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Chapter 303 Professor Liam, unaware of the tensions between Maggie and Julia, followed Professor Mark’s lead and said, “Indeed, we were just discussing some recent developments in the field. Miss Brown also studies Al-more voices, more ideas. It’s actually perfect timing for her to join in.” Julia replied, “Is that so As she spoke, her gaze drifted toward Maggie. After the main business discussion had wrapped up, Maggie had already been looking for a moment to excuse herself. Thá´‡ link to the origɪn of this information rá´‡sts ɪn ~net
But unable to resist the enthusiasm of Professor Mark and Liam, she stayed a little longer to chat. Now that Julia had shown up, it gave her the perfect excuse to leave. She stood up and said, “It’s getting late, and I’ve got some things to attend to. President Wilson, Professor Liam, Professor Mark-let’s continue another time.” Aside from Maggie’s paper, there had been some major technical breakthroughs in the Al field by a few companies recently.
During their conversation, Maggie had quickly grasped the core of these advances. To put it simply, the discussion had been highly engaging. Both Professor Liam and Professor Mark had thoroughly enjoyed talking with her and were reluctant to see her go. Professor Liam quickly said, “Leaving already? I was just about to ask you about some issues with engine integration.” Though they currently had ongoing collaborations with Wilson Group, they’d already discussed most of the work logistics.
Opportunities like this-to sit down and engage in a deep technical exchange-were rare, and might not come again. So Professor Mark chimed in eagerly, “Exactly. Why not stay a bit longer? Leave a little later?” Maggie smiled and said, “I really do have something to attend to. Next time, definitely.” Seeing her insist, even though they were disappointed, the professors couldn’t push any further.
After exchanging a few polite words with Professor Mark and Liam, Maggie turned to Franklin, extended her hand, and said, “President Wilson, see you next time.” It wasn’t just the professors who had enjoyed the conversation-Chad and Jake could also tell that Franklin had genuinely enjoyed it too. So when Maggie said she was leaving, they assumed Franklin would say something to try and keep her a bit longer. However, he said nothing.
He simply shook hands with Maggie and responded politely, “See you next time.” Then he instructed Jake, “See Miss Miller out.” Jake glanced at Julia standing nearby and instantly understood why Franklin hadn’t asked Maggie to stay. Had Julia not been present, given how much he had appreciated Maggie’s professional insight, Franklin might very well have asked her to stay longer. But with Julia here. Compared to his admiration for Maggie, Franklin clearly prioritized Julia’s feelings more. After all, if he had asked Maggie to stay-given their past relationship-it would be hard for Julia not to read into it,