Chapter 13

At the dinner, the higher-ups talked about the future development of their companies, university, and their respective talent development programs. It was then that Aurora found out the 70 million dollars that Owen donated was just a small part of the total sum of donations. He had donated numerous times to Astrait University over many years, totaling over a hundred million dollars. The donations had mostly funded research on quantum mechanical technology and polymer physics, as well as some research on polymers and superconductors. Listening to their conversations, Aurora found out there would be more funds coming into the university. Aurora was just a researcher. She believed she had no place to interfere with these important, decisive discussions of these higher-ups. So, she just quietly ate her meal. William, however, tried to invite her into a conversation. "Professor Reed is one of the leading researchers in the quantum mechanics field and the pride of our university,