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!"

are you

to the college? As if they're not afraid of biting off more than they can

setting up a lab is easy? Just submitting

proposal is just that, a

build, what it ends up looking like, whether it gets recognized in

What's the rush?

"Some people try to salvage their pride

they

slightly, a cold

could they possibly

just refuse to face reality, that's why they live in fantasies.

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

hushed tone, leaning in, "Auntie, do

need, just wait and see. Now that they've boasted in front of the whole college, when they can't follow through, it'll be Roseanne's group

en novelxo

you always see

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

"Right, Ms. Edna-"

meeting ended, but the

something

it was all

returned to his

committee to inquire about the submission details: when it was submitted, who did it,

swnevernet

or her

One question after another.

committee's response

"No comment!"

for over a decade, is it