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.

got

confusion only growing.

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

and her crew even got the

was at a loss for words, her anger and shock

school involved, this wasn't going to be easy

Roseanne's team could actually set up a lab. It's probably all smoke and mirrors, just

can only clear our names by proving

had done, thinking she was being discreet, were actually full

hadn't pushed. But if anyone

I don't believe they can just conjure

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the faculty nor the school board believes it. Since Roseanne

can't just sit

take

beat. "What do you

"Everybody loves a good show. If Roseanne wants attention, we'll give

assistant immediately entered. "Dean,

"Contact the school's PR