Everyone Can Hear My Thoughts, and Now They're Panicking

Because of that scolding, her predecessor had been branded as too conniving and vain. She had tried to be clever by hijacking Luna Morgan’s apprenticeship ceremony, only to end up shooting herself in the foot.

At a single apprenticeship ceremony, Luna Morgan’s fame skyrocketed without her even attending, while her predecessor became a laughingstock.

But if Jane Lancaster had let Luna Morgan attend, nothing good would have come of it either.

After all, Quentin Woods would have definitely treated them differently. Whether Luna Morgan wanted to or not, she would have become the star of the entire banquet.

Jane Lancaster would have either had to swallow her frustration and be a mere backdrop, or she could have tried to steal the spotlight only to be immediately humiliated.

’The kind of person who’d give me a choice like that is just incredibly petty.’

When she came out after changing her clothes, Alvin Lancaster and Adrian Lancaster were already waiting for her at the door.

"Third Brother, why don’t you guess which option I’ll pick for the little quiz you gave me?" Jane Lancaster said with a smile as she walked toward Adrian Lancaster.

Adrian Lancaster looked up at her calmly. "Jay, what are you talking about?"

’It took me all of 0.01 seconds to figure out it was you. There’s no need to play dumb, is there?’

"Nothing. I just wanted to tell you that I’m not choosing any of them," Jane Lancaster said with a smile and walked away.

’Only a child would play along with your little games. I, on the other hand, choose to flip the whole table.’

Adrian Lancaster frowned. ’What does she mean?’

Beside them, Alvin Lancaster looked at his younger brother suspiciously. "Chase, what kind of difficult problem did you give Jay?"

Adrian Lancaster: "..."

——

When Lana Sterling came downstairs, fully dressed up, she was a little surprised not to see her nephew.

"Jasper isn’t ready yet?" After getting an affirmative answer from Uncle Lynn, she was even more surprised.

Today, they were attending Jane Lancaster’s college entrance and apprenticeship ceremony. The invitation had been sent to the Sterling Family, and she originally hadn’t planned on going because of her idol. But unexpectedly, her nephew had actually said he would accompany her.

The two families had some history, so it wasn’t particularly strange for her nephew to suddenly decide to attend.

’The strange thing is, my nephew is actually taking the time to dress up?’

’He’s never bothered to coordinate an outfit before, not even for business forums packed with industry titans.’

’After all, with his current status, no one would dare look down on him even if he showed up to a banquet in a plain old T-shirt.’

Lana Sterling had the temper of a pampered heiress. It was always others waiting for her, never the other way around. After waiting for over ten minutes, she started to get impatient.

"Uncle Lynn, go and hurry him up..." Hearing footsteps, Lana Sterling looked up, and her voice died in her throat.

A second later, she felt that the ten-plus-minute wait had been more than worth it!

’If her nephew dressed like this every day, she’d be more than willing to wait!’

’Just standing next to him would make her look so good!’

Lana Sterling walked over with a smile. "See, men really should dress up more. Look at you! You’ve got the whole ’rich young master’ vibe going on—dashing, distinguished, and devastatingly aloof. You’re as handsome as my idol!"

Jasper Sterling’s expression shifted subtly. "...I knew this outfit wasn’t right."

Gavin quickly interjected, "No, no, no, Boss, this outfit is great! It’s fantastic! It couldn’t be more perfect!"

Most importantly, "It’s better than anyone else’s. You won’t find anyone in all of Stratton more handsome than you!"

He wasn’t exaggerating, nor was this just professional flattery. The truth was, his boss’s face, figure, and aura were simply out of this world.

As Jasper Sterling’s assistant, he often ran into people asking where to get the same clothes Jasper wore. These people weren’t just rich heirs, but also major business tycoons.

Everyone acknowledged Jasper Sterling’s fashion sense, thinking he had excellent taste and must put a great deal of effort into his styling.

But that wasn’t actually the case. While his boss did have good taste and was a bit of a clean freak, he rarely spent much time thinking about his outfits.

Because he didn’t need to. He could make any clothes look good; he was a natural-born model.

Some top-tier Italian bespoke shops would even offer Jasper Sterling their clothes for free—not just for the subtle advertising effect he created, but because he could breathe new life into the garments.

’Gavin was truly speechless. What kind of taste did Lana Sterling have, comparing Clayton Lowell to Jasper Sterling?’

Gavin’s expression was full of sincerity. ’Boss, you need to be more confident!’

’He didn’t want to have to pick the "most handsome" outfit from a lineup where every single one was handsome. It was a truly difficult choice. Couldn’t he just say that every single one was absolutely perfect?’

Jasper Sterling decided to take his word for it for now. He glanced at Lana Sterling. "Auntie, you don’t seem to have been hanging out with your friends recently, have you? I have a few photos to share with you."

Lana Sterling was a little confused, but she still took out her phone to look at the photos Jasper Sterling had shared.

A few dozen seconds later, she wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Who is this? That beer belly is just awful."

Jasper Sterling smiled, looking exceptionally refined. "You don’t recognize him? That’s Uncle Shane."

Lana Sterling’s eyes widened in disbelief. "That’s Shane?"

Jasper Sterling was already walking away quickly.

Gavin hurried to follow, hesitating for a moment before asking in a low voice, "President Sterling, are we really not going to give Miss Lancaster a heads-up?"

In his opinion, they should have warned her last night.

That time Jasper Sterling had backed up Lana Sterling by summoning all the juniors of the Woods War Family to hear him out had already caused Quentin Woods to lose face completely.

A glory-hound like Quentin Woods, who valued his reputation above all else, had been furious at the time and threatened to make Jane Lancaster come to his door to apologize.

He hadn’t expected Jane Lancaster to just walk away, giving him no face whatsoever. He almost threw a tantrum and refused to take her as his apprentice.

That would have been the end of it, but Julian Lancaster had been very proactive, going to Quentin’s home to apologize with a great show of deference. Coupled with Luna Morgan’s repeated requests, Quentin finally agreed to attend the apprenticeship ceremony.

But he suspected the old codger wasn’t up to any good and was probably still planning to cause trouble.

Gavin was on edge. ’I really hope Miss Lancaster doesn’t fall for it. It would be awful for her to get her hopes up for nothing!’

Jasper Sterling’s expression was calm. "No need."

Gavin thought for a moment, then said, "In that case, I’ll just sit back and enjoy the show."

It wasn’t that he had faith in Jane Lancaster, but that he had faith in his boss’s judgment.

If you had to say who least wanted to see Jane Lancaster be given a hard time, it would undoubtedly be Jasper Sterling.

Since Jasper Sterling said there was no need to warn her, it meant that Jane Lancaster could handle it completely on her own.

This made things very interesting. The Miss Morgan in question had a hidden identity: she was a genius restorer of ancient paintings.

Although she repeatedly tried to hide her identity and secretly worked for Quentin Woods, her talent was impossible to conceal. Many people already had their eyes on her and were looking for her everywhere.

The person from that last fiasco had tracked Luna Morgan down to request her help in restoring an ancient painting, all thanks to a secret tip from him.

After that person was turned away, he had even given them another pointer: Miss Morgan responded to kindness, not coercion. Rather than throwing money at her, it was better to appeal to her emotions.

The reason Luna Morgan had gone with that person last time was because, after receiving his advice, they told her it was a treasured ancient painting from a family elder, and they wanted to restore it to remember them by.

They had received reliable information that, in order to prevent Jane Lancaster from offending Quentin Woods again and creating an irreversible situation, Julian Lancaster had specifically asked Luna Morgan to attend this apprenticeship ceremony and take responsibility for placating Quentin Woods.

——

Mama Knight also quietly asked Jane Lancaster, "What difficult problem did the Third Young Master give you?"

Jane Lancaster replied, "Oh, not only did he not give me a difficult problem, he actually gave away the answer."

’At least now I know that Luna Morgan will definitely be attending this apprenticeship ceremony.’

Adrian Lancaster, who had just walked over: "..."