Professor Tavares was very eager to keep Nora Scott.
It wasn't so much about the benefits Ethan Scott offered, but rather the importance of the project and the collaboration with Nora Scott.
The project's results included a few seconds of video, and if it could be perfectly realized, it would be truly astonishing. He had studied Mechanical Techniques for years, and such a design was irresistible to him.
As for Nora Scott, just within that quarter of an hour, she was enough to leave him bowled over and utterly convinced. Now having a chance to work with such a master... it didn't matter her gender, age, or credentials, as long as she had the ability, he was eager to collaborate with her.
He sincerely hoped Ethan Scott would keep her.
Hearing Professor Tavares' words, Ethan Scott gradually calmed down, and the anger and shame that engulfed him were slowly suppressed.
