Chapter 12
On Monday morning at eight sharp, Nyla arrived punctually at Park Pharmaceuticals.
The HR completed her onboarding and showed her around the company, familiarizing her with the departments‘ locations. Afterward, she was escorted to the office of the R&D department manager.
The R&D manager, Genevieve Reeve, was a woman in her 40s with a neat short haircut. She was not one to smile easily, giving off a serious vibe.
“Have a seat,” she said after Nyla sat down. “I’ve reviewed your resume. You achieved quite a bit during your school days, but you haven’t been in the lab for the past few years. You’ll start as an assistant.”
“Okay.”
Genevieve approved of Nyla’s calm composure without any hint of dissatisfaction. She liked subordinates who were down–to–earth. So far, Nyla seemed reliable.
Genevieve stood up and addressed Nyla. “Let me introduce you to your colleagues.”
She led Nyla into the R&D department and raised her voice. “Everyone, hold on a moment. We have a new member in our department today. Nyla, please introduce yourself.”
Nyla stepped forward with a smile. “Hello, everyone. I’m Nyla Jayston, your new recruit in the R&D department. There’s a lot I may not be familiar with initially, so please guide me along the way.”
As soon as she finished speaking, a sudden exclamation came from her left. ‘Lucia! You added the wrong reagent!”
Nyla turned toward the voice and recognized the frantic woman tidying up the reagents. She was surprised to see Lucia there.
Lucia’s father, Clement Pollard, was the procurement manager at Harris Pharmaceuticals, where he and Harrison had developed a close friendship from their university days. As a result, the Jayston and Pollard families were quite close, and Nyla grew up alongside Lucia
However, after the Jaystons went bankrupt, the Pollards quickly distanced themselves, and Lucia even blocked Nyla.
Later, Nyla learned from Valarie that at a high school reunion, Lucia had claimed she never considered Nyla a friend and had only been nice to her because of her father’s job at Harris Pharmaceuticals
This revelation had made Nyla realize that not everyone who smiled at her genuinely liked her–some simply found her useful.
Genevieve looked at Lucia, frowning. “What’s going on? Aren’t you usually the most careful?”
Pouring out the reaction flask with the wrong reagent in a hurry, Lucia looked guilty as she glanced at Genevieve. “I got distracted for a moment. I’m sorry.”
Lucia usually did her work meticulously, so Genevieve didn’t continue to chastise her, just reminding her to be more careful next time.
“Since you have more experience in experiments, Nyla will assist you for now. Brief her on the lab protocols and get her up to speed.”
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Chapter 12
Lucia lowered her head, concealing her underlying disdain. “Okay.”
After giving a few more instructions, Genevieve left.
Lucia looked at Nyla with a fake smile. “Nyla, I didn’t expect you to work at Park Pharmaceuticals. I saw you from a distance at the company gate a few days ago. I couldn’t believe it was really you.”
Nyla didn’t miss the hint of disdain in Lucia’s eyes. She looked at Lucia Indifferently without responding to her comment. “What do I need to do today?”
Lucia’s smile froze. She bit her lip, looking somewhat aggrieved. “Nyla, are you still blaming me for what happened before? When your father’s pharmaceutical factory had that incident… My family would have been affected too if I hadn’t distanced myself from you. You understand my situation, right?”
Although the others appeared to be focused on their work, they were all actually listening attentively. Given Lucia’s words and Nyla’s reaction, it seemed there was some past conflict between the two, and it was likely juicy gossip.
Watching Nyla’s back, Lucia smirked. Now that Nyla was in her hands, she could do whatever she wanted. She would make Nyla regret ever coming to work at Park Pharmaceuticals!
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Author! Why does it always so mean? Like a new character will appear and at the end of the chapter, they're all antagonist who always intend to hurt Nyla. Is there any character who will protect her with no expectation in return of any thing?...
AUTHOR!!! NOTICE THIS PLEASE!!!! I hope that Nyla's heart can be softened with Damon alone like clear things up and make some intimate time with each other. And of course Damon talking to Rebecca will make Nyla go back to her status again. Just a short calmness and joy for Nyla and Damon....