Dumping Him for His Uncle (Natasha and Zachary) novel Chapter 54

Someone outside the lab had seen the entire interaction between Natasha and Xavier, their expressions dark and unreadable.

The following day, Natasha had just stepped into the lab when something came flying straight at her.

Luckily, the throw was a little off. The bag missed her by mere inches, brushing past her shoulder and hitting the doorframe behind her.

"Natasha, are you trying to mess with me on purpose?"

She turned to see Nicole storming toward her, face twisted with anger. Natasha blinked, feeling utterly confused.

"Aren't you just jealous of me? Why resort to such lowly tactics to make me leave the lab?" Nicole questioned furiously, grabbing Natasha by the collar.

"Do you think everyone's like you? Always scheming behind people's backs?" Natasha said coldly, knocking Nicole's hand away and frowning deeply.

No one else dared to speak. Just moments ago, Nancy had entered in a fit of fury and yelled at the whole lab. Everyone was still too stunned to react.

"If you'd actually focused on your work instead of playing games, you wouldn't be in this situation," Natasha said.

Across the room, Sidney shrank back nervously under her gaze.

"If you're so sure you did nothing wrong, tell me—were you the last one to leave the lab yesterday?"

Nicole had already asked around and knew the answer, but Natasha didn't even flinch.

"So what if I was the last one to leave?" Natasha challenged, folding her arms and facing Nicole squarely, not backing down an inch.

"If you've got real evidence, by all means, show everyone."

Natasha knew full well that when it came to taking sides, she didn't have many allies here. In fact, Xavier was likely the only one. But unless Nicole had hard proof, nothing she said would stick.

"What's all this noise?" Nancy's sharp voice cut through the tension as she walked in from the hallway.