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Or rather, what leverage could he possibly have to sway those old foxes on the board?” 

Having been by Damian’s side for so many years, Lindsay quickly understood the deeper meaning behind his words. 

“Mr. Barrette, you mean someone is advising Mr. Theodore. 

Is it Sir Barrette?” 

Damian leaned back in his office chair. 

“I understand. You may go now.” 

“Yes, Mr. Barrette!” 

Lindsay left the office. 

Before closing the door, she glanced at the man behind the desk and sighed silently in her heart. 

When she was a child watching TV, she thought the scheming and intrigue among the wealthy were exaggerated. 

Now, after following Damian, she realized that what was shown in novels and TV dramas was actually understated. 

Take Damian, for example. Damian was clearly Waylon Barrette’s son, yet Waylon not only didn’t favor his own son, but always teamed up with Theodore Barrette to make trouble for him. 

The board’s current dissatisfaction with Damian was partly due to the news involving him and Claudine, but another reason was that Waylon, his own father, was fanning the flames! 

Sometimes, she even wondered who was really Waylon’s biological son-Damian or Theodore! 

Office. 

Damian picked up a pack of cigarettes from his desk and shook one out. 

He didn’t light it, just played with it between his fingers. 

The scene from five years ago resurfaced in his mind. 

He was kneeling in the Barrette’s mansion, surrounded by distant relatives and branches of the Barrette family who had come from all over. 

Theodore stood beside their father, looking at him with mockery. 

Everyone in the Barrette family scolded him for being reckless. 

They looked down on Audrey, even after he told them that Audrey was already carrying his child! 

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Those people only said: It’s just an unborn child, just get rid of it! 

All these years, the Barrette family had never acknowledged Darlene. 

Only his mother would occasionally come to visit Darlene. 

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He knew that what happened back then made his father think he was disobedient, and from that moment on, his father was determined to groom his cousin, simply because, with his uncle gone, Theodore and his widowed mother were easier to control. 

Now, his father was making a big deal out of this incident, just to force him to bow his head and stop defying him. 

From childhood to adulthood, his father had always been like this. 

He had never experienced fatherly love; all he learned from his father was obedience. 

Unfortunately, his father still didn’t understand that from the moment he took over the Barrette Group, he was no longer the Damian who could be manipulated at will! 

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Since her last falling out with Damian, he had not come to the hospital again. 

Claudine, on the other hand, was quite happy to have some peace and quiet. 

These past few days, she had not been idle in her hospital room. 

She had already contacted the lawyer Rachelle introduced. 

Regarding her demands, Lawyer Luo said they were legitimate, and that Claudine had the right to reclaim the house Damian bought for Audrey during their marriage, as well as all the auctioned collectibles. 

This gave Claudine even more confidence in winning the lawsuit. 

Lawyer Luo quickly drafted a new divorce agreement. After Claudine confirmed there were no issues, she signed it and sent it directly to Damian’s company. 

Her injuries had almost fully healed. 

Rachelle had already contacted Mitchell for her. Mitchell expressed his appreciation for her academic abilities and said that as long as Claudine was capable, he was willing to accept her as a student. 

However, Mitchell was currently in Italara attending a Cultural Heritage Preservation Society forum and could not re- turn for the time being. 

Mitchell told Claudine about his current research topic and asked her to prepare a “PhD research proposal.” 

Claudine cherished this opportunity greatly. 

The hospital did not have the materials she needed. Although it was not yet time for her to be discharged, she insisted and was finally allowed to leave. 

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Fortunately, as a pioneer in the field, Mitchell’s recent projects were ones Claudine had already studied, so switching advisors at the last minute was not a problem for her. 

Back at Willow Creek Villas, she immediately threw herself into work. Except for necessary meals and rest, she was completely absorbed in her literature research. 

In just three days, she completed the first draft of her “PhD research proposal.” 

A PhD research proposal is a declaration of academic ambition. 

Based on Mitchell’s research direction over the past five years, every page of Claudine’s proposal demonstrated that she could expand her advisor’s academic empire, not just serve as his labor force. 

Academic research is certainly tedious and exhausting, but over these three days, although Claudine’s body was near- ly at its limit, the sense of freedom and fulfillment she felt was exhilarating. 

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