Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 793

"It's the same, no one's picking up."

"Great! The hospital's dodging, the organizers are playing dead, and I'd bet my last dollar there's something fishy going on here!"

Roseanne paused for a couple of seconds, then a thought struck her. "For nationwide competitions like this, the judges are usually professors from relevant fields. I remember the official site published the judges' list. Let's see if there's anyone from our university."

Mamie immediately fired up her laptop, clicking away-

"Found it!"

Roseanne stepped closer, but after scanning the entire list, she didn't spot any professors from Kingswell University.

Scales chimed in, "Since Kingswell University and Twilight Peak Academy are traditionally strong competitors, often bagging half the awards, the organizers usually avoid inviting judges from these schools to keep things fair."

In simpler terms, to avoid any conflict of interest.

Mamie frowned. "But we don't know any professors from the other schools. How do we even contact them?"

And even if they managed to reach out, there was no guarantee they'd get a response.

Roseanne pondered for a moment. "Just because we don't know them doesn't mean professors don't know each other."

"Roseanne, are you suggesting...?"

to Ms. Payne. She might

and because of the time difference, calling was tricky. So Roseanne sent a detailed

That evening, Madeleine replied.

their quest to uncover the truth and retrieve their project report. Moreover, she assured them her phone would be on

most importantly, the part Roseanne was keen

was indeed someone on

just acquaintances, and she didn't have

professor was good friends with

their nightly

we can't reach the organizers and the school keeps deflecting, we're

to

it's possible. If not,

in touch with him for

you, Professor. Sorry to bother you

seems ever since we met, you've been

You've helped me plenty

looked surprised.

make basic sandwiches.

and even