"What were you talking about with Dr. Connors just now?" After seeing off the worried Connors, Gwen approached Sean. She wore casual clothes, her long blonde hair tied into a ponytail.
The blonde girl, who had only recently risen from intern to researcher, had joined Umbrella alongside her mentor, Connors. Carrying a glass of juice, she walked over to Sean and wrinkled her nose. "You haven't shown up in class for a long time, young billionaire. Be careful, or you might fail your finals."
"I'm afraid you'll be disappointed, Miss Stacy." A smile tugged at Sean's lips. "I only need enough credits to graduate from this university. Besides, as a genius, how could I possibly worry about failing?"
The two classmates teased each other. Ever since Osborn Industries' press conference, Sean had become a prominent figure at the State University of New York. A young billionaire, a genius scientist with a promising research breakthrough—the exaggerated coverage in newspapers and Osborn Industries' deliberate promotion had placed one dazzling halo after another over the young man's head.
"I heard Principal McKenn wants you to be a guest speaker at this year's opening ceremony?" Gwen asked curiously as she sipped her juice.
Sean shrugged and said flatly, "Maybe the principal only heard that I wanted to donate a library to the school and decided to return the favor a little."
"Hmph, you even bribed the principal... Be careful, or I'll report you!"
Gwen's brows furrowed for a moment before she clenched her pale fist and deliberately put on a fierce expression. It only made her look cuter, brimming with youthful energy.
As the daughter of the New York City Police Chief, Gwen was not some delicate flower raised in a greenhouse. She understood the world's true nature well enough. The society built by