Heiress Returns Family Shocks (Nina Swanson) novel Chapter 415

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Chapter 415

“Nina?” Wylder called out, noticing she hadn’t said a word.

Nina looked up, her face unreadable as she glanced at Claire. “Alright, she can stay. I’m just doing this for you, Mr. Quentin.”

Wylder was stunned, thinking, ‘Why did she suddenly change her mind?’

Since Nina gave the word, Simon and Patrick let Claire go.

Claire, thinking Nina was only letting her stay because of Wylder, raised her head, pride written all over her face. “Do you think you can do whatever you want to me? No, I refuse. I won’t stay unless you beg me.”

Nina squinted, giving off a seriously threatening vibe.

Seeing Nina’s expression darken, Qadir quickly snapped, “Shut up. Apologize to Ms. Swanson right now. If you cause any more trouble, I’ll throw you out.”

Claire’s face stiffened, then she stomped her foot. “Uncle Qadir, how can you take Nina’s side? I’m not being unreasonable.

“Nina grew up in nightclubs, and all she learned was how to seduce men. It’s that face that lured Ryan, letting her waltz into the institute.”

Claire shot Nina a glare. “You guys probably don’t even know this, but she didn’t even finish high school. Someone with such a low-level education leading the institute? She knows nothing and will only hold everyone back.”

Russell laughed in exasperation. “If Ms. Swanson wasn’t capable, would your uncle be so completely convinced by her?”

Claire stared at Qadir in disbelief. “Uncle Qadir, are you really on her side?”

Only now did she realize that her usually proud and commanding uncle had been speaking for Nina, and even feared her.

Everyone else at the institute had gone through strict tests and valued skills.

A person like Nina, who hadn’t even finished high school, should have been questioned, but Qadir stayed quiet, and nobody

else doubted her either.

Claire thought, ‘No way. Nina can’t be that skilled.’

Qadir’s gaze was intense as he walked up to Claire. “Ms. Swanson’s team managed to produce the actual product for Project c175 in just ten minutes.”

“What?” Claire’s face went ghostly pale.

Project c175 was the project Qadir had been leading for five months without producing a viable semi-finished product. Yet Nina’s team made a finished product in ten minutes.

Claire couldn’t believe it.

Qadir stared at Claire with disdain, recalling his own earlier state, annoyed and furious. If Wylder hadn’t mentioned the top brass had given strict orders, he himself might have been ousted by Nina.

Qadir’s face was grim. “Do you think everyone at Betrico Zenith is just blind and clueless?”

If it were only one person supporting Nina, maybe they were just a mindless follower, but when the whole institute stood behind her and trusted her, that spoke volumes.

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Claire still couldn’t get over it.

Nina had stolen the man she loved most, and now she was her boss at the institute. There was no way she could accept that.

She said, “That’s just her team being capable, not her.”

Michelle couldn’t hold back anymore and piped up for Nina. “Ms. Swanson’s theories are top-notch. Nobody in the field comes close.”

With the whole institute dead silent, Michelle’s words rang out loud and clear.

Claire instinctively glanced at Michelle, someone she didn’t recognize. She sneered. “Who the hell are you? You don’t get a say here.”

Then Claire turned to Nina. “Your team finished the project; it wasn’t you. Nina, you’re still worthless.”

Nina’s eyes darkened with anger, and her foot started twitching.

Just as Nina was about to act, a sudden sharp pain shot through her chest. She clutched her chest, her face showing a rare hint of panic.

She’d never felt like this before. Ever since she got that call from Ryan, she just couldn’t shake this uneasy feeling.

Maybe it was some kind of bond, but she just knew Ryan wasn’t doing well.

Nina was so worried about Ryan that she didn’t even care about Claire anymore.

Russell marched right up to Claire, his tone mocking. “Why don’t you do it yourself?”

As Russell spoke, he shoved a pile of files straight into her hands.

Claire glanced down. The pages were packed with notes from various academic fields and key drug formulas.

Russell sneered. “If you can actually complete this research, the director’s seat at Betrico Zenith Research Institute is all yours.”

This was the replication data for Scarlet’s formula. Russell handed it to Claire just to spite her.

Claire let out a mocking laugh. “You hand me a super tough research project and expect me to pull it off. Are you deliberately setting me up to fail?”

Nina looked up, watching every twitch of Claire’s expression. From the look on her face, it was obvious that she had no clue about the formula at all.

Nina thought, ‘If the Goodwin family is after the formula, why would they send someone as dumb as Claire into Betrico Zenith Research Institute? Wouldn’t Qadir be a much better pick?”

Nina glanced over at Qadir, but his expression was perfectly normal, giving nothing away.

Nina composed herself, then sat down, just quietly watching Claire.

She thought, ‘Ryan’s intel was never wrong. There’s definitely something fishy going on with the Goodwin family. As for Claire, I’ll have to watch her closely

Sull, Nina’s irritation was at its peak.

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Russell crossed his arms, smirking. “Didn’t you call Ms. Swanson worthless? Every bit of this data was put together by her.

The files felt incredibly heavy in Claire’s hands. She thought, “There’s no way Nina made this. It’s way more complete than anything I’ve ever read.

“This is impossible,” Claire scoffed, refusing to accept it was Nina’s work. She even threw shade. “Ryan’s got money to burn. You just played him, and he probably bought you these results. Piece of cake for him.”

Wylder couldn’t take it anymore. He snapped, “Qadir, tell your niece to shut up. She hasn’t produced a single experiment since joining the institute, and now she’s questioning Nina. She’s out of her mind.”

He’d already turned a blind eye to letting Claire join the Betrico Zenith Research Institute out of respect for Rowdy. This was a critical moment in replicating Ruby’s compound, and he could not allow anyone to sabotage it.

Claire scoffed, “Mr. Quentin, I’m just telling the truth. If you’ve got enough money, you can do everything.”

Qadir’s face twisted with rage. “Claire, shut up, or get out.”

Wylder had already laid down the law, so he couldn’t let Claire mess things up now.

Unexpectedly, Owen stepped up. “Claire’s got a point. We’ve never actually seen Nina do anything herself.”

The moment Owen finished speaking, the tension in the conference room turned thick.

Wylder snapped, “Owen, what do you think you’re doing?”

He thought, ‘Claire’s doubts about Nina clearly stem from a past grudge involving Ryan, coupled with the fact that Claire has never seen the actual Project c175 prototype.

‘Owen saw it himself. And now, just because of his stubborn pride, he stood up to criticize Nina. Is he crazy?’

Owen locked eyes with Nina, and even though her eyes were sharp and intimidating, he steadied himself. “Talk is cheap without action.”

Then Owen turned to the others, attempting to rally them. “Don’t you all want to see what Nina can actually do?”

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