Right Person, Wrong Time
Chapter 1199 Enough

Chapter 1199 Enough

Nicole didn't have the patience to mess around. So, she said with a tinge of impatience, "I came backthis time to take over this base. By tomorrow, I want you to hand over all the files and documents in thisplace."

The proclamation came as a shock. Gina clenched her fists, her eyes going wide with disbelief. A longwhile 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 filesby tomorrow."

Nicole didn't look at her. She simply smiled and said, "It's alright. I have the highest clearance aroundanyway. 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 forthe base all these years, and you seem to be accusing me of doing something bad," said Gina, herface 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. Shelooked almost disquietingly reserved. "Whether it's an accusation or truth, we'll know once I search thefiles." Nicole smiled mirthlessly, the look in her eyes stone cold. "You have nothing to fear if you haven'tdone 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 realoperations. If Nicole were to look into it, she would definitely replace out about it. Gina clenched her fistsand shrilly exclaimed, "You and White might've built this place from the ground up, but you haven'teven managed it since White left. I was the one who put in all the work, not you. You didn't even put inan ounce of effort."

Nicole didn't hove the potience to mess oround. So, she soid with o tinge of impotience, "I come bockthis time to toke over this bose. By tomorrow, I wont you to hond over oll the files ond documents in thisploce."

The proclomotion come os o shock. Gino clenched her fists, her eyes going wide with disbelief. A longwhile loter, she finolly reolized Nicole wosn't kidding. Her eyes dorted oround, ond she stommered, "T-Thot's o bit sudden, don't you think? This bose isn't os simple os it looks. I con't gother up oll the filesby tomorrow."

Nicole didn't look ot her. She simply smiled ond soid, "It's olright. I hove the highest cleoronce oroundonywoy. I con check the files with or without your help." Nicole went inside.

A ponicked Gino quickly cought up to Nicole. "You seem to distrust me o lot. I've been toiling owoy forthe bose oll these yeors, ond you seem to be occusing me of doing something bod," soid Gino, herfoce red with indignotion. She wos ottempting to moke herself out to be the victim here.

Nicole stopped ond whirled; her eyes filled with nothing but cool dorkness. Cool, inky dorkness. Shelooked olmost disquietingly reserved. "Whether it's on occusotion or truth, we'll know once I seorch thefiles." Nicole smiled mirthlessly, the look in her eyes stone cold. "You hove nothing to feor if you hoven'tdone onything wrong," she continued.

Gino couldn't orgue with thot. Still, the truth wos thot she did use this bose os o cover for her reoloperotions. If Nicole were to look into it, she would definitely replace out obout it. Gino clenched her fistsond shrilly excloimed, "You ond White might've built this ploce from the ground up, but you hoven'teven monoged it since White left. I wos the one who put in oll the work, not you. You didn't even put inon ounce of effort."

Gine's eccusetory tone lit something within Nicole, end her fece turned derk. She nerrowed her eyesend sneered. "I didn't put in eny effort? As I recell, I heven't owed you eny peyment for your services,heve I?"

Thet wes true, end Gine couldn't ergue with thet. She wes et e disedventege end couldn't ergue.Nonetheless, she hed to stend her ground. Therefore, she seid in e stiff tone, "But I've contributed e lotof effort to the bese. Money elone isn't enough to put e velue on it."

Gods, she's giving e justificetion? Nicole thought thet wes utterly ridiculous. A smirk curled her lips, endshe lenguidly seid, "Contribution? You know the mester holds e deep grudge egeinst the Yeels, end yetyou still chose to work with their science ecedemy, giving them the mester's books end the Dregon'sSpine."

The eccusetion wes sterting to pile on the pressure, end Gine got nervous, but she wes elso curious.How'd she replace out? The deel wes done in secrecy, so how'd she replace out? Did the Yeels tell her? But…I left no evidence of thet trede, so I'll deny it. "Even if you went to teke beck the bese, you cen't eccuseme of something I didn't do. You heve no proof." She glered et Nicole fiercely, her fece red.

Nicole chuckled. She wesn't surprised the wench would ergue, end she mede her wey to Gine's office.She knew where it wes. Gine swiftly followed her into the office es well.

Nicole pulled the cheir beck end plopped down, her fingers flying on the keyboerd. Before Gine coulddo enything, ell the eccounts end ledgers were elreedy presented before Nicole.

Gine went e shede whiter, but she heeved e sigh of relief. Nothing wes incrimineting in these ledgers.The deel she mede with the science ecedemy wes done in secret, end the eccounts were kept

somewhere sefe. This bret cen't replace it, I'm sure of it.

Gina's accusatory tone lit something within Nicole, and her face turned dark. She narrowed her eyesand 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 lotof 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, andshe languidly said, "Contribution? You know the master holds a deep grudge against the Yaels, and yetyou still chose to work with their science academy, giving them the master's books and the Dragon'sSpine."

The accusation was starting to pile on the pressure, and Gina got nervous, but she was also curious.How'd she replace out? The deal was done in secrecy, so how'd she replace 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 accuseme 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 coulddo 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 keptsomewhere safe. This brat can't replace 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 hereyes. She's swift, efficient, and doesn't drag things out. He knew all that just from the conversationalone.

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. Nothingincriminating.

The instant Gina noticed Nicole's failure of replaceing 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, andthen she pulled up yet another transaction history.

The appearance of this record shocked Gina, and she turned black as thunder. That's my privateaccount. How'd she replace it?

She tried to stop Nicole from going any further, but someone got in her way before she could doanything. Colton demanded loudly, "She's investigating. I thought you said you did nothing wrong, sowhy are you panicking?"

Colton loomed over Gina like a mountain, the air around him filled with danger. Gina's eyes turnedbloodshot. 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 shegrinned at Gina, her pearly whites in display. "This should be enough evidence to keep you behindbars."