The Queen They Let Go (Alice and Eric) novel Chapter 401

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“You make a living using your looks to seduce men,” one of them sneered. “What would you know about sacrificing yourself for

art?”

“We’re broke because we gave everything to our work,” another added.

“What you’re saying is an insult to us.”

“Money doesn’t matter to us. We just want to give everything to science.”

Alice watched them argue with red faces and angry voices. She found it amusing.

She took a step forward and looked at Ned Herrera.

“Did you ever consider your situation? Are you sure all your research funding really went into your projects?”

Ned saw the teasing look in her eyes. His heart sank.

“Your son,” Alice continued, “is still at the casino, right? Waiting for his luck to turn?”

Byron’s expression changed at once. He turned sharply to look at Ned.

“Professor Herrera,” Alice said lightly, “I don’t need to say it out loud; you know very well what it means to misuse government research funds secretly.”

Ned’s face turned pale.

He couldn’t say a single word.

Alice then turned to Dwight Dunn.

“I heard your lover is pregnant,” she said. “The test says it’s a boy. Congratulations, Professor Dunn. You finally got what you wanted.”

Dwight’s eyelid twitched. A bad feeling rose in his chest.

Almost without thinking, he reached out, trying to cover Alice’s mouth.

“But it’s a shame,” Alice continued calmly. “The baby isn’t yours. Still, raising someone else’s kid isn’t bad. You don’t even have to do the hard work.”

Dwight was speechless.

Seriously? That’s brutal.

Alice finally looked at Conrad Rice.

Conrad’s expression stayed cold and steady.

He had always been honest. No corruption. No bribes. No academic scandals.

Conrad believed he had nothing to hide.

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“Finally found one simple case,” Alice said lightly. “Too bad you’re surrounded by deadweight.”

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“Someone stole your experiment data and published it as theirs. You even signed on it. That person has already been reported. The investigation will probably reach you soon.”

Conrad was shocked.

That can’t be real.

But then he thought carefully.

He did have an assistant. The assistant often handled tasks he didn’t want to deal with.

Because he only wanted to focus on research.

Could it be…

A chill ran down his spine.

“Mr. Reese, I have something to do. I need to go now.”

Alice kindly added, “Professor Rice, I also provide legal support. You can contact me when the time comes.”

Conrad walked away without turning back.

The other professors didn’t want to embarrass themselves. They quickly left.

Byron gave a thumbs–up.

“You’re amazing. How did you know all this?”

Alice didn’t think it was difficult.

Investigating the Sarratts was hard. But checking a few professors was easy.

Besides, she was the biggest investor at Riverview University. Before investing, she had to do risk checks.

Some people’s backgrounds had already been investigated.

And by coincidence, she had a photographic memory.

Byron felt like he had taken 10,000 points of emotional damage.

Why are we both human, yet you’re this outstanding?

Inside the club, the selection process was over.

Emma cried so hard she could barely breathe.

What kind of people did they pick for her? They were all terrible choices.

If she took these people into a lab, she would probably lose her mind.

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One of the candidates didn’t even know what hydrogen peroxide was used for.

She felt like she was going crazy.

Maybe she should just quit.

The vice club president, Sapphire Lynch, walked over. Seeing Emma like this, she could only sigh and pat her shoulder.

“There’s nothing we can do. The list is already published. We can’t change it.”

Even though they wanted to file a complaint, they had to wait for the process to finish.

And that process would take a long time.

They could only take the loss.

But thinking about the people who got in made her feel sick.

The others were bad enough.

But Sandy wasn’t even in this major.

She couldn’t even handle her major, but she wanted to cross into another field?

No one expected such a promising club to end up like this.

It drove her insane.

Emma cried even harder.

Nothing could comfort her.

“Sapphire… I’m quitting.”

She sniffed and shook.

If I couldn’t change this… then… If I couldn’t fight them, I would just leave.

It hurt too much.

Surprise flashed across Sapphire’s face.

After all, Emma was the club president.

If Emma left, she would become the club president.

“You need to think carefully. If you quit, you won’t have a chance to come back.”

She was so excited she didn’t even speak clearly.

But Emma was already completely crushed. Every part of her screamed breakdown.

“I’ve thought it through,” Emma said quietly. “If these people really join the club, there’s no reason for me to stay.”

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