Burn Me Once Burn With Me (Ruby Grayson) novel Chapter 677

Romaine glared at Victor with venomous hatred.

Victor frowned slightly. "You were never going to stay by my side anyway. Besides—"

He raised his hand, holding up his phone to reveal an active recording application on the screen.

"Romantic entanglements are strictly forbidden in this institute. I'll be submitting this recording to headquarters. I highly suggest you find a new career path outside of research."

Victor stated this with total apathy, completely ignoring her wide, horrified eyes.

Furious, Romaine hissed, "You!"

"Also, The Quinn Family is indeed the largest shareholder of the Starseek Research Institute, but I've already convinced the board to terminate all future partnerships with your family."

His cold, detached voice rang in her ears. She let out a hysterical laugh. "Victor, I'll admit you're a genius, a rising star in the scientific world. But what makes you think one man can take down a massive conglomerate?"

Her face twisted into a vicious, arrogant sneer.

"They agreed to my terms."

He flipped the phone screen toward her. It displayed an email from the board of directors, approving his request.

The price? He had promised to deliver five major breakthroughs for the institute over the next five years, completely free of charge.

"It seems talent has indeed trumped capital."

Victor gave a dismissive smirk, the faint amusement vanishing instantly as he delivered her final sentence.

"You should have an email from headquarters by now. You are officially expelled from the institute, and you are permanently banned from entering any of our facilities in any capacity."

Romaine swayed on her feet, the light completely dying in her eyes.

Her obsession with Victor had started years ago at a prestigious tech conference.

His striking looks, his calm aura, and his absolute brilliance had drawn her in instantly.

She had always been obsessed with science, but the second she saw him, her priorities violently shifted.

In a heartbeat, her love for research mutated into an all-consuming obsession with him.

Using her status as the Quinn family's heiress, she easily secured a position as his assistant. She had assumed that a man like Victor, who practically lived in his lab, would eventually fall for the woman who was always by his side.

But no matter how hard she tried or how much she gave, he remained completely indifferent. He had clearly belonged to someone else all along.

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