Chapter 270

As I listened, my confusion grew. "When was this?" I asked. "This morning. Bruce quietly went to the dean's office with his assistant," Douglas patiently explained. "And Roeval has already bought an office building near the city center. According to my colleagues, he plans to allocate one floor for the university-industry collaboration departments. This shows how considerate he is." Did that mean that Bruce had fulfilled the last two conditions in the supplementary agreement and also paid respect to the university? But just the night before, he had humiliated Ashton in front of us. "Oh, I heard that the university also received other donations this afternoon." I recalled Cindy's phone call. "Was it Ms. Fowler?" "Yes," Douglas replied. "But Nancy, I wasn't informed in advance." "Well, donating to the alma mater is a good thing," I said insincerely. After all, both Caroline and I had witnessed Tiana's arrogance and presumptuousness. "I'm looking forward to tomorrow night's banqu