Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 686 The night had fallen, approaching seven o'clock, and the conference was drawing to a close.

The host called out his name, and under the watchful eyes of many, he walked up to the podium to deliver the closing remarks for the academic exchange.

During his speech, his phone vibrated twice, but he couldn't answer it.

For some reason, a sense of foreboding washed over him, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably.

He began with a brief summary of the conference's main topics, touching on them with a finesse only Owen Reynolds could muster.

The audience was captivated, nodding along, yet those who were familiar with his presentations noticed something off about Owen today...

Usually, his presentations were detailed and methodical, but today he wrapped things up quickly, bowed, and left the auditorium under the astonished gazes of his colleagues.

He immediately returned the missed call, only to be greeted with the message:

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently busy..."

It wasn't that he was blocked; the line was just occupied.

Unable to reach Owen, Mamie thought of someone else who could help.

grand opening when Professor Hans from the Computer Science Department showed up and seemed quite close to

a wide network;

competition in another country and

news of Roseanne's disappearance sent

understandable,

here and can't

Call it and explain the situation; they'll know what to

Mr. Olson,"

had their call ended

She dialed immediately:

Mamie. Mr. Olson gave me your number.

confused, snapped to attention at the mention

he was at a dinner, locked in a half-hour standoff over

Corley, understanding the other

minimize their loss, remained calm, casually pointing out flaws in their

as they deliberated their next move, Corley's

the next moment, the composed and decisive

a multimillion-dollar

His deputy was stunned.