Chapter 39 Go to the Lab

Selina went pale. Wasn't that basically a confession? Her eyes reddened as she looked at Elijah. "I'd never even heard of this brilliant Ms. White. Our lab is already swamped, and we have half a dozen new drugs about to launch. Did you bring her in to help split the workload, Mr. Cobb?" The room erupted in noise. This concerned their own interests. No matter how much they respected Elijah, their anger still flared. Giselle gave Selina a pointed look. She wasn't about to take the blame. "Hi, everyone. I'm running my own project. It won't overlap with yours, so there's nothing for you to worry about." Her straightforwardness took the wind out of a few loud objections. Giselle turned to Selina and added, "This is a lab. I'm here to turn ideas into results, not to posture or pick fights. Fair enough?" Elijah spoke up. "Selina, show Ms. White some respect." Selina staggered back, staring at him like she hadn't heard him right. After all her years grinding for the lab, he was snapp