Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 629

She spent her days either collecting rent with her husband or at home, diving into the latest skincare trends and fashion. How could she not be young, beautiful, and stylish? Mamie hit the nail on the head with her compliment, making her day.

"Come on, mom and dad, let me introduce you to a friend from school, a comrade-in-arms from the trenches!"

From the moment Duke showed up, Roseanne had been sizing him up.

This guy was their lab's biggest benefactor.

Saying he paid for half the bricks and mortar here wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Roseanne: "Hello, sir and ma'am."

Scales: "Hello, sir, and you look so young, ma'am..."

His comment... Roseanne couldn't help but give him a side glance.

"Hey! Nice to meet you all!" Duke immediately greeted them warmly, shaking their hands, "Roseanne! Caley! Haha... I've heard so much about you guys from my dear daughter, and finally, I get to meet you in person! I don't have much, but here's a little something for our first meeting."

With that, he pulled out two red envelopes from his coat.

They were quite thick.

He handed one to each.

Before Roseanne and Scales could refuse, Duke generously insisted: "Don't be shy, accept it. It's a gift, take it, take it!"

They exchanged glances.

"Thank you, sir."

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Suddenly―

voice rang out: "Wow! Guests already? And here I

greeted him: "Mr.

at the lab's entrance, looking up at the five-story building eagerly,

But first-

along, little

as he finished speaking, several cars pulled

of distinguished professors stepped

coats, their wisdom and years

eyes widened in

as if the entire computer science department's "Mount

of our lives, but we've never seen a

come and see it

today." selves

a wave of

Olson was bringing his entire network to support

Madeleine chuckled

heads of the Grandstone Institute's biology department, the giant of molecular science, Talbot, and the senior professor

in the academic world. And now,

courage, but even she swallowed hard

more than