Chapter 24

Damon gave him a cool glance. "It seems like you have a lot of free time lately.

"No, no, not at all. I still have plenty of files to sort through this afternoon... Spencer quickly ducked hist head, silently vowing to rein in his curiosity next time.

After Nyla iced her cheek for about ten minutes, the buming pain subsided, so she returned to her desk.

As soon as she sat down, her colleague, Sasha Yates, rolled her chair over and whispered, "Nyla, everyone is talking about what happened between you and Lucia. What happened? Why did she suddenly hit y Nyla didn't want to blow things out of proportion. If she made a big deal out of it, Lucia might lose her job Considering she had just joined the company, forcing Lucia out would make her colleagues think she wa Besides, despite Lucia's recent data tampering, she had produced some valuable research in the p and the company would likely handle the matter privately.

past,

her head. "It's nothing,

to elaborate, Sasha didn't press further. "Okay, but be careful. Lucia may seem understanding and easygoing, but she holds grudges. After this, she will certainly to target

As long as she acted with integrity, she had nothing to fear from

father. After explaining the situation, Clement replied, "Got it. I'll make a call." Lucia waited anxiously. Even if she had to leave Park Pharmaceuticals, it couldn't be because of data ta Thankfully, Clement acted quickly. He called

the company intended only a minor punishment- docking her

end of the workday, Genevieve called Lucia to her office to discuss the resolution

happens again." Genevieve remained indiffefent. "Good. This matter is being handled privately by the company. Don't spread the word about your salary deduction, or the company will have to take more serious action." "I understand... But what about the

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wasn't a big deal, but Lucia couldn't let this go unchallenged. If she had to suffer, so

who did it, so this matter is closed. Don't dwell on

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