Chapter 621 Talent Beats Money
Jolie’s face twisted with anger, her tone wild and arrogant.
“Well, headquarters already agreed to my terms.”
He raised his phone, and on the screen was the email from HQ replying to him.
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The price was that, within five years, he wouldplete five major research projects for the institute<i>, </i>for free.
“So it turns out talent really does beat money.”
Steven gave a faintugh. The next second, the smile vanished, and he calmly delivered Jolie’s final
oue.
“You should already have an email from HQ. You’re expelled from the institute and barred from entering under any identity.”
Jolie swayed, her eyes losing focus at once.
She had fallen for Steven ever since a techpetition years ago.
Steven’s good looks, his calm air, and his outstanding, unrivaled talent had captured her at first sight.
She was a total science nerd herself. But the moment she saw Steven, something in her head went off.
That was the moment her brain was filled with love instead of science.
Using her identity as the Reagens‘ daughter, she sessfully became Steven’s assistant. She had thought that a man like Steven, who lived at theb bench, would eventually notice the one closest to him.
But no matter how hard she tried or how much she gave, he never wavered. It turned out his heart already belonged to someone else.
And now, because he thought she had ruined that woman’s ns, he was stripping her of the career she loved just as much.
“Why?!”
Jolie lifted her chin and red at Steven in fury.
At this moment, love seemed to turn into hatred.
For the first time, some emotion appeared on Steven’s face.
He raised his chin slightly, cold light shing in his narrowed eyes. “There’s always been surveince in this office. A few days ago, you already got the notice from HQ. You’re no longer my assistant and no longer have the right to enter my office.
“But you still came in. And you secretly did something, didn’t you?”
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Chapter 621 Talent Beats Money
Steven’s stare was razor–sharp.
Jolie bit her lip and stayed silent.
“You know how confidential a researcher’s office is. Just that alone is enough to end your career.”
Steven’s voice was low, and Jolie stopped crying too.
“Fine. I see it now. You’re just getting revenge for Tess.”
She suddenly smiled, a dangerous light in her eyes.
Steven frowned at her twisted logic but didn’t argue.
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“Tonight’s footage, the recordings, and the video of you sneaking into my office days ago will all be sent to HQ.”
Steven’s voice was ice–cold as he pointed to the door. “Now, get out of my office.”
Jolie’s chest burned appeared.
with frustration. Hatred and resentment fought wildly in her mind. Slowly, Tess’s face
<i>If </i><i>it </i><i>weren’t </i><i>for </i><i>her</i><i>, </i><i>I </i><i>would </i><i>never </i><i>have </i><i>ended </i><i>up </i>like <i>this</i><i>. </i>
The <i>Reagen </i><i>Corporation </i><i>sounds </i><i>powerful</i><i>, </i><i>but </i><i>now</i><i>, </i><i>it’s </i><i>nothing </i><i>more </i><i>than </i><i>a </i><i>fading </i><i>old</i><i>–</i><i>money </i><ipany </i><i>desperate </i><i>for </i>new <i>blood</i><i>. </i><i>My </i><i>parents </i><i>were </i><i>happy </i><i>that </i><i>I </i><i>set </i><i>my </i><i>sights </i><i>on </i><i>Steven</i>. <i>In </i><i>fact</i><i>, </i><i>they </i><i>encouraged </i><i>it</i>.
<i>If </i><i>they </i><i>find </i><i>out </i>I <i>haven’t achieved </i><i>anything </i><i>in </i><i>research </i><i>and </i><i>got </i><i>rejected </i><i>by </i><i>Steven</i><i>… </i>
Jolie ground her teeth, hating Tess so much that she wanted to tear her apart.
But she didn’t even get the chance to think further. Steven’s tall frame cast a shadow over her, swallowing her whole, like a mountain about to crush her.
Jolie shot Steven a vicious re and threw out onest insult.
“You think standing up for her does anything? That shameless woman has so many men around her. Why would she ever look at a stiff, clueless guy like you?”
Steven’s fingers froze. Then they slowly tightened.
In the next instant, Jolie mmed the door and left. But her words lingered in Steven’s mind, refusing to fade.
He raked a hand through his hair in irritation, paced a few times, then finally sat back down and started on his design drafts again.
But even while drawing, his pen kept stalling and drifting.
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Chapter 621 Talent Beats Money
That night, a lot of people couldn’t sleep.
Evermount Heights.
The whole ride, Nichs barely dared to breathe, shrinking into himself as much as possible.
The car eventually stopped in front of Evermount Heights.
Tess got out of the car and told Raven and Lyra, “If you’re tired, go back to your rooms.”
Both of them shook their heads in sync. “We’ll sleep after this is settled.”
As soon as they spoke, their eyesnded on Nichs at the same time.
Nichs hunched his shoulders and followed them into the south wing step by step.
Another guilty one was Marc, hiding behind Connor.
Only Nichs had returned. Rachel was still being held by Max.
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They gathered around the coffee table and sat down on the couch. Hearing movement, Bessie got up.
Seeing all of them, she forced herself awake and made a pot of coffee for them.
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