Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 810

“At Boundless Lab, you'll have your own workstation. You can propose your own projects, and, over time, even build your own research team."

"I'm inviting you—not to steer your research in a new direction or force you to fit our agenda."

"My offer is to give you a better environment and greater resources, so you can pursue your original scientific path-and go farther and wider than you ever imagined."

"Of course," Roseanne paused, "I'm not some saint, handing out favors without expecting anything in return."

There it was.

The question Carlson cared about most-finally, it had arrived.

His gaze sharpened, as if he wanted to see straight into Roseanne's soul. "So what's in it for you?"

"If you agree to join us, your research remains yours," she replied. "But it'll be credited under the lab's name. That benefits both reputation and funding."

For any lab-especially one that hopes to grow and make a name for itself in the scientific world-academic output is everything.

just about quantity, but quality too. Citations, impact, recognition-they

That's exactly the opportunity Boundless Lab needs to evolve from a specialized team into a

to keep pushing your work forward. The lab needs your strengths to broaden its scope and

looked him straight in the eye, enunciating every word. "In one of your papers,

have that matters, but what you

to brag about. But if I share some of it with you, what comes out could be research papers, recognition, breakthroughs—maybe even advances in technology, life-saving discoveries, stronger

my side. Now, for yours-You have talent, you work hard, you've already built a foundation, and now I'm handing you an olive branch, if you tum your back on science and settle

your talent and effort where they belong and seize the opportunity I'm offering, you could become a project leader, a

front of you.

Mamie watched her with

life one careful step at a time—until she met

looked like, what it meant to have a goal, what path

was both a lighthouse and

gave you direction. Sunshine

and

passed, maybe half a minute, before Carlson finally spoke