Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed



"Sit down," Babur insisted, his tone brooking no argument.

"Director White, are you deaf or something? I'm swamped here, I don't have time for this "

"I said sit down! Are you hard of hearing?! Do I need to glare at you to get some respect?! What do you think you are?! I give you a little bit of respect, and you think you can run the show?! Don't forget who pulled you up from nothing! Who's been fighting for your funding every single year?!"

"And you think, with your mediocre achievements, you could snatch funding from Madeleine?! Some dogs only bite when they're too well-fed!"

Edna was utterly dumbfounded.

"How could you..."

Babur had never lost his temper with her like this before.

"Sit. Down. Now," he repeated, each word dripping with authority.

With no trace of her former defiance, Edna quietly pulled out a chair and sat.

"What did you want?" she asked, her voice markedly softer.

Babur scoffed, grabbing an invitation from his desk and hurling it at her face.

"What do I want? You've got the nerve to ask?! Read this!"

Stunned into silence, Edna picked up the invitation, her confusion only growing. "Lab unveiling? How is that even possible?"

"How? The Dean threw it in my face just now, saying the school board received it too! You think this is a joke?!"

"Roseanne and her crew even got the Dean involved? She-she's out of line-"

Edna was at a loss for words, her anger and shock intermingling.

She realized, with the school involved, this wasn't going to be easy to smooth over.

"Anyway," she inhaled deeply, clenching her jaw, "I don't believe Roseanne's team could actually set up a lab. It's probably all smoke and mirrors, just to throw us off!"

Babur seemed to agree.

"Now that the school knows, we can only clear our names by proving Roseanne's team is making baseless accusations. Otherwise—"

The things Edna had done, thinking she was being discreet, were actually full of holes.

They were only safe for now because the higher-ups hadn't pushed. But if anyone decided to dig deeper, none of them would escape scot-free. "Tomorrow's the unveiling, and I don't believe they can just conjure up a lab overnight!"

Babur nodded. "Neither the faculty nor the school board believes it. Since Roseanne has made this public, we can't just sit back and take it."

Edna's heart skipped a beat. "What do you mean?"

Babur's eyes narrowed slightly. "Everybody loves a good show. If Roseanne wants attention, we'll give her just that."

"Bob-come in!"

The assistant immediately entered. "Dean, you called?"

"Contact the school's PR

department. Tell them to send a few reporters and writers from the 'Campus Chronicle' to join us at Roseanne's team's lab unveiling tomorrow."

When everyone's eagerly waiting to see the lab, and Roseanne fails to deliver, it'll be quite the spectacle.noveldrama

Compared to the stunt of three

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fool the faculty and the school bheir minor infractions would seem like nothing.

Edna smirked. "Experience always comes out on top."

She was already looking forward to seeing Roseanne shoot herself in the foot.

Just the thought of it was delightful.

"I'll bring some of my team members along too."

Babur smirked. "The more, the merrier."