Bryan on the other hand was second-guessing himself when the questions that were asked revealed that he made a hasty decision in terminating Diana. He should have investigated first before sending out that letter. Otherwise, the higher-ups will find fault in him.
Clara however was pale-faced when the Officers interrogated her. She tried to be as calm as possible but when she was asked what she thought of Diana, her reaction betrayed her. She was green with envy in Diana that the Officers were able to see that she indeed had a motive.
"Let's not waste our time here. Tell me, why did you do it?" the officer asked, leaning towards Clara with cold eyes that frightened her.
Clara's whole body went cold. Now, she's done for.
"I didn't do anything. It was Diana's fault. She was negligent. She should have kept her eyes on the specimens. She shouldn't have left it unattended. She should have made sure
Later that night, Diana was folding her clothes after cleaning up and doing her laundry. The apartment's door opened and Heather came in, changing her shoes into slippers. "Hey Di! Did you eat yet?" Heather asked when she noticed Diana just getting out of her bedroom. Diana shook her head. "Nope, I was waiting for you. I cooked dinner." Heather noticed that Diana's mood had improved significantly. She didn't look as saddened as she did before. "Aww.. you didn't have to wait for me. Hehehe So what did you cook?" Heather sniffed, trying to smell the food. "Beef stew.. I got rice too. I found a recipe while I was on Chatify today." Diana said, smiling. She got up and set up the table. Heather went to her room to put her things down and washed her hands. Taking their seats, they talked about random stuff t
In the morning, as Diana rode the cab on the way to Forrest Research Institute, she made a call to Professor Kenneth Lim. He didn't pick up so she just left him a voicemail, telling him that she got the job and was thankful for letting her use his name as a Reference. When she reached the address, she wasn't able to get in right away as she needed to undergo security checks and the regular cabs can't enter the complex. She had to wait outside of the gate as they checked her ID. As soon as she was cleared to go, she saw a mobile that looked like a golf cart, approaching her. A man got off and introduced himself to her. "Good morning. I'm Ethan Taylor, Mr. Lucas's Assistant. How do you do Ms. Winchester?" Diana was shell-shocked that he knows her name and he even personally came to the gate. "Oh. Yes. I'm doing good. Thank you for asking. How are you?" Diana asked
"Ms. Silva" Ethan Taylor looked at Tamara questioningly as he saw her when he opened the door. "Mr. Taylor." Tamara nodded. "I'm here to inform Mr. Ingram of the list of new applicants for the laboratory technician position. I was told to let him know if people from Hopton Research Institute will apply." Ethan nodded in understanding. He opened the door wider and let Tamara enter. He stayed with them in the office. "Good day Sir. Here is the list of the applicants. There are two people from Hopton Research Institute who applied for the position." Tamara said, giving the folder with the applicants' resumes. Lucas flipped through the files. "There's a Mr. Cook with managerial experience and the other is a Senior Laboratory Technician." "I see. Let them appear for the interview. I want you to be thorough in evaluating the applicants." Lucas instructed, looking at her pointedly.
Diana gasped in shock as she looked at the man in front of her. He was still staring down at his phone as if waiting for a call or a text. He didn't see the young woman staring at him. Ethan cleared his throat, stopping the elevator's door from closing by pressing the button. "Miss? Are you getting in?" "Ah! Yes. Sorry. Umm--Thank you." Diana said, trying to get herself together. "Good day. Mr. Ingram, Mr. Taylor." At the sound of her voice, Lucas finally looked up. His eyes widened at the sight of her. "Diana" his voice sounded breathless. Diana nodded. "Hi." she said, waving her phone. As if that was her reply to his message. Lucas's eyes blinked. He chuckled. "How are you?" "I'm doing well, thank you for asking. How about you?" Diana smiled kindly. She had to admit that even if she was a little disappointed that he didn't contact her before even after initiating the
At the Winchester Family's mansion, the grandparents Vergil and Regina sat across each other at the dinner table. On one side, sat Osmond, Regina, and Chantal. On the other, sat Mr. Richard Ward, his wife Elena, and their son Henry. The two families were happily chatting, the guests every so often complimented the chef's cooking and the precious antiques that were displayed. Mr. Richard Ward has always been focused on his work and only took time off to show formality with the Winchester Family. This is after Henry sought him out and told him of his decision to marry Chantal back in January. His wife Elena has met Chantal only in December before but they've spent time with each other frequently after that. Chantal even spent Christmas eve with them. So far, Elena is pleased with Chantal's attitude towards their family and especially to Henry. This is why she has no objection when Henry announced that he will marry.
At Forrest Research Institute, the applicants were lined up outside the conference room. Men and women, newly-graduates, and experienced workers stood waiting for their turn to be interviewed. Some of them were reading the Institute's Mission, Vision and Philosophy hoping that it will help them impress the interviewers, others were praying or holding their amulet, and there are some busily fixing themselves, making sure that there is not a hair out of place. Among the applicants, Clara and Bryan stood next to each other. Both of them are applying for a Laboratory Technician position. Bryan wanted to apply as a Supervisor there, but because the Institute was not currently looking to hire new Supervisors, he decided to apply for this position instead. He can work his way up afterwards, he is sure of it. After all, with his experience, he will surely get a promotion right away. Before Clara stood a girl wearing formal
Inside the Conference room, Tamara was still waiting for Kate. They've already interviewed a number of applicants. She left the other resumes on her table earlier so she asked Kate to bring it over. But it has already been 5 minutes and still no sign of Kate or another Lab technician. "Excuse me for a moment." Tamara excused herself. "I'll go check outside." The other interviewers nodded. She left the Conference room and looked left and right to find Kate or another Lab technician from her department. "How shameless of you to even be here?! After the crap that you did back at Hopton Research Institute, you have the guts to even come here? Isn't endangering the patients' lives more than enough?" Tamara heard a loud voice several feet from her. It was obvious the speaker intentionally said it so others will hear. Tamara was dismayed. They're conducting interviews and then a scene like this happ
Tamara was about to lose the last bits of patience she has. She had already planned this day so it would go smoothly, and these two have made a mess of things here. When she did a background check on Bryan Cook and Clara Holt after sensing her boss's attitude at the mention of Hopton Research Institute, she was only looking at it from a perspective of an employee only doing her job. Now facing these two people harassing Diana Winchester, she can't help but feel empathy towards Diana. She did a background check on Diana before right after her speedy hiring. She knows that Diana is always top of her class and even graduated top of her year. Mr. Taylor only told her to offer a job to Diana. As she was about to follow the order, she found that Ms. Winchester submitted an application. She was even recommended by a notable professor. This professor has recommended graduates before and the ones that he recommended are all