Chasing the Unexpected

Chapter 682

It wasn’t that Leon didn’t want to work with Nyla–he was just annoyed by Brody’s attitude. Why should he give in to Brody? Who did Brody think he was?

As the workday was ending, Nyla asked Leon to wait for her after they finished, saying she had something to discuss.

Throughout the day, Ruby had become friendly with Tina, and they left together like old friends.

Leon waited in the lab for a while before Nyla approached him with her car keys, asking him to come along.

Once they were in the car, she turned to him and asked, “What do you want for dinner? Pick a place. It’s on me.”

Leon frowned. “Nyla, if you’re trying to apologize for today, there’s no need. I was planning to join the experiment team anyway. I just didn’t like Brody’s attitude, but I understand why you did what you did.”

If she hadn’t stopped him earlier, he and Brody might have ended up fighting.

“It’s not an apology–just a way to make up for the frustration you felt today,” Nyla explained.

“Alright, then I won’t hold back,” Leon replied.

He chose a restaurant near Prospectus Technology, and Nyla navigated there directly.

Once they were seated, Leon began venting about Brody. He had encountered difficult people in the lab ‘before, but none as unreasonable as Brody.

“I don’t know how someone like him survives in the workplace! He must be hated by a lot of people!” Leon grumbled.

Nyla poured him a glass of water. “You must be thirsty after talking so much. Have some water.”

Realizing he was indeed a bit thirsty, Leon gulped down the tea. He continued to complain, “Nyla, I just

can’t get over this.”

“You’ll have to. And you’re mistaken about something–Brody may act domineering toward you, but he’s obviously careful around Sullivan, even a bit deferential,” Nyla pointed out.

Leon looked incredulous. “Are you sure?”

“Why do you think Brody was provoking you today?” Nyla asked.

“Isn’t it because he wants the tester position?” Leon replied.

Nyla smiled. “You’re still too young. What he’s really after isn’t the position–it’s the control that Sullivan has over the entire project.”

Leon looked confused. “If that’s the case, then shouldn’t we resist even more? Why should we follow Sullivan’s arrangements?”

“What’s wrong with following his lead? If anything goes wrong, the responsibility won’t fall on us,” Nyla

countered.

“But what if he makes things difficult for us?” Leon worried.

Nyla looked at him steadily. “If he really wants to make things difficult, he will do it no matter what we choose. What we need to do is ensure his plans don’t succeed.”

Leon seemed lost. He didn’t understand why they couldn’t all just work together peacefully for the sake of the project.

Seeing his frustration and confusion, Nyla added, “Professor Kington sent you and Ruby here for this project to give you both some experience.”

After all, their lab environment was relatively straightforward, and both Leon and Ruby had uncomplicated personalities. If they went out on their own in the future, this kind of attitude would definitely put them at a disadvantage.

“I just want to do my experiments and stay out of all this nonsense,” Leon stated.

Nyla shook her head. “Sometimes, even if you don’t want to be involved, you have no choice.”

She didn’t want to elaborate further. Leon would understand her words better once the project was over.

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