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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.

don’t actually need to work; you’re

up and go. Don’t

team leader is still waiting for us. Would you be responsible if we

detecting the hostility of the group.

on, she took a deep

to argue about something

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

elevator doors closed, someone in the group suddenly whispered.

we a bit too

doesn’t do any work at all,

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yet when we achieve results, she reaps the

too. That’s not fair!”

through another elevator and hastily looked for a book she

she studied hard, she was sure she could solve old

discovered her book was gone!

Keira was dumbfounded.

matter how much she tried, she couldn’t

nearby seemed to be reading it…

Horton Group’s

taken out!

the book

realized something…

person in the company who could get

the top floor.

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with his

flipped through the thick volume in his

book was

familiar with the subject due to his

book complex and difficult to understand. He was

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

not really here to work.”

Tom was perplexed.

help but feel that the boss

must be

book doesn’t seem to

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we return

when she saw it today. He suddenly remembered the feeling of her in his arms earlier…

sudden, he felt

now.”

to go upstairs to get the book from Lewis, but when she remembered their hug earlier, she suddenly became shy.

strolled back

members drinking

expressions on

laid-back demeanor, someone couldn help

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