Rhett often heard other assistantsining about their professors. They were always saying they


    were understaffed and thepany would not allocate more research positions.


    On the contrary, Luca never uttered a word ofint. It seemed like her research was able to


    proceed smoothly no matter how many researchers thepany assigned to her.


    After all, having worked on two research projects together, Rhett had not seen Luca face any difficulties


    yet.


    He said these words as a piece of advice for Mo Stone. Perhaps the chances of her bing a


    professor''s assistant would be higher if she chose a different research professor.


    His good intentions, however, were misunderstood by Mo Stone.


    She forced a faint smile and said nothing more. Then, she returned to her seat.


    Choose a different professor? That had never crossed her mind!


    Luca had always been her choice. If she could be Luca''s assistant, she could learn and gain


    more.


    Mo Stone thought Rhett''s advice stemmed from his concern about her presence in Luca''s group


    possibly affecting his position.


    In an instant, Mo Stonebeled Rhett as apetitor.


    Rhett was unaware of all of this. He diligently absorbed knowledge from the book.


    Mo Stone nced at Rhett''s studious appearance and secretly cursed him for being insincere.


    They were both rookies, so why was he pretending to be a schr?


    Meanwhile, Luca was still contemting the events unfolding around her in the office. She felt


    complicated and ufortable. There was also Karen, who was feeling just as miserable.


    Karen sat in a private booth in a cafe. She picked up the spoon and stirred her coffee with a gloomy


    expression on her face.


    It was the finest Blue Mountain coffee, but she had no appetite for it. Her face wore a grim look. Myra


    and Margaret, who were sitting across her, dared not to make a sound.


    Just as they were secretly pleased with themselves for causing significant trouble for Luke, they did not


    expect the spotlight to turn on Karen.


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    Now, the entire A City was talking about Karen''s ''scandalous past''.


    Being the subject of such talk did not make Karen happy at all.


    At the same time, Margaret and Myra were worried that if Luke retaliated against Karen in the same


    way they did, would they be next?


    However, after some consideration, they realized they did not have any scandals. Their notoriety was


    nowhere near as high as Karen''s. It put their minds at ease, and they invited Karen out for coffee to


    rx.


    They also wanted to learn about the events of those years from Karen while maintaining their


    rtionship and picking up more juicy gossip.


    While they did not express it openly, they were secretly curious about Karen''s affairs back then.


    "Madam Mallory, what should we do now?" Myra asked when Karen remained silent for a while.


    They were not as famous as Karen. Even if Luke decided to thrust them into the gossip news, it would


    not be a big deal. However, given that he was already taking revenge on Karen, there was a possibility


    that they might be his next targets.


    Hence, they needed to stick together.


    If one of them was targeted, at least there would be two others to help out.


    Karen raised her gaze coldly. She looked calm on the outside, but she was secretly itching to light a


    cigarette.


    "I never expected Luke to be so ruthless," said Margaret. She could not help but defend Karen.


    The ones who contacted the reporter were the two of them, but Luke retaliated against Karen, who was


    behind this. It seemed like Luke had a handle on their moves all along. Otherwise, how could he have


    precisely targeted Karen on the second day the scandal was exposed?


    This was just too ruthless.


    Luke''s revenge took Margaret by surprise, but they had no way out now. They had agreed to team up


    to go against Luke, and they could not back out now.


    "They say men have no conscience, but this one not onlycks it. He''s downright heartless,"


    commented Myra. Then, she thought to herself, ‘He''s heartless enough to dig up the dirt on someone


    over 20 years older than him.''


    When Karen had those encounters with that man, Luke was not even around!


    However, he fully uncovered the matter.


    Myra learned about the incident through the news reports.


    In their time, not only was the culture conservative, butmunication was also underdeveloped. Myra


    heard that when Karen first saw through that man''s true colors, she used her family''s connections to


    send him far away.


    During those days, if one sent someone far away, the chances of running into them again were


    significantly lower.


    However, Luke''s capabilities were remarkable as he managed to find that man...


    He employed some means to protect that man.


    Karen shared the subsequent details with her.


    On the day the incident urred, she sent her subordinates to locate the man.


    However, her men could not find him even after a whole day had passed.


    They all began to suspect that Luke was shielding the man.


    "Madam Mallory, I have an idea. What if you insist that the man was just talking nonsense and that you


    don''t know him at all?" Margaret and Myra exchanged a meaningful look with each other.


    Even though they enjoyed gossip, their desire to help Karen was genuine. Therefore, they had


    discussed a n on their way here.


    Karen could not back down. If she did, they would also be in trouble.


    Things had reached a point where they had no way out.


    Karen took a sip of her bitter coffee. She had considered what they were suggesting, but she had her


    reason for not holding a press conference to rify things yet.


    Although the man had gone through many hardships and he did not look as handsome as he before,


    there had been a connection between them. She could still recognize that the man was the same


    person who had tried to deceive her into running away with him all those years ago.


    That was why Luke was protecting him now. If she held a press conference to rify things, he would


    surely have a trick up his sleeve.


    Back then when they were deeply in love, she had given him many tokens as keepsakes.


    Even though many years had passed and there was no guarantee that he had not kept them, Karen


    was not willing to take that chance.


    What if...


    People would only believe what they wanted to believe. Now, everyone believed in that man''s words


    and his version of the past.


    If she were to rify things at this moment and Luke unleashed a major move, it would be difficult for


    her to exin things to Old Master Mallory.


    Karen clenched her fists tight.


    "No..." She looked at the two women in front of her. Her situation was something they could not help


    with, and the advice they offered was simply unworkable.


    Myra and Margaret exchanged nces with each other.


    Karen continued, "Part of what that man said is true. I did have a romantic rtionship with him. But


    the rest is false. I can''t locate him now. If I rify things like this, he can easily make up more stories,


    pushing me further into a pit. I need to know where he is."


    Even though they were on the same side, she could not bring herself to admit to the sketchy things that


    man had said.


    After all, Karen trusted no one but herself.


    Only she would never betray herself.