Female Novel
Chapter 1379
Chapter 1379 Feel Things Out
"Are you sure that the computer's backup data can't be repaired?" Luke asked. His tone was still calmafter such a serious incident.
The research progress of the new drug was disrupted, and the expected profits would be affected aswell. However, he seemed to be indifferent.
"I'm not certain. We have to wait until the relevant technicians check on it to know for sure," Luca said.She returned to her seat and quietly moved her chair farther away. She thought that it was best shekept a distance from Luke. The farther, the better.
"The company is going to go through a comprehensive upgrade of the system and the team will havetheir hands full with that. If you know some talents who are skilled with computers, feel free to make arecommendation." Luke flipped through the data, his expression still flat.
Luca smiled upon hearing his words, and she replied, "Mr. Crawford, I don't know anyone like that.Maybe you can ask the other staff and Dr. Cole."
Luke was turning the page and paused. 'She doesn’t know anyone skilled in computers?'
He put down the papers and folded his hands. Eventhough he was not sitting in the chairperson seat,he was full of vigor and appeared more powerful than Dr. Cole. "I have a general understanding of whathas happened. I'm certain this was done by internal personnel. I’ll get Mr. Doyle to investigate. I'm notfamiliar with the research process. Dr. Craw, do what you believe is best. All I want is to see a productthat can be circulated in the market as soon as possible."
When Dr. Cole heard that Luke did not blame Luca, he was taken aback. He rubbed his hands andthought that everything he did was for nothing.
Luca glanced at Dr. Cole's reaction and said, "Mr. Crawford, the budget I applied for before for theproject was just right, but now that the research needs to be redone, I need more funds."
"Give me a detailed funding application report." Luke did not turn her down.
When several of the employees heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief. They could continue with theirstudy if they had the funds. Their time was wasted but the profits were still in sight, which was goodenough for them.
"Okay, after the application form is completed, I'll hand it to Mr. Doyle," Luca said. He arranged forJason to investigate the incident, so it was not an issue to pass him the funding application form.
"What else?" Luke asked.
"That’s it." When Dr. Cole heard that not only did Luke not blame Luca but even agreed to allocateadditional funds for the project, he was bewildered. He had managed the
situation before he arrived for fear that Luca would say something that would put him in a bad spot.
Luca kept quiet. She looked at the laptop in front of her.
She was surprised that Luke did not put any blame on her on this matter.
Luke nodded, stood up, and said to Luca, "Dr. Craw, come to my office."
Luca was startled. While she was thinking about what Luke was going to do, she stood up and wasabout to leave with Luke. Just then, she heard him say, "Dr. Cole, cooperate with Mr. Doyle in hisinvestigation. Otherwise, you’ll be responsible for the accident."
When Dr. Cole heard it, he was gobsmacked!
What he understood from what Luke said was that if the real culprit was not found, he would lose hisjob...novelbin
With his resume, it was not a problem for him to work at other pharmaceutical companies or even toteach at a university. However, if Luke used this as a reason to dismiss him, he was afraid that it wouldbe very difficult for him to find a good job in the future...
He knew that the senior executives who were fired by Luke either moved to another city or went towork in small companies.
Dr. Cole did not answer. Luke turned around, looked at him, and asked, "Dr. Cole, is there a problem?"
"No... No. Mr. Crawford, although this incident was caused
by someone within the company, there are a lot of people with access to the lab. It won't be easy to findout who did this..." He shivered.
Luke's gaze was cold as he replied, 'Mr. Doyle will investigate this matter, you just need to cooperatewith him."
Dr. Cole understood what he meant. He could only nod weakly in response.
Although he was reluctant, there was no other way...
He felt hopeless. He was not planning to be involved but it seemed that he could not avoid it.
Luke walked out of the meeting room.
Luca knew that she had to go with him so she handed her laptop to Rhett, asked him to help take itback to her office, and then followed behind Luke.
The others also stood up and left the meeting room when they saw that their boss was gone.
In the meeting room, Dr. Cole was the only one left. He was holding his forehead and having aheadache. 'What should I do about this?’
Talia did all the dirty work but it was based on his instructions. It would not be easy to have Talia takethe blame. She got close to him to gain access to more work resources and make her life easier. If shewas asked to take the blame, he would also be dragged through the mud...
The more Dr. Cole thought about it, the worse his headache got.
His only hope was that Jason would not find out about this...
On the other side, Luca followed Luke back to his office and watched as he sat down in his chair. Shewas standing far away by the doorway, in a daze.
"Sit." Luke pointed to the seat opposite him.
When she heard that, Luca had to bite the bullet and sit opposite him. She asked directly, "Mr.Crawford, what do you need me for?"
"Thank you for taking care of Tommy," Luke said.
Luca was taken back. His thank you was too rusty but it also fit his current status.
She felt quite uncomfortable, but she nodded and said," You're welcome."
"Do you like Tommy?" Luke asked again.
"Tommy is adorable. Who wouldn't like a kid like him?" Luca replied. She chose not to answer hisquestion head-on.
"Tommy's biological mother doesn't like him," Luke continued talking, his deep-set eyes observing herevery expression.
'Biological mother?'
Luca found his word choice a little strange. "Do you mean Mrs. Crawford? Tommy is so cute, whywould she not like him?"
"Do you think Bianca is his biological mother?" Luke asked.
Luca's heart was trembling. She was not sure how to answer. She nodded and then pretended to bepuzzled. Fortunately, she had already learned acting and was no longer the woman who would panicwhenever she was close to Luke. "You mean, Mrs. Crawford is not Tommy’s biological mother? Who ishis biological mother?"
"Tommy's biological mother is Bianca," Luke said.
Luca looked down and did not say anything. She thought that there was some hidden meaning behindhis words.
'Does Luke already know that the Bianca by his side is a fake? Is he suspicious of me and wants to feelthings out?'