The guests and Camille were shell-shocked.
Hera was supposed to be Killian's secretary. When did she become Dr. Shadow?
Graden solemnly handed the Elasker Medical Award to Hera, and the crowd surged into a commotion.
Someone pinched himself. "Ouch! I'm not dreaming!"
"S-She's Dr. Shadow? Can I take back everything that I had said?"
"Did they get the right person? Camille is not Dr. Shadow?"
"Well, the truth is just right before your eyes. The chairman of the International Medical Informatics Conference and the Astral Nova Auction pledged for it."
"She's so humble. How could she let someone else take her place for half a year?"
"The Chime family is supposed to be a prestigious family. How could one of them steal someone else's title?"
"It's no wonder Ms. Chime kept postponing the event to show the Eclipse Stone. She's an imposter!"
"If she's an imposter, is her medicine fake?"
"An imposter! How could the Chime family do this?"
"She should apologize to Dr. Shadow!"
Standing on the stage, Camille watched the guests go from showering her with praise to pointing fingers at her. Her face went pale.
She even noticed that Rhett, the mayor, and her family had left the auction without hesitation! She became frantic.
Her gaze was fixed on Hera again, who was below the stage holding the trophy. Hera's eyes were so cold, seemingly mocking Camille.
Furious yet terrified, Camille balled her fists together. Her nails dug into her skin as she tried her best to stay calm.
"I've never said that I was Dr. Shadow. You guys were the ones who made the assumption. I wanted to explain, but no one cared," she put on a scared expression, trying to defend herself.
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