Although they could not treat these people as if they were gods, they could not offend them either.


    Luca was worried that Abel would make a move in theter stages.


    His pharmaceuticalpany was quite well-known in A City. Plus, Watson''s welfare package was not


    the best, so if he made a proposal to these professors, he might be able to win them over.


    The research results may also be taken away or even abandoned. If that happened, the research funds


    that were invested at the beginning would all be for nothing.


    Luca would not sit back and give Abel such an opportunity. The general manager dared not express his


    suspicion of these professors again because of her rtionship with Luke.


    The meetingsted for more than an hour.


    As Dr. Linwood had said, the general manager put all his hopes for thepany''s performance on her


    research group.


    All she could do was bite the bullet and agree to it.


    After the meeting ended, Luca did not stay back to chit-chat with the other professors and left with the


    excuse that she still had experiments to do.


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    Dr. Linwood watched as Luca left and said to Dr. Jackson, “With Dr. Craw taking the lead, it takes the


    pressure off our research."


    Dr. Jackson nodded in agreement.


    The general manager listened to their conversation, and his face turned gloomy. He had originally


    nned to drive a wedge between the professors and Luke, but he did not expect that Luca would


    rebut his words.


    With Luca and Luke''s rtionship in the way, he dared not say too much.


    The intentional provocation this time was considered a failure.


    The general manager left the conference room with a dark expression.


    Dr, Linwood watched as the general manager left before discussing with Dr. Jackson, "Jackson, did


    you get the feeling that everything the general manager said before the meeting was intentional?"


    "Yes, it did seem that way. It was as if he was setting Mr. Crawford up, giving us the impression that


    he''s..." Dr. Jackson was already 50 years old and knew the ways of the world, so he could see through


    whatever the general manager was trying to do.


    Dr. Jackson was afraid that if Luca had not spoken up, the general manager would have gone on with


    his attempts.


    It would be fine if the people knew the truth and were not led by the nose, but if not...


    Dr. Jackson stood up and stacked the meeting documents together. “I never thought that the


    management of thispany would be like this."


    "It''s only natural to havepetition in apany." Dr. Linwood stood up as well and took the meeting


    documents in his hands. Then, he left the conference room with Dr. Jackson.


    "That''s why I still prefer to stick with academics." Dr. Jackson pushed his sses. If Luke had not


    personally gone to the university where he taught to ask him to take up the position, he might still be


    teaching now.


    Dr. Linwoodughed and said nothing more.


    He and Dr. Jackson used to teach at universities, unlike the other professors.


    Dr. Albus who was in trouble and the former Dr. Cole had taken the initiative to apply for a job here


    themselves. Everyone could see how that turned out.


    However, they were not entirely desireless.


    The reason they agreed with Luke to work here was mainly that they needed the funds from Luke''s


    company to finish the research they had not been able toplete in the academic field.


    To get the funding, they had to get on Luca''s good side.


    Luca was Luke''s woman, after all. If she did not have a good impression of them, one word and Luke


    could cut their funding anytime.


    There would be no way to carry on with the research at that point.


    On the other hand.


    After Luca and Rhett left Watson, Rhett sat in the driver''s seat to drive while Luca remained in the


    backseat.


    Rhett drove carefully and nced into the rearview mirror. "Dr. Craw."


    "What is it?" asked Luca.


    "Nothing." Rhett was not sure whether his gut feeling was right. It had not been long since he


    graduated, and he had been following Luca ever since. There was not much internal conflict in their


    research group, so he did not have much experience in this area.


    There were many things that he dared not make a judgment about.


    "Do you have any doubts about the contents of the meeting?" Luca reckoned that he wanted to talk


    about this.


    Rhett knew his boundaries. He would not say or ask whatever he was not supposed to.


    Rhett took a deep breath and voiced his doubts, "Yes. Before the meeting started, I felt that the things


    that the general manager said were strange.."


    Luca finished his sentence for him as she noticed that he dared not continue, "Like he was purposely


    trying to drive a wedge between Mr. Crawford and the professors, right?" "Right. So you think the same


    too." The corners of Rhett''s mouth curled slightly upward as it seemed that his judgment was right.


    “Of course. Otherwise, why did I voice out?" said Luca as she would not have spoken up unless she


    was forced to.


    If she had let the general manager continue talking, perhaps there would not be another meeting.


    Those old professors would certainly look for Luke and cause trouble.


    She had been at Watson for some time, so she knew exactly how those professors got into Watson.


    "You''re amazing," said Rhett. Although she was a research professor, she was still under the


    jurisdiction of the general manager.


    She was not directly under him, but she was still considered his subordinate.


    "What''s so amazing about that? I was just assuming someone else''s power." Luca looked out the


    window. It was not something worth bragging about. The fact that the general manager dared not say


    anything after she spoke was solely because of Luke.


    They all thought that she and Luke had a special rtionship, so they did not dare to offend her.


    Even if the general manager was pretending to obey orders, he would not be so quick to expose


    himself.


    When the thought urred to her, her heart skipped a beat. The way the general manager behaved


    was not entirely like a disy of his absolute power, but rather like he was aplishing something.


    Could he be from the Ind of Despair?


    Luca bit her lip as she had not realized this before. Now that she had, her face took on a ghastly


    expression.


    Abel must have nted people in T Corporation and Watson.


    Was one of them the general manager?


    Luca''s fingers tapped rhythmically on the leather seat.


    If the general manager was one of Abel''s people, she must give Luke a hint to keep him alert...


    Even if he did not work for Abel, having someone like him in Watson would bring nothing but harm to


    thepany.


    Therefore, they had to get rid of the general manager!


    Rhett sensed Luca''s unusual tone and nced at the rearview mirror again. Her expression became


    worse and even more serious.


    At that moment, he could not even utter the words offort that were on the tip of his tongue.


    After returning to the office, Luca nced to see that it was almost six o''clock.


    Rhett and Luca hurried upstairs, intending to see how the research in theb was going. However,


    when she passed by the assistant''s office, she was called by Zoey, "Dr. Craw, you''re back."


    "Yes." Luca did not stop and walked straight to theb.