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Luca was in a stun and stared at her in disbelief.
Keira casually said, “I said, it was sent to your inbox last Friday.”
Luca swallowed. “Wasn’t that an empty email?”
Keira was bewildered.
Luca realized something and ran to his workstation. Looking at his email on the computer, he indeed saw the attachment!
But he still couldn’t believe it. He opened the attachment nervously!
The development of new energy is different from software coding.
Not only did they use computer simulators, but they also had to go into the lab for real experiments.
Keira had finished the task assigned to her last Friday, so Luca spent all morning in the lab assisting Jalen, and that’s why he didn’t notice.
Once the attachment was downloaded, Luca couldn’t
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wait to look at it.
As he read through it, he immersed himself in the
report.
The application of core technology was a bit complex. Some of it took him quite a while to understand.
Seeing his silence, Keira prepared to take the elevator to the 60th floor where the archives were located.
The elevator arrived, and she entered it just as a group
of members did.
The R&D Department and the laboratory were located on different floors of the tower, and they each had
their own tasks to do.
“Beep!”
The elevator alarm beeped, indicating that it was
overloaded.
Someone said, “Keira, you better get off.”
Their tone was tinged with displeasure.
Keira was taken aback and raised her head, “I wasn’t the last one to get on.”
The person scoffed. “Even though that’s the case, work
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is first come first served. We’re in a hurry, and you’re so idle. If you’re not busy, why don’t you get off first?”
The others immediately echoed.
“Exactly. You don’t actually need to work; you’re just going to read books!”
“Hurry up and go. Don’t waste our time!”
“Our team leader is still waiting for us. Would you be responsible if we were late?”
Keira frowned, detecting the hostility of the group.
Although she didn’t quite understand what was going on, she took a deep breath and got off the elevator.
She didn’t need to argue about something like that.
As a researcher, she understood the exasperation when a problem couldn’t be resolved promptly. Besides, there were eight elevators in total. It was just a matter of wasting a bit more time.
Once the elevator doors closed, someone in the group suddenly whispered.
“Were we a bit too harsh just now?”
“She’s just so tactless… She doesn’t do any work at all,
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and yet when we achieve results, she reaps the
benefits too. That’s not fair!”
Keira entered the 60th floor through another elevator and hastily looked for a book she put away.
As long as she studied hard, she was sure she could solve old Mrs. Horton’s problem soon.
But then, she discovered her book was gone!
Keira was dumbfounded.
She hurriedly looked around the bookshelf, but no matter how much she tried, she couldn’t find the book
Nobody nearby seemed to be reading it…
The books in the Horton Group’s library clearly
couldn’t be taken out!
Where did the book go?
Suddenly, she realized something…
There was only one person in the company who could get a book out of here!
On the top floor.
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Lewis was engrossed with his own eyebrows drawn
together as he flipped through the thick volume in his hands.
The book was about neuroscience.
Briefly familiar with the subject due to his
grandmother’s health, he still found the book complex and difficult to understand. He was also curious to know why Keira was reading it.
Tom provided Lewis with a detailed report of Keira’s actions downstairs. He then added, “Boss, Keira is simply taking advantage of Mrs. Horton’s fondness for her and acting as she pleases! You even arranged for her to be in a department that matched her major, to give her a chance to learn and yet she shows no gratitude!”
Lewis coldly replied, “She’s not really here to work.”
Tom was perplexed.
He couldn’t help but feel that the boss seemed to be speaking up for her.
It must be his illusion!
He then asked, “This book doesn’t seem to have much
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relevance. Should we return it?”
Lewis tapped on the book, thinking about the girl’s anticipation when she saw it today. He suddenly remembered the feeling of her in his arms earlier…
All of a sudden, he felt dry-mouthed, “No need for
now.”
Keira had wanted to go upstairs to get the book from Lewis, but when she remembered their hug earlier, she suddenly became shy.
In the end, she strolled back to the R&D department.
Just leaving the elevator, she spotted Jalen and team members drinking coffee in the lounge, tr stay awake.
They all had weary expressions on their faces.
Seeing Keira’s laid-back demeanor, someone couldn help but speak up:
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“Keira, this is a company, not a shopping mall for you to loiter around!”
“Exactly, we’re all so busy right now. Don’t you feel
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ashamed not offering to help?”
“Do you even understand? Being involved in our projects can help you gain work experience!”
“We are all on the same team. If the project is successful, the bonus is equally divided. We never looked down on you for being an intern, but you can’t be this unreasonable, right? You just want to earn money without doing anything?”
“Although you’re a special case here, we have never minded your lack of ability. We thought we could guide you, but your indifference to work is outrageous!”
Keira paused, asking seriously, “So, what can I help
with?”
“You don’t understand the technical stuff, so you at least help us with odd jobs. Print some stuff, ru errands, or get some coffee!”
Upon hearing this, Keira frowned. “I’m sorry, that’s n part of my job.”
Having started working since junior high, she understood workplace rules.
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Indeed, the salary that Horton Group offered her was okay, but the three tasks she completed last Friday were surely worth the pay.
She had no idea that the minor issue she finally resolved last week was the core problem that their entire team had been racking their brains about.
Having said this, Keira was about to enter the office.
The team members, however, were incensed by her
remarks.
“What kind of person is she? She has no real skills, yet she’s here putting on airs like a princess. How
arrogant!”
“We can’t understand why the company would hire
someone like her!”
Watching Keira’s nonchalant demeanor and hearing these complaints, Jalen frowned even more.
He wanted to help Keira, but she looked irredeemable!
To think he had even stood up against Jake for her, he felt like such a fool!
Jalen slammed his hand down on the table with a fury. “Keira if you don’t want to work you’re welcome to
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leave! We don’t need freeloaders on our team!!”
Inside the office, Luca was now filled with excitement
and fanatic fervor. He was still engrossed with the
email.
He finally understood it!
Luca shot up from his seat, ran to the door, and excitedly grabbed Jalen’s arm!!
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“It’s solved! It’s really solved!”
Luca shouted excitedly, “She actually solved it!”
Jalen was slightly taken aback and frowned. “Have you lost your mind?!”
The rest of the team members also impatiently turned
their attention to him.
“Luca, what are you doing?”
“What’s the matter with you this afternoon? We’ve been busy in the lab, but you disappeared. What did you solve?”
“Did you solve our core problem?”
As soon as these words came out, Luca immediately
nodded. “Yes, The problem is solved!”
He dragged Jalen toward his workstation and pointed at the computer. “Jalen, look! We weren’t able to solve
it because we were biased. It can be done like this…
He roughly explained the solution flow he had just understood. After he finished, the entire team was
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shocked.
“So it could be done like this!”
“Luca, you are impressive!”
“Jalen won’t need to resign!”
While everyone else was in awe, Jalen, who was staring at the computer, suddenly noticed the email was sent by Keira…
He was slightly stunned and looked at Luca surprisingly. “This solution is from…”
“It’s from Keira! She gave it to me last Friday, but I didn’t check it out because it was the end of the
working day!”
At Luca’s words, all the team members looked at Keira
in disbelief.
How could this be?
They had been wrestling with this problem for a month, was it really cracked by this young woman standing in front of them?!
Last Friday… She just started the job!
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Keira stood there quietly, exuding an aloof and
indifferent aura.
Amazement seemed to emerge from her eyes, and she
asked indifferently, “So, this is the problem you’ve been wrestling with?”
Everyone was dumbfounded
Why did they feel like the words “that’s it?” were written all over her face?
Everyone swallowed, still finding it hard to believe. “Aren’t you just an undergraduate?”
Hearing these words, Keira said seriously, “Abilities aren’t determined by educational qualifications.”
Everyone sobered up for a moment.
After a moment of silence, someone spoke up, “I’m sorry for treating you that way in the elevator.”
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said you were earning without working. You alone did what our whole team
couldn’t do.”
“I said you should learn from me, but I was really overestimating myself. You wouldn’t learn anything from us with your skills.”
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“We’ve belittled you!”
Everyone here was a simple-minded researcher.
Keira knew clearly that these people only treated her that way before out of frustration.
She said lightly, “It’s okay.”
Jalen slowly walked toward her, still looking arrogant. Clenching his jaw, he extended his hand to her. “Welcome to the team.”
Initially, she was forcefully squeezed into the team due to her connections, but now, he had recognized her capabilities.
Clap, clap, clap!
There was suddenly applause at the door.
Everyone turned their heads to see the research department’s director and a dark-faced Jake walk in.
The director of the research department said, “Young people today shouldn’t be underestimated! I didn’t expect Miss Olsen’s professional abilities to be so strong.”
Jake stared at Keira, his eyes full of complicated
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emotions.
He certainly knew about Keira’s talent in academic fields. His affection for her over the years wasn’t entirely due to her looks, but he didn’t expect her to be able to solve the team’s core technical problem!
Such a talent would definitely fly high if given the opportunity to further her studies!
Her future achievements might not be inferior to Dr.
South…
But that was in the future. In the short term, Dr. South was beyond her reach!
Jake clenched his fists, his gaze gradually becoming determined.
He desperately needed to control the research department and consolidate his position at the Horto Group. He had no time to wait for her growth.
Moreover, she was an illegitimate daughter…
He couldn’t possibly marry her, considering her status or capability.
Suppressing the hesitation, he glared at Jalen in a
sinister manner. “I was actually considering letting Dr.
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South help you if you couldn’t finish the task in time…” The team members’ eyes widened at the words.
“My god, Dr. South!”
“Receiving guidance from Dr South or working with him would be my ultimate dream!”
“If I could meet Dr. South, I’d rather remain single for
life!”
Listening to the reactions of the crowd, Jalen replied with a hardened face, “We won’t bother Dr. South with
such trivial issues.”
However, Jake said, “Dr. South is basically our technical support. It would be right for him to lend
hand.”
Keira frowned slightly upon hearing this.
She clearly refused Isla. How did she become the technical support for the Horton Group?
Looking at Jake’s confident demeanor, Isla must have lied again!
Jake narrowed his eyes and continued. “Jalen, actually,
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I happen to need an assistant who knows the technique, so I considered adjusting Keira’s position. You and I are both core members of the research department. There’s no need to be at odds. As long as you agree, I’ll arrange for Dr. South to provide technical support to you right away.”
He said this on purpose, just to let the members of Group One know that as long as they gave up Keira, he could get them in touch with Dr. South!
The attraction of Dr. South to these researchers was
too great.
Group One’s members would certainly oppose Jalen
decision…
Keira’s face darkened as well, feeling extremely
irritated by Jake.
She looked at the staff members on the team and saw their faces change. They understood the implications…
Everyone exchanged glances, all with indecisive expressions on their faces.
Keira’s eyes dimmed.
She just started working a few days ago. Although the
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team members were good to her last week, they’d only known her for a day and a half…
Jake looked at the expressions of team one’s members, knowing that his scheme to stir up strife was working. Therefore, he continued. ” Jalen, do you agree to let
her go now? In fact, letting Keira follow me will be better for her future…”
Jalen grimaced and firmly replied, “No.”
Keira blinked, a little surprised.
Jake chuckled. “Our company has always been very democratic. You can’t be the only one to decide on the team’s matters. If you don’t let her go, do the other members agree? Does the team really not need Dr. South?”
After he said this, everyone on the team immediately
fell silent.
Jalen stood up straight, looking angrily at the team
members.
Keira suddenly laughed.
She didn’t want to reveal her identity initially to avoid being harassed, but now she didn’t want to go through
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She looked directly at Jake and said coldly, “Did you ask for my consent before using Dr. South as a bargaining chip?”
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“Why should I ask you?”
Jake sneered. “Keira, this is a personnel change within the Horton Group, your opinions are irrelevant.”
“What about Dr. South’s opinion?”
Keira’s tone was very light, with a hint of mockery in her expression.
Jake was taken aback. “What does Dr. South’s opinion have to do with you?”
Could she know Dr. South?
The smile on Keira’s lips grew colder. “I am…”
Before she could say the words “Dr. South”, Luca suddenly stepped forward, blocking her way.
“I’ll follow Jalen’s instructions!”
Keira’s pupils contracted in shock as she looked at
Luca.
The other members of the team also laughed and
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“Yes, we’ll follow Jalen’s instructions!”
Keira looked incredulously at the team members.
Just half an hour ago, they were attacking her for not working effectively, but now, they were unequivocally standing with her.
Jake wasn’t just a deputy head of the R&D Department, but he was also the legitimate grandson of the Horton family.
Once his power became invincible, how could these people, who had enraged him, continue to work at Horton Group?
But they weren’t considering this at all…
Keira’s throat tightened, and there was a smile in her
eyes.
Jake’s face grew even uglier. He suppressed his anger and sneered. “It seems that the pressure of R&D on you all isn’t as much as I thought, hence the lack of need for Dr. South’s help. In that case, I presume the final task of this project wouldn’t be much of a challenge for you all? Have the solution submitted by the end of this Friday.”
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The entire project timeline was divided into two parts, with teams one and two responsible for one part each.
The biggest challenge of the project was to perfectly integrate these two parts.
Handing over this task to Group One wasn’t an issue. Jalen could certainly solve the problem in a couple of months. However, Jake had only given them a week!
Jalen protested angrily, “This is totally unreasonable!”
Jake simply retorted: “If Dr. South were to do it, it would be solved in three days. You don’t need Dr. South’s help because you think you’re great, right? One week is more than enough!”
Having left those words, he turned and left.
Keira’s eyes darkened slightly. She followed him out of
the office and said, “Shall we talk?”
Jake narrowed his eyes, and the two went into the
corridor outside.
Keira looked at him. “Care to make a bet?”
Then, moving closer to Keira, she whispered, “Granddaughter-in-law, it’s up to you now!”
Keira was speechless.
In an instant, only the two of them were left in the
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ward.
It was so awkward.
Lewis said in a low voice, “This is my grandma’s whimsical thinking. I’ll let the nurse come in…”
“I’ll do it.”
Keira interrupted him and walked behind him.
It was the twilight hour, and the golden light spilled in through the window, casting long shadows of the two.
Lewis stood before the window, the halo through the glass illuminating his broad back, and his fitted trousers outlined his slender waistline.
One look and Keira lowered her gaze.
It was as if a tiny stone had been thrown into the lake of her heart, causing ripples to spread outward.
She dabbed the ointment on her fingertips before gently applying it to his burned area.
Lewis remained silent, his muscles tensing
subconsciously the moment her fingertips touched his
skin.
Her faint breath sprayed onto his back like a flame was
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scorching him.
Noticing his discomfort, Keira asked softly, “Does it hurt?”
Lewis lifted his eyes, and in the reflection of the
window, he could see her expression, which was
serious and focused as if she were handling a priceless
antique.
His attention was drawn to her, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. “No, it doesn’t hurt.”
A moment later, having applied the ointment, Lewis put on a new shirt and buttoned it up. “Thank you,
Miss Olsen.”
“Don’t mention it.”
Keira hesitated, then looked up at him, “Actually, you didn’t have to take the hit for me. If you get hurt, yo grandmother would be devastated.”
“If you get hurt, my grandmother would be even mor devastated.”
“Well, after all, I’m an outsider.”
His dark eyes fixed on her, and he said slowly, “You forgot, You’re now my wife.”
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Keira’s breathing quickened, the air around her seeming to thin out due to Lewis’s words.
Her heart skipped a beat, and her eyelashes fluttered
like a fan.
“I’m going out for a bit.”
Keira turned to leave the room.
Lewis asked, “What are you going to do?”
“Take revenge.”
It didn’t matter how Poppy treated her, but if she had hurt Lewis, she couldn’t just let it go!
Keira went to Mrs. Olsen’s room, intending to check if Poppy was there.
But just as she got close, she spotted Isla and a man disappearing into the corridor.
The man was slimy and sneaky; it looked a lot like Uncle Finley.
Out of curiosity, Keira followed them.
In the corridor.
Finley was rubbing his hands together, “My dear niece,
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Isla suppressed her anger. “I’ve already given you my pocket money for this month!”
Finley was her nightmare.
Without warning, he came to her on New Year’s Day and said that she was Poppy’s daughter. He demanded money from her, threatening to reveal the truth to Taylor and Mrs. Olsen…
Despite her pleas, Finley remained unfazed. He smiled and said, “Either way, I can’t survive without money. you won’t give it to me, I’ll go to Keira, and tell her the truth. She would definitely give me a large sum of
money!”
At that moment, the door was pushed open.
Keira stood there, her back against the light. Her voice was cold, “What truth?” 2
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Keira suddenly appeared, startling Isla!
She immediately looked at Finley with panic written all
over her eyes.
Finley flashed a faint smile, about to speak…
Isla beat him to it. “Keira, what are you doing
eavesdropping on our conversation?!”
Keira’s gaze swept over her and Finley. “Don’t deflect the topic here.”
She looked at Finley. “What truth?”
Keira’s intuition told her that this truth had something
to do with her.
She added. “I can give you money for it.”
Finley’s eyes lit up. “How much can you give?”
Keira looked at Isla and saw her clutching her clothes tightly, completely flustered,
She said indifferently, “Just name your price. I can get
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it from the Horton Family.”
Finley’s shifty little eyes flitted about, finally settling on Isla with a beaming smile, “I think you’re not as rich as Isla, right?”
Isla immediately heaved a sigh of relief and told Finley, “I’ll find a way to get you the money you want. You can
leave now.”
Finley chuckled. “Alright then, see you around.”
As he passed by Keira, he paused. “Niece, my secret will always be valuable to you. As long as you can afford the price, I’ll definitely sell it to you!”
With those words, he cheerfully left.
Keira watched him leave, narrowing her eyes.
She took out her phone and sent a message to Samuel on WhatsApp, “Check out Finley.”
Samuel quickly replied, “OK.”
He then sent another message, “Boss, there’s an industry gathering tomorrow. The invitation is in your email. Are you going?”
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Keira’s reply was very brief, “No.”
After sending the message, when she looked up again, she saw Isla walking past her with her head lowered.
Keira calmly said, “If you don’t want people to find out, you shouldn’t do anything in the first place. You think I can’t find out about you and Finley?”
Isla froze, then looked up with a smile on her face. “Keira, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t
understand…”
“No wonder despite being Miss Olsen, you’re so strapped for cash. You’re paying him every month. How big of a secret do you owe him?”
Isla quickly retorted, “What nonsense are you talking about? How could I owe him any secret!”
Her eyes flashed with a ruthless gleam. “Keira, I suggest you better figure out your own way out instead of wasting time on me!”
Keira’s face turned cold.
Seeing Isla about to leave, she asked, “Where is
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Upon hearing this, Isla instantly flared up. “That’s your mother, how would I know?!
Isla had been hiding the truth from Poppy after finding out from Finley, pretending that she didn’t know at
all…
That woman was too foolish! She feared that
acknowledging Poppy would lead to Poppy revealing any clues…
Therefore, Poppy had no idea that Isla already knew the truth about her roots.
Leaving those words behind, Isla left.
Keira followed her, eventually arriving at Mrs. Olsen’s
ward.
Through the glass window on the door, it was evident that Poppy wasn’t inside the room.
Keira didn’t go in to disturb Mrs. Olsen. Instead, she left the building.
She called Poppy, “Where are you?”
A panic-stricken voice came from Poppy’s end. “Keira,
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what are you trying to do?”
“I want you to come back and apologize to Mr.
Horton.”
The voice of Poppy suddenly grew shrill. “I won’t! Mr. Horton won’t let me off the hook! You apologize to him for me! You’re my daughter, and a daughter should pay
for the mother’s debt!”
Keira scoffed. “In that case, don’t blame me for calling the police.”
Poppy roared, “Why would you call the police? I’m your mother! The person I tried to hit is you! A mother has every right to hit her child!!”
Keira remained indifferent. “But this time the person you injured is Mr. Horton. Everyone has to pay for
their own mistakes.”
“You ungrateful thing! If I had known this is how you’d treat me, I should have drowned you when you were born! I should have thrown you into a manure pit or sold you to a brothel! You little slut!”
Keira didn’t bother to listen to her any longer. She
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