"The Turner family no longer has the final say in the Institute. We must know when to stop and not act foolishly by harming ourselves more than the enemy," Henry said in a calm voice.
"So, Mr. Matthews is warning me to swallow my anger and let it go?" Selena smiled.
Henry did not deny it and replied, "We will compensate the Turner family appropriately."
To his surprise, Selena nodded and said, "Okay."
The atmosphere in the office suddenly became quiet. It was unexpected that she would compromise so easily. Although they did not know what Selena was up to, her willingness to let go of the theft incident was a good thing for the Institute.
Henry breathed a sigh of relief and was about to inform Selena of the compensation they had agreed on when she suddenly raised her chin and said loudly, "I want to be the head of the Research Department!"
The faces of the people in the room, who had just begun to soften, turned black as if they were in a pot. Was this Miss Turner from the Turner family determined to argue with the Shaw family to the bitter end?
Freddie and Diana, who had just arrived at the door, turned pale when they heard Selena's demand.
"Miss Turner, you're going too far!" Freddie pushed the door open with a dark face and glared at Selena.
"Miss Turner, the compensation that the Institute is offering the Turner family is no worse than the position of the head of the Research Department. Your behavior is deliberately provocative," Henry said, frowning.
His words were not groundless. After investigating Selena's actions, no one would be foolish enough to try to deceive her at this time.
It could be said that the Shaw family and the Poole family had really shed blood to appease Selena.
Diana sneered, "Lady Selena, because of you, so many people have been fired from the Research Department. What else do you want? Do you really want to kill everyone who offends you before you're willing to stop?"
Selena's gaze swept coldly over Diana, and she said calmly, "I want to be the head of the Research Department, not to target anyone, but because it's my specialty and expertise. As a mechanical engineer, should I not be in the Research Department? Should I be a vase in the Engineering Department?"
Diana's face suddenly turned ugly. The others on the scene were also at a loss for words. After thinking carefully, Selena seemed to have mentioned that her major was mechanical engineering. It was only natural for a mechanical engineer to work in the Research Department.
"If they forcibly transfer Selena, I'm afraid the group of old mechanics in the research department will be the first to refuse!" Diana clenched her fingers in anger, but her face carried a nonchalant smile as she bit out the words, "Selena, you claim to be a mechanic, but we've searched all the top schools worldwide and haven't found any records of you learning anything besides medicine!"
"Just saying you're a mechanic without any proof doesn't mean you can enter our research department. The entrance requirements for our department are very high and not something anyone can just enter by relying on their family background. If you want to enter, you need to be worthy of our research department."
Diana's words instantly reminded everyone else in the room. Indeed, ever since Selena publicly revealed her physics theory three days ago, the research institute had started investigating Selena's background to see where she learned her mechanical knowledge.
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