The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife
Chapter 165 Kicked Out Of The Top Ten Finalists

Susan said calmly, "Firstly, Julian is Julian, and I am me. Believe it or not, Julian never gave me any assistance during this competition. Secondly, no one can reserve the champion's seat. The final result can only be determined by our performance tonight."

"How righteous," Andrew laughed sarcastically.

"It's okay, Andrew. You're the top contender now anyway. Anyone with a decent level of intelligence would be able to tell who's truly the best. If Susan doesn't cheat, you will rank first for sure."

Andrew glanced at Susan and said, "Well then. Let's hope that this match will be fair to all of us."

His glance said otherwise, and Susan could not help but feel infuriated.

What was he trying to imply?

If he did not rank first, then was she cheating?

"Susie, just ignore them. Come and rest, the match is about to start," Chance said.

Susan nodded and stopped responding to them. She left to sit with Chance.

Although she picked a hidden spot, she could still feel people looking at her.

The feeling of being targeted by everyone was terrible.

But Susan understood how they felt. The competition was gaining a lot of popularity, especially now that Jojen was invited. If anyone could win the champion's seat, they would definitely get a head start on their career path.

In addition to the hefty reward, it made it impossible to take things lightly.

So, she clearly became everyone's biggest enemy.

At 8 pm, the board of judges, formed by investors and professional judges, appeared on time.

Once Julian arrived, he scanned the crowd.

Only when he found Susan did a smile creep onto his face.

Then, his gaze never left Susan.

His action was so obvious and he was not even trying to hide it. Everyone felt a little speechless.

"Great, everyone's here on time." Jojen was appointed to announce the results. He scanned the hall and said," Overall, the result of the voting match was quite satisfactory. But, there was a little incident." Jojen was as straightforward as always, "After a thorough check performed by the Notary Public, it was discovered that there was a small amount of votepurchasing activities that happened during this match. There were a number of people who purchased votes, but those who purchased less than a hundred thousand votes did not affect the ranking of the top ten finalists, so I won't bother announcing all the names on the list. However, there is one person who purchased more than five million votes! This act is beyond what I can tolerate. So, this person will be kicked out of the top ten finalists immediately!"

Jojen's gaze turned stern as he spoke.

Five million votes!

Everyone turned their eyes to Susan.

Some people could not even contain their joy.

Jojen's reputation for being stern was true. Even if Susan was related to Lanyard Construction, she too could not escape the fate of getting kicked out.

"Susie, what do we do now?" Chance got nervous too.

Clearly, he also felt that it was Susan who purchased the votes.

"It's okay, my votes are all real." Susan was very calm.

Chance was surprised by how collected Susan was.

Jojen did not like cliffhangers, so he continued very quickly, "The top contender, Andrew, is being kicked out of the top ten finalists for purchasing 5.5 million votes! The ranking will shift up accordingly. Susan is now the top contender, and the eleventh-ranked contender is now tenth-ranked and will be eligible for entering the final match."

Everyone was waiting for Jojen to announce Susan's name.

No one thought it would be Andrew!

"Isn't that the guy who demanded a fair competition?"

"Yeah, it's him! He was acting so righteously, who would've guessed that he purchased so many votes?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, 5 million-plus votes! That's a lot of money."

Among the crowd's whispering, Andrew's expression turned darker and darker.

Suddenly, he stood up angrily, "This is not true. The one who purchased the votes is Susan."

He looked at Julian and said, "Mr. Shaw, you're abusing your power. You want me to be kicked out so that Susan can get the champion's seat! Do you even have a conscience?"

Julian raised his eyebrows calmly at Andrew's hysterical cries, "I have the record from the Notary Public. More than a hundred people cross-checked the data overnight to obtain this result. If you have questions about the reliability, you are welcomed to sue us."

Andrew's expression changed a little, but he insisted," You have money and power. Even if I sue you, what can that change?"

Julian snickered coldly, "What a good speaker you are. Why, do you want me to get Joel Challem here to show everyone your transaction records?"

Joel Challem?

When Andrew heard the name, his expression changed drastically and he turned silent.

This was the person whom he traded with to purchase the tickets. He could not believe that Julian had found him already.

From Andrew's reaction, everyone could tell that he really did purchase the votes.

People looked at him with despise.

"That's it, please escort Andrew out," Jojen concluded.

A security guard came to bring Andrew out immediately - his face was as pale as a paper.

"So, the correct name list for the top ten finalists is out. For the first rank, we have Susan. Second, Felix Gordon. Third.... Ninth, Chance. Tenth, Roxy Lynch. The ten of you, please come on stage." The ten of them went up, all with a look of surprise on their faces.

Especially Roxy, she was originally ranked eleventh and thought that she could not get in the final round anymore. Who would've guessed that this would happen and that she'd have a chance at a rematch? Besides, Jojen was going to pick one of the top ten finalists to be his student.

He did not say that he would pick the champion.

So, she was not entirely hopeless.

"All of you have the same design draft in your hands. The topic for today's match is very simple. Within two hours' time, you can edit it however you like. After two hours, the board of judges will rank your final draft. The time starts... now."

In the center of the wall, a timer began counting down.

What the heck, they were starting already?

Everyone rushed to their desk with the draft.

Susan, too, started brainstorming her ideas.

Two hours later, everyone submitted their final product.

The board of judges began examining the submissions.

"Regardless of the result, it's finally over," Chance let out a long sigh.

"Yeah," Susan nodded.

During the past two weeks, the competition made her s o nervous that she was on the verge of breaking down.

Thank goodness today was the final day, regardless of what the result would be.