Chapter 588 Low-Key

It wasn’t that Wade didn’t want revenge. It was that Jude was simply too dangerous.

One wrong move, and the entire Jenson family could be buried with him.

“Dad, why would you even think that? This is the Austin Hotel! Everyone here is from the top of their cities. None of them has a grudge against me, so why would anyone suddenly attack me for no reason?”

“Hmm…”

What Wade said made sense.

But no matter how Russell looked at it, those marks didn’t seem like something Wade got from tripping.

Still, since Wade insisted nothing happened, Russell had no choice but to believe his words.

“Did you even get that injury treated? Do you need to go to the hospital?”

“No, no need. I already had the hotel doctor check it out. The swelling will be gone by tomorrow. We’ve got to attend tomorrow’s worldwide livestream of the Cetherland 4nm chip lithography team unveiling. We can’t waste time over this.”

“Fine.”

Tilda still had no idea what had happened between Wade and Jude.

She was in the room with Dane and Liam, going over Dane’s speech.

“Hmm… yeah, that’s about it. The overall flow feels right now. Dane, do you see anything else that needs to be changed or added?”

Dane shook his head. “No… thank you … Liam … Tilda… I’m happy with it.”

Liam stretched, then checked his watch. “The livestream starts at ten tomorrow morning. It’s already one am. We’d better get some rest. Dane, Tilda, tomorrow we have to pick up Mystro, and you’ll be on stage with Dane. You need to take care of yourself.”

“That’s right, Dane. Go to bed early. Tomorrow you’re the star, so you can’t show up tired. We won’t bother you anymore.”

Tilda and Liam left the room.

Dane stared at his prepared speech, pressed his lips together, then suddenly picked up a pen and added a few more lines.

The next day, Tilda and Liam stood at the back VIP staff entrance of the auditorium, waiting anxiously.

“Probably stuck in traffic,” Liam said. “Tilda, maybe you should head back and stay with Dane. You’re going on stage with him anyway.”

“It’s fine, Liam. We still have an hour. I’ll wait a little longer.”

As soon as she said it, Tilda spotted a familiar figure.

She quickly waved.

“Mystro! You finally made it!”

Mystro jogged over, a little out of breath. “Whew, I really almost got stuck in traffic. I was afraid I’d miss it. I didn’t expect Dugan’s morning rush to be this brutal…”

“But you made it. That’s what counts. Today is Dane’s big day. Even if he won’t say it out loud, he definitely wants all of us here.”

“Where’s Rain?”

“The Skin Organization still has a lot of serious problems. Rain’s been swamped. If he doesn’t fix them, innocent people could get hurt. I told him not to come and to focus on handling things. So, he can only watch Dane’s medal ceremony online.”

“That’s a shame…”

The three of them laughed and chatted as they headed to Dane’s dressing room.

Inside, Manfred was talking with Dane.

When he saw them walk in, his face lit up.

He greeted them warmly, then said with regret, “Queen, Mystro, Liam, are you really not going to let us add your names to the official team list? We already held an internal vote—even the research members all agreed unanimously to include you.”

Mystro smiled, “Forget it. I prefer to stay low-key. Too many titles just drag me under the spotlight. I’m fine with just being known as an artist.”

“I’ve got social anxiety,” Liam added. “So that’s a definite pass for me!”

“I’ll pass too,” Tilda said with a grin.

“Alright then, I won’t push you. It’s rare enough to see people who contributed so much still staying this humble. Mystro, Liam, come with me. I’ll take you to your seats. Queen, I’ll be counting on you to help Professor Kerrigan later.”

Tilda nodded. “Got it. Mr. Parker, Mystro, Liam—you don’t have to worry.”

Before leaving, Mystro gave Dane a light hug. “Dane, congratulations. It’s my honor to have such an incredible senior. I’m really glad I can be here for this big moment in your life.”

“Thank you… Mystro…”

Dane’s voice still came out broken and halting, but the hoarseness was much better than before.

It had to be from his persistence with vocal training, along with the medicine Liam gave him.

Little by little, it was all changing Dane’s body for the better.

Hearing his voice again…