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.

of the lab's grand opening when Professor Hans from

had a wide

programming team to a competition in another

news of Roseanne's disappearance sent him into

busy schedule made missing calls understandable, but

suddenly struck him, "I'm about to wrap up here and can't step away.

bit. Call it and explain the

Mr. Olson," Mamie

sooner had their call ended than

She dialed immediately:

number. He said you could help... It's

snapped to attention at the mention

dinner, locked in a half-hour standoff

Corley, understanding the other

tactics to minimize their loss, remained calm, casually pointing out flaws in their product

as they deliberated their next move,

the next moment, the composed and decisive man excused himself and

a multimillion-dollar

His deputy was stunned.