When Branden arrived, Rylan had just left. Hearing footsteps behind her, Catherine turned to see Branden walking towards her. "Why are you here?" she asked.His cold eyes softened. "I wanted to take you to dinner. I Heard you and Mr. Theo were here, so I came to take you back," he explained.Catherine, unfazed by his knowledge of their whereabouts, asked if he had eaten. After confirming, they left with Thomas.During the car ride, Thomas noticed Catherine's lack of intention to rest and chatted with her. "Are you taking the day off tomorrow?" he asked.Catherine jokingly replied, "Are you planning to make me play chess with you?" "If you're willing, that would be great. You're always cooped up in the lab, so it would do you good to come here and get some fresh air," Thomas said.Catherine, unable to refuse, agreed to consider it. "Alright, we'll see how it goes tomorrow," she said, glancing at Branden, who appeared quite content."Find something amusing?" she asked, her eyes

Selene had initially assumed that Catherine was like everyone else, seeking to use her connections to meet renowned professors. However, Catherine's next words made her wish she could disappear."Not really. Six months ago, Professor Bieber emailed me, inviting me to be a visiting professor at Avon University. I was busy at the time and declined. Since you are Professor Bieber's student, I thought you could pass on my regards." Selene's expression froze. She believed Catherine wasn't lying. If Catherine was indeed lying about knowing Professor Bieber, it would easily be exposed and embarrassing. Catherine's confident statement indicated she truly knew Professor Bieber and had been invited to be a visiting professor.Selene, proud of her achievements as a Ph.D. graduate from Avon University, was surprised by Catherine's greater accomplishments."I have to go," Catherine said, turning away. Selene watched her leave, filled with jealousy. It seemed that Catherine not only had Brand

Selene stormed back to the company, and the first thing she did was find Rylan and demand that he withdraw the investment in the lab.Catherine was so arrogant that she needed to be taught a lesson.But all she got was a round of mockery from Rylan.She gave Rylan a puzzled look, asking, "What's with that laugh? Are you also planning to stand for Catherine?""Stand for Catherine?" Rylan raised his eyebrows and looked at her. "Do you know that Duncan Corporation is waiting for us to withdraw our investment? Guess how much we paid to qualify for this sponsorship? Do you really think that Catherine's lab is begging for sponsorship? As long as we withdraw our funding, even if the Duncan Corporation doesn't step in, there will be plenty of big companies waiting to throw money at them to sponsor their lab!"Rare things were precious. Marshall's lab was not only a symbol of Styre University but also a hot commodity in many people's eyes. So many people were lining up with money in hand.

The situation had taken a turn that nobody expected. Even though the Duncan Corporation's public relations department acted quickly with its crisis management plan, the news was just too viral to contain. These kinds of things were nothing new for the Duncan Corporation's public relations department. The most important thing was to cool things down. As long as they didn't respond, ignored it, and diverted attention by arranging other hot topics, the public would quickly forget about it. But this time was different. After receiving a lawyer's letter from the Duncan Corporation, the media that first exposed this issue not only did not back off but instead became even more aggressive.The entertainment studio that caught the photo not only released the lawyer's letter from the Duncan Corporation but also posted a somewhat dubious statement online, instantly making the situation even more intense. "Although the capitalist is powerful, we still persist. Even ants can shake big trees wi

Catherine got a message from Branden saying he had some last-minute stuff to do in the neighboring city and wouldn't be back until tomorrow morning. Actually, he didn't need to rush back, but he insisted, so Catherine went with him. As she had no need to go back for dinner, Catherine didn't leave the lab building and worked overtime peacefully. "Catherine!" someone called her.Hearing the sound, Catherine turned around and saw her senior from the same laboratory standing at her door, calling out to her. "What's the matter?"The senior pointed outside. "Someone's looking for you outside and let me pass along a message.""Got it." After Catherine responded, she paused her work and walked out of the workroom. When she arrived at the lobby, she saw Rylan standing in the center of the lobby. Rylan accurately captured her faint footsteps. He looked up and caught sight of Catherine's beautiful eyes. A smile instantly appeared on his face. "Are you planning to work overtime?"