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!"

you

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

a lab is easy?

is just that, a

like, whether

What's the rush?

try to salvage

they might not

a cold smirk in her eyes:

they possibly set up their own lab?

face reality, that's why they live in fantasies. But eventually,

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

in a hushed tone, leaning in, "Auntie, do we need to

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 shooting themselves in the

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Auntie, you always see

as she immediately turned serious, "Mind your

"Right, Ms. Edna-"

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