CHAPTER 402

Chapter 402

“Part of it is because of that, but the main reason is that I have something more important to do,” Nyla

replied.

Melody sounded a bit disappointed. “I don’t know if the new research scientist will be easy to get along with.”

Nyla smiled and gently reassured her, “No matter how the new person is, just focus on doing a good job- yourself.”

“That’s all we can do,” Melody remarked.

In the afternoon, Nyla went to Prospectus Technology to pack up her things.

The new drug researcher hadn’t arrived yet, so Melody was taking a break from experiments and reading literature in the office.

Just as Nyla was about to leave, Melody hugged her tightly. “Nyla, even if you’ve resigned, we have to keep in touch!”

Seeing Melody’s reluctance, Nyla nodded. “Okay. I probably won’t be able to help you with pursuing Gabriel, but good luck.”

“Alright,” Melody replied.

After saying goodbye to Melody, Nyla was about to leave when the office door was suddenly pushed

open.

They both looked up to see Spencer walking in with a stern expression, followed by two men in black.

suits.

Confusion flashed across Nyla’s face as she noted Spencer’s unfriendly gaze.

“Mr. Hogg, what’s going on?” Nyla asked,

“Ms. Jayston, you’re suspected of leaking company secrets, so you can’t leave right now,” Spencer said.

Nyla frowned. “What secrets?”

Melody spoke up as well. “Mr. Hogg, are you sure you have the right person? Nyla Isn’t even a Prospectus. Technology employee. We only work in the lab and have no contact with Prospectus Technology staff. How could we leak any company secrets?”

Spencer looked at them expressionlessly, his demeanor strictly businesslike. “It’s not just Ms. Jayston. Ms. Sorley, you’ll need to cooperate with our investigation as well because the leaked information pertains to your experimental data.”

Melody’s eyes widened in disbelief. “You think we leaked our experimental data?”

It’s not a suspicion,” Spencer replied. “Contelligence has already published progress on their latest asthma drug, and much of the data closely matches the data from your experiments.

“Since you are in charge of this experiment, you cannot resign until the truth is determined. You will need

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to come to the company daily to await the investigation results. Otherwise, the company reserves the night to call the police and pursue legal action.”

At the mention of “police“. Nyla grew serious.

The daily experimental data was known only to her and Melody. Since other experimental data couldn’t match theirs, it meant that the data had been leaked.

Melody’s face turned pale, and her voice trembled. “Mr. Hogg, Nyla and I couldn’t have leaked the data. There is a check every time we enter or leave the lab, so there’s no way we could have taken the data out.”

“Ms. Sorley, I can’t determine the specifics right now. You will need to prepare for the investigation,” Spencer said.

Nyla was silent for a few seconds before speaking. “Mr. Hogg, you should call the police.”

Spencer was taken aback, not expecting Nyla to agree to involve the police.

“Ms Jayston, think this through. The company is only conducting an internal investigation. If the police get involved, you might face jail time, Spencer cautioned.

“I didn’t leak the data, and I trust that Melody didn’t either. Someone must have used improper means to obtain our experimental data. It is crucial to report this to the police and clear the matter up. I don’t want to leave Prospectus Technology with the accusation of leaking experimental data!” Nyla asserted.

Moreover, she trusted the police more than the people at Prospectus Technology.

After a few moments of silence, Spencer said, “I need to consult with Mr. Sumner about this.”