Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 1199 Enough

Nicole didn't have the patience to mess around. So, she said with a tinge of impatience, "I came back this time to

take over this base. By tomorrow, I want you to hand over all the files and documents in this place."

The proclamation came as a shock. Gina clenched her fists, her eyes going wide with disbelief. A long while later,

she finally realized Nicole wasn't kidding. Her eyes darted around, and she stammered, "T-That's a bit sudden, don't

you think? This base isn't as simple as it looks. I can't gather up all the files by tomorrow."

Nicole didn't look at her. She simply smiled and said, "It's alright. I have the highest clearance around anyway. I can

check the files with or without your help." Nicole went inside.

A panicked Gina quickly caught up to Nicole. "You seem to distrust me a lot. I've been toiling away for the base all

these years, and you seem to be accusing me of doing something bad," said Gina, her face red with indignation.

She was attempting to make herself out to be the victim here.

Nicole stopped and whirled; her eyes filled with nothing but cool darkness. Cool, inky darkness. She looked almost

disquietingly reserved. "Whether it's an accusation or truth, we'll know once I search the files." Nicole smiled

mirthlessly, the look in her eyes stone cold. "You have nothing to fear if you haven't done anything wrong," she

continued.

Gina couldn't argue with that. Still, the truth was that she did use this base as a cover for her real operations. If

Nicole were to look into it, she would definitely find out about it. Gina clenched her fists and shrilly exclaimed, "You

and White might've built this place from the ground up, but you haven't even managed it since White left. I was the

one who put in all the work, not you. You didn't even put in an ounce of effort."

Gina's accusatory tone lit something within Nicole, and her face turned dark. She narrowed her eyes and sneered.

"I didn't put in any effort? As I recall, I haven't owed you any payment for your services, have I?"

That was true, and Gina couldn't argue with that. She was at a disadvantage and couldn't argue. Nonetheless, she

had to stand her ground. Therefore, she said in a stiff tone, "But I've contributed a lot of effort to the base. Money

alone isn't enough to put a value on it."

Gods, she's giving a justification? Nicole thought that was utterly ridiculous. A smirk curled her lips, and she

languidly said, "Contribution? You know the master holds a deep grudge against the Yaels, and yet you still chose to

work with their science academy, giving them the master's books and the Dragon's Spine."

The accusation was starting to pile on the pressure, and Gina got nervous, but she was also curious. How'd she find

out? The deal was done in secrecy, so how'd she find out? Did the Yaels tell her? But… I left no evidence of that

trade, so I'll deny it. "Even if you want to take back the base, you can't accuse me of something I didn't do. You

have no proof." She glared at Nicole fiercely, her face red.

Nicole chuckled. She wasn't surprised the wench would argue, and she made her way to Gina's office. She knew

where it was. Gina swiftly followed her into the office as well.

Nicole pulled the chair back and plopped down, her fingers flying on the keyboard. Before Gina could do anything,

all the accounts and ledgers were already presented before Nicole.

Gina went a shade whiter, but she heaved a sigh of relief. Nothing was incriminating in these ledgers. The deal she

made with the science academy was done in secret, and the accounts were kept somewhere safe. This brat can't

find it, I'm sure of it.

Colton followed Nicole all the way, watching her deal with Gina, and he had a look of approval in her eyes. She's

swift, efficient, and doesn't drag things out. He knew all that just from the conversation alone.

Colton then looked at Nicole, who was working away on the computer, and he smiled.

Nicole was scanning through the data. As expected, the medical base's ledgers were alright. Nothing incriminating.

The instant Gina noticed Nicole's failure of finding any evidence, she stepped forward threateningly. "There's

nothing wrong with the base's accounts. If you're still worried, I can leave."

Nicole gave her a glance and smiled, but she said nothing. She kept typing away at the keyboard, and then she

pulled up yet another transaction history.

The appearance of this record shocked Gina, and she turned black as thunder. That's my private account. How'd

she find it?

She tried to stop Nicole from going any further, but someone got in her way before she could do anything. Colton

demanded loudly, "She's investigating. I thought you said you did nothing wrong, so why are you panicking?"

Colton loomed over Gina like a mountain, the air around him filled with danger. Gina's eyes turned bloodshot.

Finally, she hissed through gritted teeth, "What do you want, Nicole?"

Nicole didn't bother looking at her. She clicked away on the mouse and printed the data, then she grinned at Gina,

her pearly whites in display. "This should be enough evidence to keep you behind bars."