The Unveiling of Secret Queen

The girl remained completely still, seemingly unaffected by her: ”I don’t know if everyone enters through connections like I do, but in The First Research Institute, is there a real difference between someone’s identity background and backdoor connections? Are you daring to say you got into Lab 8 solely on your own merits, without any relation to your family name?”

She said this casually, as if it were just an offhand remark.

Leony Davidson’s face color changed instantly, and her eyes shot daggers at Nathalie Quinlan, as if wishing to pierce her through.

”Nathalie Quinlan, do you even know what you’re saying?” She reined in her extreme anger and the agitated expression previously on her dominant face turned into a mocking look, as if watching the futile struggle of ants: ”You think knowing a few people, getting the dean to intervene for you to enter Lab 8, allows you to run amok in Inderia?”

”You better remember what you just said; you will regret it!”

Regarding why Nathalie would regret it.

Leony didn’t explicitly say.

But their argument was seen by everyone in Lab 8.

Leony was clearly warning and threatening Nathalie using the power of the Three Great Families of Inderia behind her!

Harvey Cadorette just wanted to step in to mediate.

Leony Davidson presented an attitude of refusal towards reconciliation, quickly picked up the folder thrown on the lab table, and turned away: ”I’m going to submit the experimental data to our tutor.”

”Leony...”

Harvey reached out in vain, watching her leave.

Once Leony left, the others in Lab 8 dared not come over to congratulate Nathalie, each quickly finding things to occupy themselves with, still subtly excluding Nathalie from their small circle.

Only Denny Harrison approached with a smile and said, ”Congratulations.”

Nathalie pressed down her duckbill cap, her gaze cold and restless: ”Thank you.”

Denny, seeing her extremely cool demeanor, couldn’t help but ask, ”Aren’t you afraid of offending the Davidson Family behind her?”

Who she was referring to was obvious.

Nathalie shrugged indifferently, quite defiantly saying: ”I’ve already offended one family, another won’t make a difference. Besides, everything I said is true.”

”...”

This...

Denny had nothing to say to that.

Indeed, The First Research Institute isn’t as glamorous and fair as it looks on the surface; such injustices and exclusions exist everywhere within this top institution of Inderia.

People from great families like Leony Davidson and Zevaney Kingsley have access to far more opportunities than ordinary people.

Including Leony’s entry into Lab 8, which wasn’t entirely due to her own capabilities.

Her admission to Lab 8 was, to some extent, related to her family background.

But this time, Leony’s extreme exclusion and anger regarding Nathalie’s situation were clear to Denny; it wasn’t just because Nathalie was parachuted in, but rather that there was a breaking of what was always their privilege.

Someone was using privilege to a greater degree than they were.

That was the true key point of Leony’s anger.

Denny’s gaze softened as it fell upon the girl, and he softly said, ”The Three Great Families have deep roots in Inderia, offending her could easily lead to trouble for you. Be careful.”

Nathalie didn’t expect him to kindly remind her to such an extent and gave a slight nod, acknowledging his goodwill.

At this moment, Harvey Cadorette also came to his senses, his brow furrowed, and his dark face full of seriousness, admonishing Nathalie: ”Nathalie, just stick with me from now on, I’ll try to shield you from her.”