"Catherine, hold on!" Rylan caught up with Catherine at the entrance of her office.Catherine halted and turned to face him. She said coldly, "You can't just come and go as you please here, understand?"Rylan paused and retreated his foot. The assistant by his side was stunned. It was the first time he witnessed someone treat Rylan like this, and oddly enough, Rylan didn't seem angry at all.Catherine began packing up things she needed to take from her office. There weren't many things, and she quickly finished. Throughout this time, Rylan stood by the office door. He just waited quietly until Catherine came out.Rylan caught up with her and said, "Catherine, I don't think you should compromise so easily. Not explaining things clearly may affect your reputation.""It's my business, and you shouldn't interfere," Catherine replied coldly and then left the research building with her belongings.Rylan followed her out. Even the assistant found him a bit too passionate, especially whe

Selene was in the hospital. She could barely speak. And her neck was in colossal pain due to the strangling. Even drinking water was painful to her. Selene stopped the doctor who was leaving and asked, "Doctor, how long does it take to recover?"The doctor pushed his glasses hesitantly and said in a severe voice, " The swelling can be relieved within three days, but it will take another week to recover fully.""Can you at least ease the pain?" That was what she was concerned about. She could try to eat as little as possible but still had to eat. The thing was, the pain was unbearable, even though she was only lying there and doing nothing. The doctor could only say, "Miss Miller, it takes time for the medicine to work. We've given you painkillers. Your pain will be eased soon enough." But he never mentioned exactly how soon.Selene was furious to see the doctor leave. She spent extra money to shift into a single ward, and this was what she got. What a jerk! She accidentally moved

After Marshall blamed him for blocking Catherine, Ultan went downstairs to look for Catherine. However, Ultan never ordered Catherine to be put on the block list. He had no idea who did this."Catherine, I heard you want me to invite you in personally. Is that true?" asked Ultan.What Ultan said made the crowd more and more curious. Their gazes darted between Ultan and Catherine. Some thought Ultan was here to scold Catherine instead of picking her up and that Catherine had asked for it with her arrogance. They were eager to witness the scene where Ultan harshly scolded Catherine.When asked by Ultan, Catherine slowly looked up, neither humble nor pushy. Then she said casually, "Mr. Farell, you want to talk to me in the lab building, right? Now that my badge is blocked, I need you here to prove I'm invited. I don't want innocent people to be punished for letting me in."Only then did Marshall realize Catherine wanted Ultan to be here in person for his reputation, not for herself. H

After Catherine left, the conference room raged. Some smacked the table and asked Ultan for an explanation. Ultan grew impatient and stood up, glaring at them. "I'm willing to give up my position to whoever can find a substitute for Catherine. Go ahead and take it."Everyone went silent at once. How could they find a substitute for a genius like Catherine in this country or even the world? Even Marshall had to admit Catherine's dominance in this experiment. As much as they wanted to, they couldn't argue with what Ultan said.The silence was long and awkward until someone couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "So we just let it be? What about the reputation of Styre University? She's gonna ruin us!"And another professor immediately echoed. "Mr. Farell, this is more complicated than it looks. We all know who Catherine's fiance is. The lab under the Duncan Corporation has the same experiment project, which has gone unnoticed for ages, but announces that it will display the results next

It was tense in Ultan's office. Professors were called here to discuss the withdrawal of investment.Ultan listed all the possible situations for them and sat aside. A professor looked at the contract and frowned unpleasantly. "Five of our sponsors have decided to withdraw their investments. We'll be in big trouble if they all leave. People would think Styre is doomed."He had a point. It would be catastrophic if a chain reaction were set into motion. Styre would be in trouble if sponsors followed each other and withdrew investment. Who would have thought it was all because they expelled Catherine?As the principal of Styre, Ultan had thought about this, of course. He looked up at that professor. "What's your advice then?"That professor paused and then bitterly said, " Should we consider enrolling Catherine again? She definitely didn't want to be expelled. We can say she apologizes for the mistake and has a great attitude."Someone objected immediately. "Styre is a century-old un