The Unveiling of Secret Queen

Chapter 1589: Chapter 1589: One Second in Heaven, One Second in Hell

Nathalie Quinlan noticed her tense demeanor and smiled, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes. Her voice betrayed no emotion, casually speaking to Caleb Dax, ”Who?”

”The quality of the new members of the Pharmaceutical Association this year isn’t great, not as good as previous years. We can only look for the tallest among the short ones, and we found one. You’ve heard of her. I mentioned her before and asked if you had time to mentor her, the rookie, Caryn Zachmann.”

Caleb Dax always spoke his mind to her, without reservations, so he said a few more words.

”The person chosen this year is her.”

”Speaking of which, she’s in the same place as you, also from Tsinghua University. I considered that, thinking of cultivating more talents from Zenla, and when Robert brought it up, I gave her this spot.”

”Caryn Zachmann, this rookie, has some ambition, but it’s a pity her mind isn’t fully invested in academics. Her talent, well, is just so-so, definitely can’t compare to you.”

Caleb Dax’s words were quite straightforward.

There was no hint of subtlety.

After all, Caryn Zachmann was just an ordinary new member who joined the Pharmaceutical Association. As the dean of the association, Caleb Dax didn’t need to be subtle when evaluating a new member.

For him to remember Caryn Zachmann among this batch of new members was already an honor for her!

But at this moment, this honor did not bring Caryn joy.

Because the words Caleb Dax said to Nathalie Quinlan were too harsh, making her lose face.

Despite this, hearing with her own ears that this year’s Pharmaceutical Association would give her the spot to go to Inderia, Caryn Zachmann couldn’t suppress her inner delight.

However, the next second, Nathalie Quinlan made her plummet from heaven to hell.

”Choose someone else.”

Caleb Dax was puzzled, ”Who should I choose? Do you want to go?”

Caryn Zachmann immediately stared intently at the girl.

Caleb Dax continued speaking, ”It would be great if you went, though I know you definitely won’t.”

Nathalie Quinlan also smiled, lazily saying, ”I’m not going. Anyone else is fine, as long as it’s not Caryn Zachmann. Anyone else can go.”

”Did she offend you?” Caleb Dax curiously asked.

Nathalie Quinlan candidly admitted, ”Yeah, she did. She offended me quite badly.”

”Oh, I see.”

Caleb Dax asked out of curiosity, knowing Nathalie Quinlan’s personality wasn’t one to be easily offended.

He was just puzzled about what capability this new member of the association had to offend Nathalie Quinlan.

But he’s not particularly interested in matters outside of pharmaceutical research, so he asked quickly, got an answer, and moved on. ”Alright, I’ll choose someone else.”

”...I initially wanted to give her an opportunity, considering your face, but since she offended you, forget it. Besides, there’s still some time before going to Inderia; I’ll have the people below choose someone else.”

Nathalie Quinlan thanked him and hung up the call.

The Zachmann family fell into silence.

No one spoke.

Celine Tucker’s face turned green.

Caryn Zachmann’s expression was beyond merely unpleasant. Her whole being seemed to have fallen into water, her face deathly pale, lips just as pale, her entire body trembling, looking at Nathalie Quinlan as if she could eat her.

”Nathalie Quinlan, what are you doing!”

Caryn Zachmann’s voice trembled with restraint, desperately trying to calm herself, but in this situation, calming down was out of the question. She even wanted to scream hysterically.

If she hadn’t initially known the Pharmaceutical Association’s original spot was hers, it might have been easier on her.

But hearing herself being chosen and then watching the opportunity slip away... Such an extreme blow physically and mentally almost shattered Caryn Zachmann.