CHAPTER 139: CHAPTER 139: APOLOGIZE TO HER (PART 1)

"Haha! She said Raina is amazing. This joke is really funny."

"It is indeed funny. Should we post it online?"

"Better not. Wouldn’t that just increase Raina’s notoriety? What if it attracts more sponsors, and then she targets us?"

"Now that you mention it, I do feel a bit worried."

"Haha!"

Leila was so angry that her eyes turned red, and she said through gritted teeth, "Just you wait, I’m going to tell the director!"

The women laughed even more recklessly. They were unaware of Leila’s identity and thought she was just bluffing.

Raina couldn’t stand it any longer and stepped out, seeing Leila’s eyes red with tears, she gently advised, "No crying, okay? A girl’s tears are precious; it’s not worth it for them."

"But they’re slandering you!"

"It’s not exactly slander." Raina’s lips curved into a slight smile, "Most of it is actually true."

It’s just twisted quite a bit.

"Leila, if you mind the comments, I can ask Director Woods to assign you to another research group."

"Raina!" Leila was even angrier, "How could you say that? No matter what they say, you are the best in my heart. I’m not leaving, unless you don’t want me!"

Tears started pouring down.

"Hey, don’t cry." She had the least resistance to a girl’s tears, "I was wrong. I won’t say such things again, okay?"

Once Raina repeatedly assured her, Leila finally stopped crying.

Raina exhaled deeply; this soft girl has all good traits, except causing such stress when she cries.

Raina glanced at the female pharmacists in the pantry, without saying a word, she pulled Leila out, only to see Elias Hawthorne with aide Aidan Lynch, surrounded by The Veridian Institute of Medicine’s top management not far away.

Judging by their demeanor, it was clear they’d been there for quite some time, and probably overheard the gossip.

Seeing Elias Hawthorne’s displeased expression, Raina slightly raised her eyebrows, couldn’t help but mentally light a row of candles for those female pharmacists.

Just eight gossips, yet it resulted in losing their jobs because of gossip, tsk tsk, that’s a shame.

"The Veridian Institute of Medicine’s pharmacists’ quality makes me question if such an institute is worthy of Hawthorne Group’s annual investment totaling billions."

Elias Hawthorne’s voice was deep, his tone flat without the slightest inflection, intensely cold and hard.

Aidan Lynch couldn’t help but shiver; having been by President Hawthorne’s side for years, he knew that whenever he used this tone, it meant he was furious to the extreme.

"E-Elias..."

The vice director’s legs went weak, cold sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.

Even though The Veridian Institute of Medicine holds a superior status in Southgate, it cannot do without the Hawthorne Group’s support. Without substantial financial backing, how could their pharmacists concentrate on developing new drugs?

The Veridian Institute is not an ivory tower. Society won’t tolerate the innocence found in ivory towers.

True life has never been solely supported by dreams, allowing family to live a prosperous life.

Moreover, many institutions always take surpassing The Veridian Institute as their goal, if they win President Hawthorne’s favor, The Veridian Institute’s supreme status would undoubtedly suffer a tremendous blow.

And, as the vice director temporarily managing The Veridian Institute, yet bringing such devastation, he would be the ultimate sinner of the institute. No one else would forgive him, not even himself.

All because of these few women talking nonsense!

The vice director was instantly furious: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and come over to apologize!"