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    “Give me a break! Why would I bother scheming against you? Allen’s team needed a recement because someone got sick. I filled the gap. Simple as that. If you think you’re so qualified, then why don’t you take my spot and see how far you get?”


    Cecelia folded her arms tightly, shooting Sandra a withering re, while Nelly’s lips curled into a sneer.


    Nelly said, “Oh, spare us the drama, Cecelia. We don’t need dead weight hanging around—especially someone who can’t even keep a basic sample alive. Why bother pretending? Do everyone a favor and just quit already.”


    That dig only made Cecelia smirk. She arched a brow, her voice dripping with mock concern. “Come on, don’t be so cruel. She’s got at least one skill—sucking up to people.”


    Nelly broke into a loud, mockingugh. “Yeah, except she picked the wrong person to cozy up to! Of all people, she picked someone who onlynded here through pure connections. Honestly, it’s just pathetic.”


    Sandra’s hands clenched so hard her knuckles nched, rage trembling through her frame. “What the hell are you talking about? Everyone here knows Allen’s got someone backing him. Don’t act like you’re above it all.”


    By now, Cecelia and Nelly were already turning away, dismissing Sandra as if she wasn’t even worth the argument.


    Cecelia’s attention flickered over to Elbert, who had stayed silent through the exchange. “Elbert, I’ll give you this—you’re talented. But you picked the worst possible teammates. No wonder you didn’t make it through. Anyway, I don’t have time to keep chatting. Some of us have real work to do.”


    Nelly straightened, already brushing them off. “Let’s go, Cecelia. There’s no point talking to people beneath us.”


    She shot a final cold look at Ste’s group, her disdain obvious.


    For her, it wasn’t even about grudges—she just never liked them and never bothered to hide it.


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    Watching Ste’s group fall into chaos clearly delighted her.


    “You know, Cecelia, I’ve never met anyone as shamelessly selfish as you!” Even with Ste trying to pull her back, Sandra’s anger boiled over—she jabbed a finger at Cecelia, unable to hold herself in check.


    Ste tightened her grip on Sandra’s arm, pulling her back for the second time.


    “Sandra, let it go,” she insisted quietly.


    Getting riled up over people like Cecelia and Nelly was a waste of energy.


    “But Sylvia, she’s betraying us—all of us!”


    In a single moment, everything they’d worked for unraveled. A sick suspicion gnawed at Sandra—Cecelia’s betrayal had to be behind the sudden shake-up in the advancement list.


    Ste stepped forward, shielding Sandra as she locked eyes with Cecelia and Nelly, both oozing smug confidence. “I think you’ve said enough. Cecelia, I know exactly what you did with Allen’s group. You switched out our experimental data, didn’t you? I already turned in the evidence this morning. It’s only a matter of time before the truthes out.”


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