At the staff member's signal, security guards rushed over and swiftly escorted Sonia, Carly, Tracy, Lucy, and Hazel from the venue. Sonia nearly stumbled as she was pushed outside. Carly and Tracy hurried to her side, each grabbing one of her arms to steady her. "Grandma, are you okay?"

Sonia angrily shook them off, her sharp glare piercing them. "Did you see that? Celine is the genius girl!"

Sonia, who had always treated Carly and Tracy as the brightest stars of the Tates, showering them with affection and never raising her voice, now unleashed her fury without restraint. "The two of you! Do you have any idea how much I've invested in you? Private tutors since you were kids, one-on-one lessons, every opportunity handed to you on a silver platter—and what did you achieve? The best you could do was get into a decent university! And then look at Celine! She was sent to the countryside as a child, and now she's turned out to be a genius, on par with Mr. Alvarez! You two are such disappointments!"

Regret churned in Sonia's chest, bitter and relentless. She deeply regretted cutting ties with Celine. Celine was a genius. Did they even comprehend the glory Celine could have brought to the Tates? Carly and Tracy combined couldn't hold a candle to her.

Their faces turned ashen; neither dared utter a single word in response. All they could think about were the countless times they had mocked and insulted Celine. In hindsight, they realized how foolish they must have looked in her presence all these years.

Then Lucy stepped forward and tried to calm Sonia down. "Mom—"

"Shut up!" Sonia snapped, her icy gaze pinning Lucy in place. "You're the most useless one of all!"

Lucy froze. At that moment, she was consumed by a searing hatred for Celine. How could the daughter they had abandoned so long ago have transformed into a genius?

"I don't want to see any of you right now! Every single one of you is making me sick!" Sonia shouted, furiously wiping her sleeve as she stormed off.

"Grandma!" Tracy, Lucy, and Hazel hurried after Sonia, calling out to her as they followed.

Carly, however, remained. She stood frozen, unable to move. Her face darkened as she stared at Celine through the doorway, jealousy burning in her eyes. Her jaw clenched so tightly that her gums began to bleed.

Why did it have to be Celine? She was Adam's protégé! Would Adam regret it now? Who in this world doesn't admire brilliance? Today, he had learned that the woman who had spent the past three years living as an ordinary housewife was, in reality, a genius who could match him on every level. Would this version of Celine make his heart stir?

Adam didn't get another chance to talk to Celine because Hailey had arrived. Circling Celine with bubbling excitement, Hailey's voice was filled with awe. "Celine, are you really the genius girl?"

Celine's lips curved into a faint smile. "Absolutely."

"Oh my God, Celine, I swear, I'm obsessed with you!" Hailey gushed, her admiration pouring out.

Celine couldn't help but laugh softly. "Hailey, we should head back."

The Pinnacle of Academic Symposium had officially ended. After bidding farewell to Samuel and the others, Celine left with Hailey.

The two were on their way back to the dormitory when Adam appeared. His tall, elegant figure approached them; his deep, magnetic voice broke the air. "I'll give you a ride back." It was clear he wanted to take Celine home himself.

Before she could respond, Randall, the renowned tech mogul, also walked over. His gaze fixed on Celine, unwavering. "Celine, where are you headed? Let me drive you." Randall wanted to take Celine home.

Hailey glanced between the two men, her thoughts instantly in chaos. "Uh-oh. Both of them want to take Celine home. So, who will Celine choose?"

Changes Made:

• Corrected spelling errors (e.g., "ley," "sriz," "pondus," "Ads," "Circling," "Celline," "Halley," "heme," "Coline," "magnetle"). I made educated guesses on some, indicated by italics. "Pondus" was likely meant to be a word suggesting a close relationship, but context is needed for a perfect replacement.
• Improved punctuation and sentence structure.
• Replaced informal phrasing with more formal alternatives (e.g., "swiping her sleeve" to "wiping her sleeve").
• Corrected grammatical errors (e.g., subject-verb agreement, pronoun usage).
• Improved flow and clarity of the narrative.
• Added hyphens where needed (one-on-one).
• Replaced colloquialisms with more appropriate vocabulary.

The passage is significantly improved, but some words still remain uncertain due to the original errors. More context would be helpful to accurately determine some of the intended words.