The Baxter siblings had taken a few steps when they suddenly stopped in their tracks. Blake didn't look back, but his steps quickened as he walked away. Esmee, on the other hand, turned her head and gave Selena a resentful glare before quickly walking away.
Selena watched the group leave and then smiled as she turned to ask Leia, "Does the Baxter family have a grudge against the Turner family? Otherwise, how could they offend me so completely?"
Leia pursed her lips and said, "They are Constance's aunt and uncle, so naturally, they are on her side. Also, Blake and Commander Turner had a falling out when they were young, and they say their enmity runs deep."
Selena raised her eyebrows. It was not surprising. The Turner family had been off the capital stage for nearly twenty years, and Oscar's sudden return had certainly upset some people. These people were doing everything they could to get rid of him, especially Selena. Her brilliance was too dazzling, and if she were eliminated, it would be equivalent to cutting off the Turner family's chances of returning to the research institute.
Selena had no intention of getting involved with Zone Six, so she didn't care about these conspiracies.
When things quieted down, Selena couldn't help but miss Osvaldo. She had planned everything so well. The people at the research institute had offended her time and time again, and she had no intention of leaving after Osvaldo returned.
If she didn't skin the people at the research institute this time, she would write her name backwards!
...
The sudden appearance of many bigwigs on Weibo shook the various prestigious families in the capital. No one had expected that the Turner family's daughter would have such a huge and deep background as 717. For a moment, they didn't know whether to be grateful for not killing her before or regretful for not doing so.
Inside the research institute, a storm was brewing. Since the moment Selena was sent to prison, there had been a trend of division within the research institute. After all, Selena's mechanical abilities were evident to everyone inside the institute. It was a fact that Constance couldn't match her abilities!
Those who have witnessed the huge gap between Constance and Selena do not believe that Selena would leak confidential information from the research institute. After all, would a person with a broad mind and great ambition stoop so low as to frame someone else?
However, the higher-ups at the research institute did not listen to the scientists' pleas and instead helped Constance send Selena to prison. This action thoroughly angered those who genuinely enjoyed scientific research. Several academicians even slammed their tables and left the institute on the spot. After the exposure of Selena 717's laboratory members' identities, another group of people left as well. Within a short day, half of the institute's pillars were gone. This was already a severe loss, and at this time, a group of big shots from Lab 717 openly supported Selena on Weibo, once again making headlines within the institute.
This immediately ruined the institute's reputation entirely. Henry and the other executives could not handle the pressure and called Diego, who was far away overseas. Constance was Diego's granddaughter, and strictly speaking, she caused this disaster. They then received the news that he was returning to the country.
In the meeting room, Henry announced this news publicly. "Diego's return... what can it change?"
The fact is that Constance cannot compare to Selena. Bruno's public criticism of Constance's actions on Weibo has already made this clear. Constance is now entirely expelled from Lab 717. From now on, she not only has no more halo, but also will become infamous.
Henry waved his hand wearily, "Diego's status is special. The Turner family may not give consideration to others, but when it comes to Diego..."
Henry did not finish his sentence and just looked up at the many executives belonging to the Shaw family.
Despite extreme dissatisfaction, the Poole family has implicitly accepted that they cannot oppose Selena anymore due to Christ's attitude towards her. After all, without control of the research institute, they would also lose the inspection institute.
Even if Christ were to squander his wealth for a woman, he would not be able to regain control as Dexter is no longer in power.
But the Shaw family has no choice.
They either have to expel Selena from the research institute or be expelled themselves. They have no other option.
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