Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 778

After finishing off the last bite of her chicken drumstick, Mamie let out a satisfied burp and sighed, "Ah! This is the life! Honestly, my biggest dream isn't all that grand. As long as I can indulge in great food and become a culinary scientist, I'm happy."

Mamie was a simple soul at heart. She had a passion for both academia and gastronomy, and combining the two seemed like the perfect pursuit for her.

"What about you, Roseanne?" she suddenly asked, turning to her friend. "Do you have a dream job or a vision for the future?"

Caught off guard by the sudden shift to aspirations and life plans, Roseanne paused for a moment.

After some thought, she replied, "I'm doing what I love right now, but as for the future... I'd like to become a researcher like Ms. Payne."

Mamie looked a bit conflicted, "Sure, the professor's amazing, but sometimes she seems so alone."

Madeleine Payne had dedicated her life to research, remaining single and childless, pouring everything she had into her work.

It wasn't that there was anything wrong with such devotion, but seeing her lying alone in a hospital bed seemed unbearably lonely.

Roseanne continued, "I once asked her if she regretted her choices. Want to know what she said?"

her head eagerly, "I have no idea. Tell

who had been listening quietly, also leaned in with

have to sacrifice one thing for another because our energy is finite. But if you can channel that limited energy into

she sacrificed other things, she was completely devoted to her passion. "Isn't that a bit extreme?" Mamie

choices. But if you follow your heart and make

you think you'll ever

"I don't know. If I meet the right person, someone who's compatible and

to marriage; if the timing and

her breakup with Murray, she hadn't been ready to dive back into the

scene.

since then, and time had begun

old hurts but facing the past and looking to the future

about you,

for a moment,

were pure, pouring his sweat on the track and standing on international podiums, representing his country. That's why he pursued athletics in middle

he found purity in