Branden's account looked like it had just recently been registered, as the level had not even been displayed yet.There was only one post on his account. Below this post, there were actually thousands of comments.According to the usual practice, if a company was involved in a scandal, the company's public relations team would immediately come out to suppress the negative public opinion, lower the heat, and then slowly manage the public relations. However, this time, Branden bucked the trend by opening an account and posting updates on social media despite rarely making public appearances or speaking in public.The post was very simple, just one sentence. "The investor is me. I dote on her."The simple sentence seemed to confirm the speculations in the post. Branden financed the Styre Laboratory for Catherine, providing financial support to Styre University.After Branden's update, the following comments went crazy.The official account of the Duncan Corporation immediately retwe
"Exercising" before going to bed really helped with sleep. Catherine had a good night's sleep, sleeping straight through until morning without any dreams. If it weren't for Branden waking her up in the morning, she would have been late.As soon as Catherine entered the laboratory building, she ran into Marshall. Unlike yesterday, he seemed lively and energetic today. "Professor Hartley," Catherine greeted him.Marshall warmly responded, "Hey, come on. Let's go upstairs together." Just as they got to his office, they heard a student delivering a message. "Professor Hartley, Mr. Farrell wants to see you in his office!"Marshall had intended to chat with Catherine, but he hadn't expected Ultan to summon him so early. Guessing it might be about a donation, Marshall had no choice but to go. "You go to the lab first, and find me at noon. We'll talk then," he told Catherine.As Marshall was about to leave, the student delivering the message awkwardly scratched the back of his head and s
Rylan was quite happy when Catherine called him, but his expression turned dark as soon as he answered the phone. Despite her generally cold demeanor, he could tell that this time, her coldness was different. While she was typically aloof, her current tone was laced with hostility, which he found unacceptable. "What do you mean, Catherine? What have I done to make you so angry?" he asked.Catherine responded in a cold tone, "You know what you've done. I don't care about your intentions, but if you interfere with my experiment, you'll be in trouble."Upon hearing this, Rylan realized that Catherine must have found out about his connection to Reelyne Technologies, which prompted her call. He cursed inwardly the two people he had sent to handle the matter, blaming their incompetence. Since Catherine had known, he understood that denying it wouldn't change anything. She could see through his lie easily."You don't know how envious I am of Branden," Rylan said. "I see how he sponsored yo
Ronin grabbed Flash's collar, glaring at him angrily. "I said, don't touch Professor Warner, and I mean it!"The atmosphere in the room became tense in an instant. Despite Ronin's anger, Flash, remained composed, pressing on, "Give me a reason!"This was Flash's territory; Ronin was merely a prisoner in captivity. The only reason Flash hadn't laid hands on Ronin was because Ronin had some use left. But that didn't mean Ronin could do as he pleased. Once Flash found Ronin's value insufficient, he would get rid of Ronin.Ronin gritted his teeth and glared at Flash, but he didn't voice his reason.Flash didn't press him further. Instead, he stood up, preparing to leave. "Ronin, you may have been enjoying yourself these days, but don't forget your current situation. Who we target is not for you to decide!"Faced with Flash's threat, Ronin retorted, "Even if you capture Professor Warner, you won't be able to access the core data if I don't cooperate." Winston was an expert, but he co
"Professor Warner, have you made your decision?"Upon hearing the voice, Winston silently raised his head, his face filled with disdain. "You might as well stop wasting your time. I've said it before. I will not cooperate with you, never."Winston would rather die than betray the school or his friends. He would never go against his conscience and morals. As a professor, he conducted experimental projects with students and knew well the amount of manpower and resources required for a project to come to fruition.Marshall once said it was the result of his life's work. If it weren't for Catherine, the experiment would never succeed.Now, these scoundrels wanted to reap benefits without effort, and Winston would never let that happen. He stiffened his neck and glared at Flash. "If you have the guts, just kill me. Since you call me Professor Warner, then you should know my identity. Just because you capture me doesn't mean you can get what you want from me. My school and my superiors w
Flash calmly engaged in psychological warfare with Winston. The more composed he appeared, the more flustered Winston would be. Seeing Winston's psychological defenses starting to crumble, Flash continued, "Professor Warner, you're a professor in the computer science department. Do you know medicine? When a person's major artery is damaged, how long does it take for that person to die?"Flash's sinister laugh caused Winston's face to turn ashen. He began to plead with Flash, asking him to spare Ronin and to treat Ronin. Leaning forward with his hands on the table, Flash fixed his eyes on Winston. "Professor Warner, I'm not the one who can save him; you are. Do you want to save him? Tell me," Flash said. "He's not even 19 years old. It's a young man's life, right? I remember him telling me that you are his most respected teacher, just like his father. Are you going to watch him die?"Winston broke down, pounding the table with his hands and shouting madly, "I agree to your demands!"
Sebastian Johnson, the head of the police station escorted Branden to the entrance and said in an exceptionally respectful and amiable manner, "Mr. Duncan, rest assured. We will thoroughly interrogate this group of thugs. They dared to attack you and disturb the public order in our city. It is a vile and egregious example of such behavior."After hearing this, Branden gave a polite glance at him and softly said, "Thank you, Mr. Johnson."Sebastian's heart bloomed with joy. He was worried about not meeting performance targets, but he hadn't expected Branden to deliver such a significant case to him. It was a perfect opportunity to get his subordinates to start a serious investigation.Sebastian was preparing to personally escort Branden to his car when suddenly Branden stopped and looked back. "By the way, I've heard that recently a group of individuals illegally entered from abroad and were brought to the police station. I wonder how they are being handled?"When Sebastian heard th
Rylan was busy with official business when his secretary walked in. "Mr. Melton, here is the list from Styre University." Without looking up, he replied, "Didn't I put you in charge of the funding for Styre University? Just allocate the funds. There's no need to consult me."The secretary had indeed received such orders before, but this time, the amount was so substantial that she didn't dare to decide on her own. "Mr. Melton, the amount involved exceeds our expectations. I think it's best if you review it yourself."Rylan knew that the secretary had worked for him for many years and wouldn't disturb him unless it was something unusual. So he reached out to take the list from her. However, being a person who was accustomed to dealing with large figures, Rylan was still taken aback when he saw the numbers on the list.Rylan had thought this lab's request would amount to a few tens of millions at most, but the number in front of him now was several hundred million dollars.Noticing R