Five Years Wasted Now They Beg Her Back novel Chapter 302

“I’m Edward Grant. I was your uncle’s college classmate, his roommate from the top bunk.”

Edward Grant.

Grace had heard the name before.

He was a recipient of the prestigious Aldridge Medal, a world-renowned computer scientist.

She never imagined he was her uncle’s classmate.

They sat down on a bench in the library.

Edward Grant looked at the notebook, filled with emotion.

“Back in our day, your uncle was the most talented in our class.”

“His ideas were always wildly imaginative. Many of the concepts in this notebook are still ahead of their time even now.”

“What a pity…”

Edward Grant sighed. “He was too naive, too quick to trust people. He was schemed against by that scoundrel Reginald Clarke and ended up in such a state.”

“If someone had been there to help him, if he hadn't been dragged through the mud like that, his achievements today would be no less than mine.”

Grace lowered her head, her fingers clutching the hem of her clothes.

“Professor, my uncle… it was because he was set up that he…”

“I know,” Edward Grant interrupted, his gaze kind but firm. “Child, it wasn’t your uncle who was wrong. It was that cutthroat environment.”

“I also heard about what you went through back home.”

“But I’m very glad you didn’t choose to give up like your uncle did.”

Edward Grant patted Grace’s shoulder, his voice full of meaning.

“Don’t let the past hold you back.”

“You are continuing the path your uncle couldn't finish. Your current success is the best vindication for him.”

“Look, the people who once threw mud at you are still wallowing in it. But you, you have already reached a height they can only dream of.”

A single sentence brought tears to Grace’s eyes.

***

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.

There was little festive atmosphere abroad. The streets were as busy as ever, with only the Asian markets hanging red lanterns.

Grace didn’t want to go to the lab’s party.

She bought a bag of flour and some ground meat and returned to her cold attic apartment.

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