From Ashes to Queen: Now I Call the Shots novel Chapter 70

Chapter 70 The Virus Dispute

For someone so unknown, even being allowed to observe from the side room should have been an incredible honor.

But now, being allowed to enter the actual lab and observe up close would no doubt stir resentment.

She let out a quiet laugh.

“All right, but if someone starts trouble, can I count on you to curse them out for me?”

Jack blinked. “…Can you not go looking for trouble?”

Scarlett burst out laughing. “You really think I’d flip a table?”

Jack suddenly turned serious.

“If they really start bullying you and you don’t flip the table, I will. Don’t worry–Jasper’s got your back.”

Scarlett paused, startled.

Something warm stirred quietly in her chest.

She’d only joked with Jack to ease her nerves.

She hadn’t expected that he and Jasper had already prepared everything to support her.

No one had ever cared for her like this.

Not even pretended to.

A rush of emotion surged through her, overwhelming her in an instant.

Her voice came out a little hoarse. “Okay. I’ll be careful.”

After all, this opportunity to learn was rare. She wasn’t someone who couldn’t appreciate it.

Jack grinned. “Whoa, did I scare you? Relax, this is nothing.”

Scarlett shot him a massive eye roll.

Then walked straight into the lab.

As she sat down, the hem of her coat caught the light–faint blue fluorescence from when a centrifuge tube had burst earlier.

Under the morning lab lights, it glowed a cold, pale blue.

Jasper glanced over at her.

Her brow bones were smooth and defined like the rim of a porcelain bowl. Her eyes lifted slightly at the corners, long lashes casting butterfly–wing shadows on her cheeks. Her irises shimmered lik

crystal clear and mesmerizing.

The others in the room frowned slightly when they saw her.

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Jasper introduced her calmly. “A friend of mine an outstanding talent in this field.

The experts exchanged glances, their faces full of unspoken disdain.

Outstanding?

This young?

Heh.

Everyone said Jasper wasn’t into women, a research–obsessed hermit.

But now…

Well, she was undeniably beautiful. It wasn’t hard to see why Jasper might be tempted.

Still, out of respect for Jasper, they held their tongues.

In the observation room-

The moment Pixel appeared on screen and wasn’t immediately thrown out, Rebecca nearly jumped out of her seat in panic.

“That looks like the girl I saw last time at Skycrest Labs–Scarlett?”

One of the professors studied the screen carefully.

After a moment, he nodded. “Yeah, it’s her.”

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Micah turned toward the screen too, and the moment he saw Scarlett’s face, his heart jolted hard.

Scarlett happened to glance up.

The neckline of her coat dipped slightly, revealing the delicate slope of her collarbone–skin as pale as snow beneath a swan’s neck, faint blue veins barely visible beneath the surface.

Micah’s fists clenched tight.

He couldn’t take his eyes off the screen.

“Is she really up to this?” someone asked the professor who’d spoken earlier.

“I remember her. She’s shown promise–Mr. Wayne thinks highly of her. But this virus experiment? Pretty unlikely.”

“Maybe he’s just letting her observe out of kindness.”

“She’s lucky. If one of the researchers notices her, she’ll be set for life.”

Professors from other schools chimed in one after another, voices tinged with disdain.

“Mr. Wayne’s probably trying to give her a shot.”

“But she’s so young. What if she panics and screws it up?”

“If this backfires and reflects poorly on the university, Mr. Wayne’s going to regret everything.”

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“We’ll see. Best case, she keeps her mouth shut. Who knows what disaster she might cause if she speaks up.

Hearing these comments, Rebecca finally calmed down.

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