Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed
Chapter 629

She spent her days either collecting rent with her husband or at home, diving into the latest skincare trends and fashion. How could she not be young, beautiful, and stylish? Mamie hit the nail on the head with her compliment, making her day.

"Come on, mom and dad, let me introduce you to a friend from school, a comrade-in-arms from the trenches!"

From the moment Duke showed up, Roseanne had been sizing him up.

This guy was their lab's biggest benefactor.

Saying he paid for half the bricks and mortar here wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Roseanne: "Hello, sir and ma'am."

Scales: "Hello, sir, and you look so young, ma'am..."

His comment... Roseanne couldn't help but give him a side glance.

"Hey! Nice to meet you all!" Duke immediately greeted them warmly, shaking their hands, "Roseanne! Caley! Haha... I've heard so much about you guys from my dear daughter, and finally, I get to meet you in person! I don't have much, but here's a little something for our first meeting."

With that, he pulled out two red envelopes from his coat.

They were quite thick.

He handed one to each.

Before Roseanne and Scales could refuse, Duke generously insisted: "Don't be shy, accept it. It's a gift, take it, take it!"

They exchanged glances.

"Thank you, sir."

"Ah, that's more like it!"

Suddenly―

A booming voice rang out: "Wow! Guests already? And here I was thinking I'd be the earliest!"

Roseanne greeted him: "Mr. Olson!"

Hans Olson stood at the lab's entrance, looking up at the five-story building eagerly, wanting to explore inside.

But first-

"I brought some friends along, little Roseanne, you don't mind, do you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several cars pulled up.

Minutes later, a group of distinguished professors stepped out.

Dressed in uniform black coats, their wisdom and years of experience evident.

Roseanne's eyes widened in surprise: "This..."

It was as if the entire computer science department's "Mount Rushmore" had been invited!

Hans: "We've lived most of our lives, but we've never seen a fully

automated robotic bio-lab. Thought we'd come and see it for ourselves

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Roseanne felt a wave of emotion.

She knew Mr. Olson was bringing his entire network to support her!

"Hans, how did you get here before us?" Madeleine chuckled as she stepped out of the car.

Along with her came the heads and deputy heads of the Grandstone Institute's biology department, the giant of molecular science, Talbot, and the senior professor Vance...

Any one of them was a heavyweight in the academic world. And now, they were all here!

Mamie usually had a lot of courage, but even she swallowed hard at the sight: "Ro, Roseanne, did we... did we

bite off more than we can chew?"

Each of these individuals was a walking citation index, true titans of research.

"Getting cold feet?"

Mamie stood tall: "Not at all! The bigger the game, the better. I live for this kind of heart-pounding excitement absolutely thrilling!"

Soon after, Owen Reynolds and Corley arrived, one after the other.

Corley: "Ah, Mr. Reynolds, we meet again. What an honor."

Owen Reynolds replied coolly: "For Roseanne, of course, I had to come."

Their eyes met briefly before turning away, sparks flying in the air.

Then came Sinclair Nelson, the president of Kingswell University, and the vice-president, Hancock...

Both were visibly shocked and incredulous at the sight of the five-story building.

They actually built the lab?!

At eleven in the morning, Babur and Edna arrived fashionably late.

Carlson, Arkle, Hertha, Sybil, Slater, and Grace followed closely behind.

"Are we sure this is the place?" Babur frowned, looking around.