Right Person, Wrong Time

Nicole wasted no time in picking out the criminals. She summoned the cops and showed them the evidence and records. Gina was promptly taken away. Given the amount of bribery she took, she might spend the rest of her life in prison.

Before she was taken away, Gina glared at Nicole with venom in her eyes. She roared, "You won't get away with this, Nicole!"

Nicole stood up straight, her eyes bereft of any emotion, and she watched as Gina was taken away in cuffs. With that, she had cut off the canker that had plagued the base for so long. The smaller fish were let go, but Roxanna would not be let off the hook just like that.

The whole thing might have happened because Gina gave in to her desires, but Roxanna did fan the flames. Nicole was no saint, nor was she that forgiving. So, she looked at Roxanna and said, "You're next."

Panic flared in Roxanna's eyes. She thought Nicole's threats to Gina were simply intimidation tactics, but she never thought Nicole would go through with it. The sight of Gina getting taken away by the authorities filled her with fear. She was young, and she didn't want to live her life in prison.

Thanks to Gina, she made a ton of money over the years, and she was a part of the science academy. Nicole shouldn't be that influential. The science academy will back me up. No matter how powerful she is, she wouldn't antagonize the academy.

A smile remained curled on Roxanna's lips. "Really? But… I did nothing. Gina told me to do it. Even if I were to be interrogated, at most I'd just get away with a fine. Besides, I have the science academy backing me up. Do you even have the guts to fight them?"

The academy, eh? Nicole sneered. Just as well. They sent someone to assault me and infected Colton with a bug, robbing him of his memories. Time for payback. "Of course. Why wouldn't I?" asked Nicole, staring at Roxanna. She chuckled. "You're just the beginning. I'm going to take the academy down eventually. Oh, not them. The Yaels. I'll make sure I cut off that canker. Just you wait."

There was an eerie feeling filling the air, and a surge of chill charged up Roxanna's spine. She couldn't believe Nicole was trying to take the Yaels down. It was then she realized that this woman was not to be trifled with. She inhaled sharply at that epiphany. For some reason, she had a feeling she was done for.

I can't just sit around and wait. I have the Yaels backing me up. There's no way she can go around them and punish me.