Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 636

The spectacle left the crowd absolutely floored.

Everyone craned their necks, watching in awe and admiration.

After a moment of thought, Roseanne made her way towards him.

Corley, spotting her approach, seemed a touch surprised.

"Thank you," Roseanne stopped in front of him, her eyes sincere. "Those reporters, they were your doing, weren't they?"

"Babur managed to rope in a couple, probably betting you guys wouldn't get the lab up and running. Wanted to blow things out of proportion, make a spectacle to undermine you in front of the school authorities. I just went with the flow, helped amp up the drama a bit. Makes the slap in their face sound all the louder," Corley explained, though he omitted another layer to his reasoning.

He'd warned Babur more than once before, but it seemed to fall on deaf ears.

If that was the case, then no one could blame him for playing hardball.

Some people just don't learn unless you really give them a reason to.

Nearby, Hans clapped excitedly, nudging Madeleine's shoulder: "Feeling relieved now? Little Roseanne isn't one to be pushed around easily. She's got big plans, alright. Nearly had a heart attack when I got the invite!"

Madeleine nodded with a content smile, "Roseanne certainly is decisive, knows how to hit back..."

"Much stronger than I

after all. No strong

eyes, "I certainly

event drew to a close, it was time

setting up a table and

before the table, Madeleine pondered for a few seconds before boldly penning down: "Boundless

...

with Edna, leaving Carlson and

the moment she arrived, Grace hadn't uttered a single sneer or taunt, even as Babur and Edna

her regret and shame, "I had no idea Ms.

was also

boyfriend, he tagged

nor was he like Corley, who made significant contributions

hadn't even received an invitation

the consent form for

reluctant to see him

even bothering with the courtesy

him, yet he couldn't help

to see her success, or maybe catch a glimpse of her