Five Years Wasted Now They Beg Her Back novel Chapter 76

[Mr. Ward, have some dignity.]

After a moment's thought, she added another sentence.

[We barely know each other.]

Send.

Then she blocked his number and deleted the contact, all in one smooth motion.

Outside the car window, the vibrant lights of Jarrow City sped by in a blur.

Grace clutched her new registration documents, her fingertips turning white.

From now on, she was on her own, no matter how long or difficult the road ahead.

But which way was she supposed to go?

Just as she'd made up her mind, reality came crashing down on her.

The next day, Grace went to the OrionVale Institute of Advanced Studies as usual, ready to handle her transition.

But instead of the concerned greetings of her colleagues, she was met with cold, distant faces.

Her most respected mentor, the director of the institute, Dr. Grant, called her into his office.

"Grace, have you… gotten into some trouble recently?"

Grace's heart sank.

"Professor, what do you mean?"

Dr. Grant sighed and pushed a file across the desk toward her.

"See for yourself."

They were termination notices for several joint projects.

Without exception, the partners were all companies with ties to either the Ward Group or the Hart family.

"The Ward and Hart families are both pressuring the institute to fire you."

Dr. Grant’s voice was laced with exhaustion.

"Grace, you're my most brilliant student. I know your talent better than anyone. But OrionVale… OrionVale is just an academic institution. We can't withstand the pressure from titans like them."

Grace had expected that Ethan and the Hart family wouldn't let her go so easily.

But she never thought they would stoop so low as to destroy her career.

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify