Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 621

The person with the sourest expression on her face was Edna.

When she heard the words "self-built lab," she froze, disbelief washed over her, and then it turned into a scornful sneer.

Self-built lab?

Easier said than done, huh?

Not to mention the cost, just getting the land and permits wasn't something Roseanne could pull off.

Back in the day, when the college favored Madeleine, Edna had a rough time.

No students, no resources.

The college administrators might as well have been blind for all the attention they paid her.

During her toughest days, Edna held her breath, even contemplating breaking away from the college to establish her own lab!

By the time she made a name for herself, the college would surely come crawling back to her.

But that thought was just a fleeting fantasy during her lowest moments, never seriously considered.

Because

It was too hard!

You can't just find a spot, throw up some bricks, and call it a "lab."

A nationally and socially recognized lab had strict requirements for location, detailed architectural specifications, and had to go through layers of departmental approvals. "Ha!"

Edna, what are you laughing at?" Sybil

the college? As if they're not afraid of biting off

up a lab is easy? Just submitting a proposal doesn't

proposal is just that,

up looking like, whether it gets recognized in the end, all remains

What's the rush?

"Some people try to salvage their pride this

mean, they might

chin slightly, a cold smirk

it, how could they possibly set

to face reality, that's why they

when they do, they'll have nothing, and that'll be

tone, leaning in,

Now that they've boasted in front of the whole college, when they can't follow through, it'll

en novelxo

always see right

sneer faded as she immediately turned serious, "Mind your words, in public,

"Right, Ms. Edna-"

the talk about

something

was

returned to

the submission details: when it was submitted, who did

swnevernet

idea, or her

One question after another.

response was

"No comment!"

frowned, "Waldo, this isn't like you. We've worked together for over a decade, is it necessary to give me the official