Chapter 314 The Woman He Backed


    +8 Pearls


    Yunice sat quietly in the reception area, clutching Wyatt’s handwritten referral letter, but made no move to approach HR.


    She was waiting–for a verdict.


    Nearly an hour passed before the doors to the executive office opened.


    The high–level managers filed out one by one, all muttering variations of “lucky day.” Any other time, Wyatt would’ve kept them trapped for hours. Today, they were let off easy.


    Yunice sat upright, elbows resting on the table, lost in thought, when Wyatt pushed open the ss door to HR and walked in.


    “Mr. Wyatt,” the HR manager stood at once.


    Wyatt nced from Yunice to the man and said, “Call Laurie in.”


    Something in his tone made the manager nervous–he immediately left to get her himself.


    Yunice lowered her arms as Wyatt came over and sat beside her.


    “There were a lot of people in the room earlier. You’re not mad, are you?” he asked gently.


    Yunice blinked at him, unsure if this was his version of an apology.


    To be fair, she had made a blunder today. In mostpanies, someone like her would’ve been let go on the spot.


    Still, when he’dshed out earlier, it had stung.


    Now though… it was hard to stay mad.


    She had also been turning over Laurie’s words in her mind—and realized the woman hadn’t been entirely wrong.


    To Laurie and the rest of the research team, Yunice was an outsider dropped in from above. If she were only there to pad her résumé, they might’ve ignored her. But the moment she stepped into theb and started handling instruments orpounds, she became a risk.


    It was no different from Elsie being parachuted into a hospital and using patients as training props–of course the staff would push back.


    And truth be told, Yunice <i>did </i>have confidence in her diagnostic and clinical knowledge, but she had never worked with cutting–edge pharmaceutical equipment. Her academic background didn’t qualify her either.


    She was, for the first time, seriously considering backing out.


    Laurie soon arrived, led in by the HR manager–who had clearly warned her ahead of time. She didn’t look surprised to see Wyatt.


    She approached calmly, hands tucked into herb coat pockets, posture steady. Only the subtle flicker in her eyes when she looked at Wyatt betrayed her nerves.


    She probably assumed Wyatt was here to throw his weight behind Yunice.


    And she <b>wasn’t </b>wrong.


    Wyatt gestured toward Yunice. “This is my wife.”


    Laurie showed no reaction.


    Two secondster, her pupils dted in shock. She looked at Wyatt again, as if trying to confirm whether he was serious.


    He <b>was </b>


    4:46 PM


    Chapter 314 The Woman He Backed


    +8 Pearls


    “She’s the one who developed the improved form for the Anning Cardio–Calmer,” Wyatt said tly, cutting her off.


    Laurie’s face changed. She didn’t believe it.


    That form <i>had </i><i>been </i><i>the </i><i>result </i><i>of </i><i>months </i><i>of </i><i>work </i><i>from </i><i>their </i><i>entire </i><i>research </i><i>division</i><i>. </i>How <i>could </i>it have <ie </i><i>from </i><i>Yunice</i><i>? </i>


    Wyatt stared her down. “You think I’d marry a pretty face with no substance?”


    But even if Yunice had some skill, Laurie still didn’t budge. “If Mr. Wyatt insists on letting her into theb, then we’ll have no choice but to resign as a group.”


    Yunice wasn’t desperate to join theb–and she understood her presence might cause real disruption to the team. She was just about to speak up and back out when Wyatt reached over and took her hand.


    He didn’t let her speak.


    He turned to Laurie. “I let you all y with billions of dors‘ worth of equipment, and this is how you thank me?”


    Laurie tried to rify, but Wyatt didn’t let up.


    “You think she’s inexperienced? Every single one of you learned on my machines. What, now that you’ve gotten your turn, the door’s closed behind you?”


    “Go ahead. If you want to quit, write it up right now. I’ll approve it immediately.”


    Laurie’s face turned pale.


    Wyatt leaned back, casually rubbing his thumb over the back of Yunice’s hand. “You studied for a few years and already forgot where you came from?”


    Then he added with a soft, scathingugh, “I never went to school–not a single day. No degree. So what?”


    Yunice looked at him–and in that moment, Wyatt glowed.


    Laurie stood frozen, her expression twisting with frustration and uncertainty.


    Wyatt said, “Here’s mypromise, she doesn’t need to work alone. You supervise her.”


    Laurie’s frown deepened. She looked deeply displeased.


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