Chapter 1377 Cole’s Ploy


    All the researchers were in their respectiveboratories performing their research to secure the next


    stage of funding. That was why Rhett thought that Cole would be in hisboratory rather than in his


    office. Seeing that Luca was so insistent, he did not say anything.


    Luca walked in front of the manager’s office and knocked on the door. "Come in." A voice was heard


    from within, which made Rhett surprised.


    Luca opened the door and went inside, and Rhett quickly followed behind.


    Cole was sitting on his chair, dressed in his whiteb coat. He smiled and greeted the woman in front of


    him,


    pretending that he was oblivious to what happened in Luca''sboratory. "It''s you, Dr. Craw. How can I


    help you? Are you taking the day off again?"


    Luca shook her head and told him about the situation in herboratory.


    Cole acted as though he was shocked after hearing what Luca had to say. "How is that possible? I


    hope that you''re not joking, Dr. Craw. Your research is far aheadpared to anyone else in the


    department. I was nning to use your research as an example when I submit my monthly


    departmental progress report to Mr. Crawford."


    Luca had an idea of what happened when she observed his expression. "I believe someone in our


    company must have done it. Moreover, that person has a managerial position."


    All the doors in thepany were equipped with the most advanced security system. One could not


    gain ess to a room without the proper ess card.


    The list of people who had ess to Luca''sboratory was very short.


    "That might not be the case," Cole said when he heard that Luca was suspecting someone inside the


    company.


    "Dr. Kidman, there aren''t many people who can gain ess to myboratory. Usually, regr


    employees won''t have the proper credentials to enter. Moreover, there were no signs of tampering on


    the maic lock," Luca said.


    When Luke set up thepany, he had taken many precautions to enhance thepany''s security.


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    Cole rubbed his chin as though he was thinking of what she said.


    Luca could tell that he was only pretending. His gaze was unfocused, which would not happen if he


    were really thinking seriously.


    A whileter, Cole nodded and said, "If that''s the case, we should get to the bottom of it. I''ll have to


    report this incident to Mr. Crawford though. You should know that thepany has ced a lot of hope


    on your research because it''ll be the first product to go into the market. Now that this has happened,


    theter stages of your research and the clinical tests would definitely be dyed. I''d rather not be


    responsible for that, if you know what I mean."


    "Yes, I do," Luca nodded and said.


    Cole raised his eyebrows when he saw that Luca remained calm instead of begging him to keep it a


    secret. "If Mr.


    Crawford intends to point the finger at someone..."


    "Whoever is responsible shall take responsibility," Luca said. She was not so stupid as to im all the


    responsibility.


    Cole was surprised to hear that Luca''s answer was different from what he expected. He chuckled


    awkwardly and said," Yes, yes, we''ll have to get to the bottom of it, but before that happens and Mr.


    Crawford wants to assign responsibility, I''m afraid I''ll have to be honest to him. I hope that you won''t


    mind that, Dr. Craw."


    Luca smiled. If Cole wanted to y politics, she would dly oblige. "Dr. Kidman, I believe that you


    underestimate Mr. Crawford. He is a just and fair person. No single individual in the department should


    im responsibility for the ident, and even if a single individual takes the me,


    I don''t think the rest of the department would be spared."


    Cole nced at her coldly and sized her up. Why won''t she im responsibility? She''d be more likable


    if she''s smarter.''


    He did not like Luca because he thought that she wascking in interpersonal skills.


    "I''ll return to myb, Dr. Kidman. They should havee up with a list of damages by now," she said.


    Cole nodded and watched Luca and Rhett leave. He grunted coldly and dialed a number on the internal


    line. "Come to my office for a while."


    "Yes," Talia replied.


    Cole ended the call, took out his phone, and found Jason''s number in the address book. He rubbed his


    chin as he considered the extent of his responsibility if he were to make the call.


    He had intended for Luca to take all the me, but not only had she said that she would not im


    responsibility, her responses had also angered him.


    Someone would have to im responsibility. If Luca was not willing to do so, the responsibility might


    fall on him.


    Talia entered the office and closed the door. She noticed that Cole was frowning, so she asked, "What


    happened, Dr.


    Kidman?"


    "That thing I told you to do. Are you sure that you didn''t leave any evidence behind?" Cole asked


    sternly.


    Cole had tasked Talia to mess up Luca''sboratory. The reason was simple - he could not stand Luca''s


    arrogance.


    If Luca''s "mistake" affected thepany''s profits, her career would be over. It did not matter if she was


    Luke’s woman like the rumors said.


    Cole knew that Luke was not someone who would be so easily charmed by women. To Luke, the


    company''s profits were more important than anything else.


    "I swear that I didn''t." Talia smiled knowingly when she saw how anxious he seemed. She leaned over


    and whispered into his ear, "You have nothing to worry about, Dr. Kidman. How could I have left any


    evidence that I was there? Even if they knew I was there, isn''t it normal because I''m your assistant?"


    She knew that the security camera in Luca''sboratory had broken down, and she had tampered with


    the security camera in the corridor.


    Of course, Talia was only willing to do that because she bore a grudge against Luca.


    If Luca had been willing to help her, she would not have traded her body for the assistant position. She


    thought that her career would be smooth-sailing once she had be Cole''s assistant, but just when


    she had the chance to go to New York to pad her resume, Luca had snatched the chance away.


    Words could not express the hatred and jealousy Talia felt for Luca. When she saw that Cole was


    looking for some way to get rid of Luca, she had suggested that idea to him.


    Cole envied Luca because she had more funding and manpower. When he heard Talia''s suggestion,


    he immediately agreed to it.


    Cole nodded when Talia said that. He had specifically told Talia to destroy the cultures in theboratory.


    "We''ll have to inform Mr. Crawford about this incident. There''s no turning back now."


    Talia nodded. "Don''t worry, Dr. Kidman. No one will suspect us."