Chapter 906: Chapter 600: Master Sliver [09] Nora Scott—A Villain Without Equal [06 Updates]

Nora Scott finished the engineering blueprints the day before.

Pedro Langley stayed late with her.

When he heard her tidying up the blueprints, Pedro put down the materials in his hand and turned to look. He saw her fold the blueprints, place them aside, and then stretch her arms and yawn lazily.

With a slight smile, Pedro asked, "All done?"

"Yep." Nora nodded and walked over. "I’m hungry."

"Butler Loxley prepared some supper. Just heat it up and you can eat."

"Really?"

Nora blinked with surprise.

She thought she’d be stuck with instant noodles.

Pedro chuckled softly, got up, and went downstairs with her.

"How’s everything going on your end?" Nora asked casually as she walked downstairs in her jacket and slippers.

"All arrangements are in place."

"That’s good."

Nora was extremely tired and didn’t ask further questions.

She was referring to the "operation against Alexander Vaughn."

Biel Hall had targeted him, and their efficiency was commendable. They had pinpointed the specific locations of each hideout days ago and assigned personnel, preparing plans in advance.

As for the Durant Family, the scripts crafted by a group of actors smoothly led Robert Durant into a trap.

As they anticipated, Alexander Vaughn was heartless. Even if he had ties with Robert Durant, he wouldn’t hesitate to target him, showing no signs of stopping.

Robert Durant’s people arrived in Yangel yesterday.

Everything was proceeding as planned.

"The three-party operation is underway. If someone tries to move against Daniela Esteves tomorrow, we might not be able to intervene."

Pedro brought supper from the kitchen and informed Nora of the situation.

The three parties referred to were Biel Hall, the Ford Family, and Pedro’s own people.

"Why bother looking after her?" Nora remarked offhandedly. "She’s benefited from Master Sliver’s identity, so she might as well experience the backlash too. There’s no such thing as an easy ride, right?"

She really held a grudge against Daniela Esteves.

Daniela’s rant videos really were infuriating to watch.

Spreading rumors everywhere, her mouth wouldn’t stop. It seemed she wanted to claim all the world’s rumors for herself.

Without some hardship, it wouldn’t do justice to her big mouth.

Pedro laughed, "Then I quite hope they make a move tomorrow."

"Hmm?"

"Tomorrow, if you make a move, with Alexander Vaughn’s awareness, sooner or later, his attention will turn to you," Pedro analyzed.

Nora grinned, "Don’t I have the ’pretty face’ persona to protect me?"

"..."

"However, if Alexander Vaughn does manage to escape again, I’m not inclined to keep dragging this out," Nora said, accepting the porridge Pedro handed her. "Instead of always hiding, we might as well face it head-on."

First, focusing on Evelyn Winter, then on Daniela Esteves...

She was getting anxious for them.

"Am I just not worthy of the ’hidden expert’ aura?!"

To hell with these personas.

These people, with their heads in the clouds, can only see what they want to see.

Pedro "hmm"ed.

Even if their identities were revealed, they were not afraid.

After all, this had to be resolved, sooner or later. Continuing to hide didn’t know how long it would delay.

*

With the lesson from last time, Richard Carter, within a week, confirmed the time and place with Nora three times.

The location was still the small villa.

The time was nine o’clock.

Last time, due to lack of information, Nora didn’t intentionally delay. So this time, she arrived on time with Pedro Langley.

Oh, and she brought Thomas Langley and Frank Ford along as well.

"You’ve arrived." Richard Carter greeted them at the door, but with a stern face, he didn’t even give Nora a direct look. "Proceed directly to the meeting room."

He said coldly and just as he was about to turn around, he heard Nora saying lightly, "Not going."

Here we go again!

Richard was extremely irritated, giving Nora a cold stare.

Thomas Langley sneered, "What, an assistant, and you’re restricting our freedom?"

"The meeting is about to begin. Arriving early is a basic courtesy." Richard held back his frustration. "If you want to stroll around, you can do so after the meeting."

At this point, Richard paused and gave Nora a suspicious look, "Are you trying to be up to something?"

Nora frowned slightly.

Frank Ford was irritated by Richard’s tone, "What do you mean by that?"

Frank Ford is merely a master’s student; Richard Carter has a higher degree than he does and doesn’t take him seriously at all.

And besides, those people hanging around with Nora Scott are nothing good.

Richard Carter didn’t back down, directly saying, "You all know what’s going on in your hearts. What nonsense can Nora Scott draw to produce an excellent engineering blueprint? Let someone cozy up to Master Sliver, even trick him into coming home, isn’t that just to take advantage of Master Sliver’s achievements?"

"..."

This is quite a wild theory.

Richard Carter summarized the information given by Daniela Esteves recently, and the more he talked, the more he believed his analysis made sense, continuing, "Not willing to enter the conference room now, is it to move around the villa and seize someone else’s achievements as her own?"

"You—"

Frank Ford almost wanted to curse.

Nora Scott raised her hand, stopping Frank Ford’s actions, and gave him a look.

"Why bother with an idiot? Let’s go."

Nora Scott didn’t spare Richard Carter a glance, treating him like air, then stepped into the villa.

Richard Carter sneered coldly.

Just clever words, making it seem as if her few words could really anger him.

Pedro Langley, Thomas Langley, and Frank Ford all ignored him.

Not worth it.

However, Nora Scott stopped a servant she saw and asked casually, "Where’s Ryan Ford?"

"Captain Ford just returned, he should be—"

Nora Scott didn’t have the patience to listen further, directly saying, "Tell him his assistant is spreading rumors I would steal their team’s achievements. Tell him to keep the blueprints safe and stay away from me, lest I become the scapegoat if anything happens."

Eh?

The servant was bewildered for a moment but, seeing Nora Scott’s cold and stern expression, didn’t dare slack and quickly nodded.

Richard Carter followed closely behind: "..."

Damn it, saying "lest I become the scapegoat if anything happens," she’s actually complaining to Ryan Ford.

This woman is truly insidious!

And damn petty!

The servant sensed the undercurrents of the atmosphere and dared not get involved, making rash decisions, so they stopped thinking and became a messenger, quickly relaying Nora Scott’s words to Ryan Ford.

Unsurprisingly, Ryan Ford immediately called Richard Carter over and reprimanded him with a cold face.

Ryan Ford said, "Go apologize to Nora Scott."

"I did nothing wrong, this is just in case!"

Richard Carter stiffened his neck, refusing to admit fault.

Ryan Ford frowned slightly.

"Even I can see Nora Scott’s blueprint is a pile of dog crap, with no technical content," Richard Carter, emotions rising, said irritably, "Her character is just like that, capable of anything, what if she’s malicious and steals the blueprint claiming it as hers? She can twist facts with her mouth, who can argue with her?!"

At this time, there weren’t many people in the dining room, only a few experts who heard and gathered around.

Because the opposing party was Nora Scott’s group, they automatically stood by Richard Carter’s side.

"Captain Ford, calm down. Assistant Carter is thinking of us."

"Nora Scott truly does things without limits; no one’s reputation can acknowledge her character. Assistant Carter’s concerns are not unfounded."

"I think Assistant Carter did the right thing. What if? With Nora Scott’s ability, to win, she’d have to resort to such low methods."

"Captain Ford, it’s good to handle things impartially, but some people must be guarded against. Especially someone like Nora Scott, without morals, without principles, and arrogant... I think we should just let this go and not blame Assistant Carter."

...

Ryan Ford furrowed his brow in thought for a moment.

Ultimately, he did not force Richard Carter to apologize to Nora Scott.

Forget it.

After today, Nora Scott won’t be able to stay in the project group anymore. She’s angered them so many times; now having her suffer a bit of grievance and wrongful accusations, so be it.

The fault lies with her being too excessive in her actions.

*

Because of Richard Carter’s suspicions, once Nora Scott’s group reached the conference room, they did not step out again.

The experts arrived one after another.

Upon seeing Nora Scott, each reacted differently. Some sneered, some showed disdain, some were angry... and some equated Nora Scott directly with a million dollars.

"Thought you’d escape from Yangel before today," a nearby expert sat down, sarcastically taunting.

Suddenly, the air was filled with gunpowder.

Frank Ford and Thomas Langley, as usual, sat in a corner watching the drama but unconsciously rubbed their arms, feeling a bit cold.

"I told you, I can’t stand grievances." Nora Scott folded her legs, crossed her arms, and sneered arrogantly, "You teamed up against me online; how can I leave without releasing the anger?"

"..."

Teaming up to bully, now being exposed face to face, it made these experts somewhat embarrassed.

But some were straightforward, "We didn’t speak lies, did we? If you weren’t so rampant, things wouldn’t have escalated online."

Due to their alliance, the online community has been filled with scorn for Nora Scott; they check the news daily and find even many newspapers and official media have reported on this matter. Some professors questioned whether they’d gone too far, but when thinking of Nora Scott’s excessive behavior, any guilt evaporated.

—Clearly, it’s Nora Scott who’s gone too far!