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You make it sound so easy, asking me to expand the PhD quota by one!
Originally, adding one more spot wouldn’t have been a big deal!
“But now, with all the news about the three of you flooding the internet, if I admit both of them, won’t my program become a circus!
Claudine and Audrey, which one do you actually want!”
Damian’s brows were tightly furrowed.
In his life, he had never faced a choice between two options.
Seeing Damian’s attitude of wanting everything, Adriana was furious.
Could it be that both her daughter and Claudine would be ruined by this one man?
“Go, go, go! My own student, I’ll take care of her! If you really care about them, stay far away and stop hurting them!”
As she spoke, Adriana began to push Damian out.
“Hurry up and leave! You’re not welcome here!”
“Prof. Nixon! Prof. Nixon!”
Never in his life had Damian been thrown out like this; Adriana was just short of chasing him out with a broom.
He wanted to explain a few more words, but he had already been pushed into the hallway.
At that moment, the door across from Adriana opened, and Raymon stepped out.
“Adriana, what’s going on?”
Adriana pointed at Damian.
“This man, get him out!”
Before Damian could explain, Raymon had already grabbed the broom by the door and started swinging it at Damian.
Despite Raymon’s age, the broom in his hand swept with impressive vigor.
Damian had no choice but to flee downstairs in embarrassment.
Raymon stood the broom upright and addressed Damian.
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“Get lost! If you dare disturb Adriana again, I’ll break your legs!”
As he spoke, he raised the broom in his hand threateningly.
Damian looked up at the elderly man upstairs, feeling rather helpless.
Forget it, he’d have to find another opportunity.
“Prof. Nixon, I never intended to hurt them. When you’ve calmed down, I’ll come visit again.”
Seeing that the young man was still talking nonsense, Raymon raised the broom, ready to strike.
Damian could only leave.
Raymon turned to Adriana, as if seeking credit.
“Adriana, who is that kid? What did he do to make you so upset? He looks kind of familiar!”
Adriana snorted coldly,
“Damian!”
Raymon thought the name sounded familiar, as if he’d heard it somewhere before.
“Damian?”
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Raymon suddenly raised his voice, “Damian! The president of the Barrette Group! The sponsor of my project fund!”
Only now did the old man realize what he had done!
He looked at the broom in his hand.
“Adriana, did I just drive him away?”
“Tell me, if I hit him, he won’t cut my project funding this year, will he?”
Raymon had swung the broom with such force just now, and now he regretted it just as much.
All his projects were extremely costly.
If his funding was swept away because of that broom, wouldn’t his doctoral students pester him every day…
“Adriana, why didn’t you say so earlier!”
“What did Mr. Barrette do to offend you?”
Adriana glared at Raymon, “You men, not a single one of you is any good!”
With that, she slammed the door shut with a bang.
Raymon looked at the tightly closed door, then at the broom in his hand.
“Ah, this! What does this have to do with me!”
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Raymon sighed, picked up the broom, and returned to his own apartment.
Damian, his face dark, got back into the car.
Seeing his grim expression, the driver didn’t even dare to breathe loudly.
Even as a driver, he’d heard about the recent troubles within the group, so it was best to be cautious now.
Damian lit a cigarette.
He glanced back at the residential building behind him and instructed the driver to head back to the hospital.
It had been a week since Claudine’s car accident.
The Barrette Group had yet to offer any explanation, and speculation about the incident was rampant.
Many media outlets, risking the wrath of the Barrette Group, tried to get a glimpse of Claudine’s current condition.
Some gossip accounts even speculated that Claudine had already passed away.
These rumors had a significant impact on the Barrette Group.
During the days Claudine was unconscious, Damian stayed at the hospital, leaving the board members powerless against him.
Now, news of Claudine’s recovery had reached the board.
The directors unanimously demanded that Claudine make a public appearance with Damian to dispel previous misun- derstandings.
Damian listened to Lindsay’s work report in the hospital lounge, and Claudine inside could hear everything.
Thinking that even now, they still expected her to stand up for Damian, Claudine didn’t know whether to call the di- rectors foolish or to laugh at herself for being so naive in their eyes.
She and Damian had lost all affection for each other the moment he locked her away.
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