Chapter 575
Elizabeth pinched the bridge of her nose. “Alright, let me handle this.” She walked over. Brynn and Blair both turned to look at her. It was Brynn’s first time meeting Elizabeth. Elizabeth gave Brynn a reassuring pat on the shoulder, then turned to Blair. “Blair, you really need to stop ticking people off. If you keep causing trouble, Sheklon’s gonna have to clean up after you.”
Blair was about to argue. Elizabeth cut her off, her tone icy. “If you keep this up, Sheldon will have to apologize to me. If you don’t care about how lowly Sheldon’s standing is with me, then by all means, keep causing trouble!” She tossed the contract in front of Blair. “Sign it, or leave,” she said flatly.
Even though Sheldon had just promised to treat Elizabeth to dinner, it was pointless. Elizabeth had to be firm when needed, or she’d get walked all over. She was here to do research and lead this team, not to be pushed around. Brynn was taken aback by Elizabeth’s toughness. She had just heard that Blair was placed here by Mr. Sheldon. She didn’t want to cross Sheldon either.
Blair was irritated. “Elizabeth, you sure throw your weight around as the director, huh?” She snatched up the contract. Elizabeth just smiled, watching Blair’s every move. As long as Blair picked it up, it meant she was going to sign it. The rest was none of Elizabeth’s concern.
Blair barked, “Give me a pen!” Elizabeth raised an eyebrow and handed over the pen but didn’t let go right away. Blair reached for it, but Elizabeth pulled it back. “What are you doing?” Blair snapped. “Since you’re signing the contract, do your job well and don’t cause trouble. Otherwise, I’ll fire you on the spot.” Elizabeth wasn’t about to show any mercy.
Blair was fuming. To be honest, this research institute was super prestigious, and tons of recent grads were dying to work here. But because it was so famous, it was really tough to get in. Blair got in partly because of her skills and partly because of Sheldon. Since she got here, she had been a bit full of herself, but that didn’t mean she didn’t want the job!
Blair didn’t say anything; she just grabbed the pen and signed her name right away. If SH2N succeeded, it would be a huge boost to her resume! Various research institutes would be fighting to hire her, and she might even get a direct promotion. She had high hopes for this project, especially since Elizabeth donated Serenity Leaf to this research institute!
“You’ll start as an assistant.” Elizabeth planned to knock her down a peg. Blair was immediately unhappy. “Why? I want to dive right into research!” “I’m giving you time to understand the institute and SH2N, which is for your own good. Blair, not even I jumped straight into research when I first got here.” Elizabeth’s face was unreadable. Even now, she was holed up in her office every day, going through old data and organizing all the projects Celine had worked on. Blair had just arrived and knew nothing about the place, yet she wanted to dive right into research.