As soon as Madeleine's voice trailed off, a tall figure emerged from the inside.

Roseanne was stunned.

Madeleine introduced, "Let me introduce, this is Mr. Olson's student, Corley Sullivan." Corley smiled slightly and extended his hand towards Roseanne, "Nice to meet your."

"You... are Mr. Olson's student?" Roseanne was taken aback.

"What? Don't I look the part?"

"Not really."

Madeleine's eyes darted between the two, "You two know each other?"

Corley nodded, "Yes, we do."

And have known each other for quite some time...

"Well, that's fantastic. It's all in the family, then. Why don't you stay for dinner tonight?"

Corley responded, "Thank you, Professor. I'll gladly accept."

Roseanne was already planning to stay

prepared a whole spread, including two of Roseanne's

closest to those two dishes

praising inwardly: Madeleine is so thoughtful, making my

are you?" Madeleine suddenly asked

"I'm 28 this year."

own investment firm at 28, that's

bet

"You flatter me. The firm got off the ground with my family's support. It's only in the last two or three years that it's begun to

their work day after day, year after year, enduring the solitude and monotony

us who love research, this life is neither

taints. The lab was

least for her and

"It seems I'm the shallow one here. No wonder Mr. Olson said I was too worldly, not cut out for academia."

nodded, "Right in front of me and

something Hans would

charm, his high emotional intelligence, even his ability to flatter was so skilled it brought

took the initiative

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