently, he spoke too soon.

Jasper is actually quite good at this...