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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

chimed in.

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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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project timeline was divided into two parts, with teams one

was

could certainly solve the problem in a couple of months.

protested angrily, “This is totally unreasonable!”

be solved in three days. You don’t need Dr. South’s help because you think you’re great,

he

darkened slightly. She followed

office and said, “Shall we talk?”

and the two went into

corridor outside.

“Care to

sudden proposition made Jake feel bewildered.

his senior year in college when

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used this method to pursue her.

her, “Keira, do you dare to bet? Let’s see who finishes their

suggested that she found him childish,

agreement.

nights in a row to complete his

gift her something at

in the end, that gift was never

This rendered his four years of pursuit seemingly pathetic!

contemptuous as he looked at Keira. “Why should I

him on. “Are you afraid

was startled.

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phone, opened her email and handed it to him. “I won

the time of the email

find out that she submitted her thesis the

his eyes.

he realize that he had never caught

to her pace…

stop him from asking,

“If Group One

South has yet to provide you with a

wasn’t going to stay here for a long time, so she wanted to help her colleagues in

their future concerns.

“If you guys don’t hand it

me with a solution, you’ll have to follow my

“Deal.”

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I know you’re excellent in your field, but what makes you

the problem? Did he promise you in person that he would

was taken aback.

more attention, she went back to Group

saw her, they quickly exchanged glances and intentionally started making

a high and mighty god. Even if we meet

once, will my IQ increase

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