Breaking Free From Mr. Ceo

Alan watched the resolute back of Julian as he got into the car, gritting his teeth and sighing.

He thought, "The boss can't win his ex-

wite back, so he takes it out on his weak, pitiful, and helpless little assistant. What bad luck!

Once the new drug developed by Apex Riotech was successfully researched, it would move to clinical trials, and during this period, Rosalie would have little to do.

As for

her own research institute, with Eden keeping an eye on things, she felt more at ease.

That day, as she finished her class, she received a call from Edward. "Rosalie, it's been a while since we saw each other. Do you have time today? I need to talk to you about something important" Edward's tone sounded no different than usual, but Rosalie could still detect a hint of smugness and calculation hidden in his voice.

Rosalie lowered her gaze, calculating the days. Her birthday was approaching, and Edward was probably eager to get

those shares. “Sure, how about we meet at the cafe near the back gate of Hawthorne University in half an hour?"

After hanging up, she got up and left the office.

As soon as she left, the other lecturers who had stayed behind in the office began whispering.

"The person in that post must be Ms. Talley, right? This is really shocking. Her mother had an affair and gave birth to her, then her adoptive father set aside his past grudges to raise her. How could she still go a "Exactly, someone like that, with no moral compass, is really fit to be a teacher at our

university?"

"She's only twenty, yet has such achievements. Could it be that those papers published under her name were actually written by someone else?"

"I heard she never

even took the exam. How could she write such papers? There's a good

chance someone else wrote them for her."

"She looks all flashy, clearly not a good person. People like her can't focus on academics. She probably takes after her biological mother, seducing men.

"That Ms. Graham is really pitiful. Not only did she lose her father to her, but now she has to deal with her as well."

These few people were discussing Rosalie so heatedly, throwing every kind of offensive label at her, their disdain and mockery totally unmasked.

"We don't even know if that post on the forum is true, so isn't it a bit wrong to talk about her like this?" A gentle female voice interrupted their conversation, clearly expressing disapproval. When they saw who was standing at the door, they immediately fell silent.

It was Norah Byers, the youngest professor at Hawthorne University and the daughter in law of Dustin Byers. As junior lecturers, they certainly didn't want to offend her.

"Mrs. Byers, we were just upset after seeing that post on the forum. The post even named her specifically, so it couldn't be a lie, right"

Norah was 23 years old. Although she was a bit older than Rosalie, Norah was still very young for a professor in a world-noveldrama

class university where the average age of professors was over 40.

Many people her age were still in graduate school, while she was already mentoring PhD students.

Her achievements were not like Rosalie's, where she had only published a few papers in well-

known medical journals. Norah's accomplishments were seen and recognized by everyone in real life.

Moreover, Norah was backed by the Byers family; her father-m-

Law was Dustin, and her husband was a well-

known surgeon and clinical expert. No one dared to offend Norah