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.

when Professor Hans from the Computer

Olson had a wide network; maybe

to a competition in another country and was anxiously waiting outside

the news of Roseanne's disappearance sent

busy schedule made missing calls understandable, but if

struck him, "I'm about to wrap up here and can't

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

Mr. Olson," Mamie

their call ended than

She dialed immediately:

number. He said you could help...

to attention at the

a dinner, locked in a half-hour standoff over a mere 0.5%

Corley, understanding the other

loss, remained calm, casually pointing out flaws in their product during dinner, catching them

shifted drastically, and as they deliberated their next move,

moment, the composed and decisive

multimillion-dollar deal

His deputy was stunned.