From Ashes of Scandals to His Embrace novel Chapter 246

“That’s ridiculous. You can’t just hand over the Institute’s seal whenever you feel like it. You’re in charge here, and nobody can change that.”

Laurinda watched Pete get all worked up. She knew he was tough on the outside, but soft where it mattered. Sure, he’d call her out in front of everyone, but he was also the first person to stand up for her when it counted.

She knew his anger wasn’t really about her decisions. He just hated seeing her hold back.

“Don’t worry, Professor. If I’m coming back, I’m doing it the right way. We don’t keep freeloaders around here.”

Pete fell quiet, studying Laurinda with those sharp, dark eyes of his. After a while, he finally nodded.

“In that case, I’m going to apply to be the chief examiner for the assessment. I’ll be watching you closely, and you can forget about any shortcuts.”

Laurinda grinned. “Great. I’ll see you in November.”

She turned to look at the others sitting off to the side, the ones who hadn’t said a word. They all had that look in their eyes, somewhere between contempt and ambition.

“Alright, now that we’ve settled that, let’s wait for November and see what happens. For now, let’s get this meeting started. I’ve got a new proposal for the underground experiment.”

Fraser pulled out the plan Laurinda had revised, and everyone dove right into the discussion.

Some people were willing to test it out, but a few of the more cautious ones thought the changes were too risky.

The debate heated up pretty quickly, both sides refusing to budge.

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