The man was wearing a sharp uniform with broad shoulders, adorned with epaulettes bearing two bars and three stars, making Johanna unconsciously take a deep breath.
A chill shot up from the soles of my feet and spread instantly throughout my body.
The man’s position is two levels higher than Theron’s! No, now it’s three levels higher!
Theron couldn’t hold her anymore!
“Commander, hi.” Johanna’s voice was slightly trembling, soft and gentle, making people feel protective.
But in front of this man, she just glanced up at him.
The man’s eyes were cold, and he was completely indifferent to the vulnerability she showed.
He raised the file in his hand, pointed to the chair opposite, and said coldly, “Sit.”
Johanna was just facing the man with fear and a hint of curiosity. Before, she was able to play the role of a helpless girl in front of everyone, but in front of this man, she was completely useless!
She bit her lip, gritted her teeth, and sat down.
Terrence’s long fingers were flipping through a stack of documents, not too fast, not too slow.
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The subtle sound of paper flipping echoed in the quiet office, tapping on Johanna’s tense nerves, “one after another.”
Johanna’s eyes were glued to the stack of files in front of her, the one she was holding had the name signed on it – “Lizzie!”
She unconsciously clenched her fingers and looked at Anton.
Anton was also involved in this matter, she subconsciously wanted to see Anton’s reaction.
“You don’t have to look at him.”
“Terrence didn’t look up, but he saw everything that was going on between them,” Johanna’s actions were immediately stopped by him.
Johanna felt a sense of invisible pressure that almost took her breath away!
Just now, his gaze wasn’t always on the documents, he didn’t even look at her!
Terrence put down the file, “Your research proposal is exactly the same as Lizzie’s, but she submitted it for approval six months ago. You didn’t even know each other six months ago.”
When Johanna heard Terrence’s words, she immediately defended herself, “Commander, this matter has been investigated before, I am innocent! I…”
Terrence’s gaze swept over her lightly, his eyes calm but with an invisible pressure that made her words stick in her throat.
She knew that her silence now was the same as agreeing. If she didn’t say anything, then she was really done!
She bit her tongue/hard, the intense pain instantly woke her up a bit,
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The subtle sound of paper flipping echoed in the quiet office, tapping on Johanna’s tense nerves, “one after another.”
Johanna’s eyes were glued to the stack of files in front of her, the one she was holding had the name signed on it – “Lizzie!”
She unconsciously clenched her fingers and looked at Anton.
Anton was also involved in this matter, she subconsciously wanted to see Anton’s reaction.
“You don’t have to look at him.”
“Terrence didn’t look up, but he saw everything that was going on between them,” Johanna’s actions were immediately stopped by him.
Johanna felt a sense of invisible pressure that almost took her breath away!
Just now, his gaze wasn’t always on the documents, he didn’t even look at her!
Terrence put down the file, “Your research proposal is exactly the same as Lizzie’s, but she submitted it for approval six months ago. You didn’t even know each other six months ago.”
When Johanna heard Terrence’s words, she immediately defended herself, “Commander, this matter has been investigated before, I am innocent! I…”
Terrence’s gaze swept over her lightly, his eyes calm but with an invisible pressure that made her words stick in her throat.
She knew that her silence now was the same as agreeing. If she didn’t say anything, then she was really done!
She bit her tongue/hard, the intense pain instantly woke her up a bit,
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and the strong rusty bloody taste spread in her mouth.
“I also heard Ms. Trevino’s argument, there may be coincidences and misunderstandings here. But I just recently transferred to Equinox Research Laboratory, I don’t know a lot of situations.”
Terrence’s voice was flat, couldn’t tell if he was happy or angry.
“That reason, I guess, is acceptable.”
His gaze shifted to Anton, who was constantly wiping sweat.
“She can claim she didn’t know, but as the head of Equinox Research Laboratory, you didn’t know either?”
Terrence asked without emotion, making Anton’s heart sink. He kept wiping the cold sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief.
“I…I…”
“Ms. Trevino’s research project was filed at the office six months ago. But you signed on Johanna’s interrogation materials, even putting your name on it, making you the primary researcher.”
Terrence put the file on the table, his long fingers tapping lightly on the surface, “Thinking that spying on subordinates‘ research results so blatantly, do you think the country is easy to fool and won’t find out?”
Anton was sweating buckets on his forehead, he didn’t dare to look up, and avoided eye contact with Terrence.
He hesitated and said, “I… have so many documents, I might have just forgotten about this one.”
He tried to force a pleasing smile, but it looked worse than crying.
“Commander, these are all small matters, not worth your personal
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attention. I will organize a team to review them immediately and make sure to give you a satisfactory answer!”
“He changed pretty quickly,” Terrence said with a sarcastic smile.
This sounded like a compliment for his ability to admit mistakes, but Anton didn’t dare to respond.
His voice suddenly turned cold, “If Anton can handle such a small matter clearly. Today, this matter won’t even reach me.”
Anton’s face turned pale in an instant.
“Commander, I… Commander, you really misunderstood. Commander, it was Lizzie who falsely accused. She was unhappy with Mr. Howland and Johanna due to personal issues, so she made up the report!”
“I was also thinking about the impact at that time, didn’t want to make a big deal out of it, so I temporarily suppressed this matter, not intentionally hiding it, you have to believe me! I will definitely investigate this matter…”
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