Chapter 517
Elizabeth's unexpected arrival was a real shocker, especially considering her lack of experience. She couldn't simply declare, "Hey, trust me, I'm M." That would be far too improbable. "I'll prove myself through my actions. So, from now on, I'm happy to work with you," Elizabeth said, attaching her work badge and uniform, and immediately diving into the job.
Everyone stared, dumbfounded. "Wait, how does she even have a work badge? Did the higher-ups really let her in?"
Right then, everyone's phones buzzed with a welcome message from leadership: "Notice: Elizabeth will officially take over Professor Percy's position and lead us in completing the upcoming research."
Someone muttered, "Elizabeth's joining, but we barely have any research funding left. In a few days, we'll have to shut down!"
Just then, another message popped up on their phones: "Notice: The sixth round of financing is complete. We now have enough funds. Please focus on your research projects. Thanks for your contributions to national medicine. Great job, everyone!"
Everyone was silent for a moment. Then they erupted, "We have money! The sixth round of financing, if I remember right, is five hundred million dollars!"
Someone else chimed in, "Yeah, five hundred million! Who believes in us enough to invest that much?"
Elizabeth stopped and looked at them. They all shouted, "Our financing went through! You brought us luck!"
This round of financing had been stalled indefinitely, and Celine was extremely worried. But as soon as Elizabeth showed up, the money arrived.
Elizabeth looked at everyone, amused. Of course, she brought them luck—she was the investor. 'This research project has to succeed!' she thought.
Elizabeth quickly immersed herself in the project. The assistant brought her all the research records from the past years. Elizabeth looked at the mountain of documents and sighed. "How about you give me an electronic version?" she asked.
"Boss, you should look at this first. The electronic version is huge; it might take more than a day to upload," said the assistant.
Elizabeth felt a bit helpless; these documents would take forever to review. But she had no choice. Since she decided to take over this research institute, no matter how difficult it was, Elizabeth had to see it through. After all, persistence was her strong suit.
Before, it was Celine who spent every day in the lab. Now, it was Elizabeth. For three straight days, Elizabeth didn't show up.
When Kieran went to the hospital to see Celine the next day, he wanted to ascertain Elizabeth's attitude toward Alexander. But he didn't see Elizabeth.
Alexander also thought that since he and Celine were both in the hospital, he'd have a better chance of seeing Elizabeth. He still wanted to talk to her, apologize, and make amends for his mistakes. But Elizabeth didn't show up for days.
The news of the lab's financing broke, and everyone learned that Elizabeth had taken over Celine's position. Celine read the news, completely surprised. She immediately called the assistant, who hadn't told her about this.
Can Elizabeth handle it? Celine wondered. She called the assistant to get the details, and the assistant couldn't stop praising Elizabeth. She said Elizabeth was incredibly smart and genuinely kind to everyone. She added that with Elizabeth on board, the research project would definitely succeed!
The assistant talked to Celine for fifteen minutes, without a single negative comment about Elizabeth. What shocked Celine even more was that they had only known each other for a few days.
"Are you really not just buttering up Elizabeth?" Celine was a bit skeptical.
The assistant laughed. "Our leader Elizabeth is truly amazing! I need to gather more information for her!"
Celine was puzzled, thinking, 'Has Elizabeth become the leader?'