Chapter 1353 Settles? Christ, who had been keeping an eye on Selena, clenched his fists as he looked at her calm and indifferent gaze.
Freddie looked at Selena, then at the two tickets on the screen that belonged to her, furrowing his brows.
Could it be that she was the Turner family's trump card? Selena was good at calculating.
With so many top officials from the institute present, if the last two votes were split between the Poole family and the Shaw family, it would be a tie.
The position of dean would definitely not be decided today.
Delaying time was that the Turner family's goal? However, Selena was so sure that Christ would vote for her? Although this guess made sense, Freddie felt that something was missing.
As if sensing his scrutiny, Selena suddenly turned her head and gave him a glance.
In the electric sparks between his gaze and her black and cold eyes, a glimmer of inspiration flashed through Freddie's mind.
He was about to ponder it further when Vivian's voice, a mix of terror and excitement, suddenly interrupted his thoughts.
"Brother, the Shaw family has come this far. We absolutely cannot lose!" Freddie wanted to teach Vivian a lesson, so he ignored her.
By the time he tried to think more about the sudden inspiration, it had disappeared without a trace.
On the platform, Henry began to flip over the next round of votes.
Freddie rubbed his tired eyes and had to put his thoughts on hold, focusing on the present.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtChrist's vote for Selena pushed the dean's battle between the Poole family and the Shaw family to an even more tense atmosphere.
Everyone was nervously watching the only two votes left.
Henry was about to wipe his sweat, but he held back and, under the gaze of everyone holding their breath, opened the second- to-last vote.
Another unexpected name appeared before their eyes.
A group of anxious people froze again.
The vote still said "Selena." Vivian gritted her teeth and said, "Besides Christ and Diego, who else with no eyesight would vote for Selena?!" Even with this new vote, Selena only had three votes at the moment.
It was still far from the recommended candidates of the Shaw family and the Poole family.
But Vivian inexplicably felt afraid.
Every time Selena got another vote, her heart tightened more.
And when Freddie saw this vote, he finally realized what that nagging feeling he had ignored was.
Selena held a position as the vice dean in addition to being the head of the research department.
Strictly speaking, she was one of the high-ranking officials.
She had one vote! The handwriting on this vote was delicate and obviously from a woman's hand.
It must have been Selena's own vote.
Freddie let out a heavy sigh.
With Selena having already cast her own vote, it was impossible for her to use the voting system to overturn the large gap.
It seemed that Cassius had really caught the Turner family's weakness with the chips he had put out.
When Freddie relaxed his guard, he did not notice the faint surprise in Selena's eyes as she saw this vote.
At the same time, Christ suddenly turned his head and gave Winnie next to him a meaningful look.
Winnie lowered her head in fear upon meeting her older brother's gaze.
Although an unexpected vote had surfaced, after the initial shock, few people had the inclination to investigate who had voted for Selena.
Everyone's gaze was fixed on the last remaining vote on the big screen.
It was well known that almost all of the high-ranking officials present were either from the Shaw family or the Poole family.
It was already impressive that a vote supporting Selena had appeared unexpectedly.
It was absolutely impossible for a second unknown vote to support the Turner family! The name that appeared on this vote was the next dean of the research institute! At the thought of this, many people held their breath. Vivian had squeezed her palms until they bled but hadn't even noticed. She stared in fear and excitement at the vote.
As long as the researcher from their Shaw family appeared on that vote, the Shaw family would be in charge of the research institute from then on! She could immediately kick Selena and all the Turner family members out of the research institute! The Shaw family's status would rise.
As a great hero of the Shaw family, no one would dare to force her into marriage.
She would have the status that matched that man's...
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmVivian fantasized about all the wonderful things and her breathing became rapid.
In a suffocating silence, Henry trembled as he opened the last vote.
The name on it caught his eye. It was Damian Jones! That's a researcher from the Shaw family faction! Vivian stood up from her seat instantly as she saw the familiar name, and her voice changed tone as her emotions rose and fell.
"Brother, we won, the Shaw family won..." Freddie leaned back heavily on the chair.
All the Shaw family members present were laughing excitedly.
Compared to the Shaw family's celebration, the Poole family faction's faces were dark.
They stared at Christ, feeling extremely frustrated.
If Christ hadn't voted for Selena, or if he had accepted the small noble families who approached the Poole family, it would have been very easy for the Poole family to win over the Shaw family! They felt resentful towards Christ for giving up the position of the Institute's director for a woman.
After calming down, Vivian raised her chin and looked proudly at Selena. "Selena, you lost!" Selena glanced at her but said nothing.
Vivian hated Selena's arrogance and sneered, "Selena, didn't you swear to help the Turner family regain the position of the Institute's director?" "Look at your pathetic number of votes," Vivian pointed to the big screen, laughing loudly. "The Institute has changed hands for many years, and no one remembers the Turner family anymore!" "Now the Institute belongs to the Shaw family!" "The Shaw family is the owner of the Institute. Whether it's the Turner family or you, the so-called head of the research department, you'll be driven out by the Shaw family sooner or later!" Selena propped her chin up with her hand, changed her posture, and remained silent.
Her silence fell into the eyes of others, and it seemed that the Turner family had already given up.
It was not surprising.
The vote had already ended, and even if Selena and Oscar were resourceful, they could not turn the situation around.
Although the senior members of the Institute did not understand why the Turner family gave up so easily, after the results of the vote had been announced, there was no point in pursuing this any further.
Even the Poole family, who lost by one vote, couldn't say anything, let alone the Turner family, who only had three votes.
The Shaw family members completely withdrew their hearts.