Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 625

"Sit down," Babur insisted, his tone brooking no argument.

"Director White, are you deaf or something? I'm swamped here, I don't have time for this—"

"I said sit down! Are you hard of hearing?! Do I need to glare at you to get some respect?! What do you think you are?! I give you a little bit of respect, and you think you can run the show?! Don't forget who pulled you up from nothing! Who's been fighting for your funding every single year?!"

"And you think, with your mediocre achievements, you could snatch funding from Madeleine?! Some dogs only bite when they're too well-fed!"

Edna was utterly dumbfounded.

"How could you..."

Babur had never lost his temper with her like this before.

"Sit. Down. Now," he repeated, each word dripping with authority.

With no trace of her former defiance, Edna quietly pulled out a chair and sat.

"What did you want?" she asked, her voice markedly softer.

Babur scoffed, grabbing an invitation from his desk and hurling it at her face.

You've got the nerve to

up the invitation, her confusion only growing. "Lab

Dean threw it in my face just now, saying the school board received it too! You think this is a

the Dean involved? She-she's

a loss for

involved, this wasn't going to be easy to smooth

jaw, "I don't believe Roseanne's team could actually set up a lab. It's probably all smoke and mirrors, just to throw us off!" Babur seemed

the school knows, we can only clear our names by proving Roseanne's team is making baseless accusations.

Edna had done, thinking she was being

But if

unveiling, and I don't believe they can just conjure up a

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the school board believes it. Since Roseanne has made

just sit back and

take

skipped a beat. "What

a good show. If Roseanne wants attention, we'll give her just

entered.

"Contact the school's PR