Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 687:

While the room buzzed with applause, Sansa and Ayla were flustered and at a loss.

Marissa observed them quietly, and Kevin, sitting firm as a mountain, exuded unshakable confidence.

As the applause died down, Kevin fixed Sansa and Ayla with a cold stare. “Sansa, Ayla, you don’t seem too thrilled about my new role as the acting president?”

Sansa practically jumped out of her skin. “No, no, no! We wouldn’t dare! How can we not want you to be the acting president? We’re just surprised Miss Byrd resigned so suddenly, and we wonder why,” she said.

Kevin’s lips curled into a faint, almost mocking smile. “That’s a high-level secret of the Peridot Consortium. You are not qualified to know.”

His words were sharp and dismissive, making Sansa bristle inside, though she forced a pleasant expression. “Yes, of course. We really aren’t qualified to know.”

“Although Miss Byrd has resigned, you don’t have to worry. You are still important members of the Peridot Consortium. From now on, report all matters directly to me,” Kevin continued.

Sansa quickly put on a flattering smile, eager to curry favor. “Yes, yes, President Kevin. We will always be loyal to you.”noveldrama

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Unlike Sansa’s fawning, Ayla managed to keep her calm, her brain ticking over faster than ever. After a moment of thought, she asked, “Excuse me, President Kevin, since Miss Byrd has resigned, when will the new president take office?”

Barely glancing up, Kevin gestured toward Marissa, sitting beside him. “The new president is already here.”

“What?” Sansa shrieked, her face draining of color.

Without a second thought, she dropped to her knees. “P-President, we didn’t recognize you before and offended you. Please forgive us!”

Ayla didn’t react as dramatically as Sansa, but her poker face faltered. A hint of unease crossed her face, causing her brows to twitch.

After a moment of hesitation, she too knelt before Marissa. “President, we did offend you before because we didn’t know who you were, but please give us another chance for the sake of all the contributions I have made to the Peridot Consortium.”

Ayla believed she was invaluable to the Peridot Consortium. Clarissa had certainly made her feel that way, often emphasizing Ayla’s importance in the drug experiments.

Thinking she was irreplaceable, Ayla assumed the new president would see her worth, just as Clarissa had.

In her mind, her value was tied to her body’s unique condition. Her body could withstand the drug experiments of the Peridot Consortium, which had made her a prized test subject.

Little did she know, those drugs developed by the Peridot Consortium had deceived Paul, the big boss. Clarissa had secretly worked with Q from a dark organization to conduct those experiments.

Therefore, Ayla’s prized body was only valuable to Clarissa. To the Peridot Consortium, it was a liability—a ticking time bomb that needed defusing.

Only Marissa knew the full extent of Ayla’s situation. If the truth got out, people would scramble to distance themselves from her, fearing the living repository of viruses she unknowingly embodied

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