The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 1237

Behind the guy, lounging on a casual sofa, sat Dane, still talking away, “You know I haven’t bugged you in years, but this project is huge. If you could help me sort out the equipment, it’d really boost the safety features. Come on, say you'll do it.”

The person at the window didn’t even glance back, eyes glued to something outside. It wasn’t until he saw a white figure below lift its head that he turned slightly towards Dane, “Hmm?”

Dane was taken aback, “!!”

Noticing Dane’s slightly annoyed look, James finally seemed to catch on, asking, “What’s the Science Institute working on with Prestige College?”

Thrown by the unrelated question, Dane hesitated before replying, “It’s a branch of the marine exploration project. They’re trying to integrate a life system into the third-gen intelligent robots to give them human-like independent thinking.”

Ah, that makes sense.

James thought for a moment, then nodded, “Alright.”

“By ‘alright,’ do you mean you’ll help us with the gear?” Dane asked, a bit cautiously.

James nodded, easy-going as ever, “Yep.”

Dane, who had a whole arsenal of reasons ready and had even considered playing the sympathy card, was suddenly speechless: “!!!”

He couldn’t believe his ears; his mentor agreed just like that?!

While Dane was still reeling, James added slowly, “But I’m not doing it for free.”

Dane snapped back to reality, nodding eagerly, “No problem at all.”

He wasn’t sure why his wealthy apprentice was interested in the Science Institute’s funds, but as long as he was helping, a little compensation was fine.

Anyway, the money he donated yearly was substantial; it was like moving funds from one pocket to another.

In a hurry, fearing his apprentice might change his mind, Dane immediately called his assistant to draft the cooperation agreement.