A Scientist Scorned (Closed)

[KumSlutKim]

The main hallway of the XGen laboratory was a bright, sterile white. It was approaching midnight - long after all the employees had gone home. It was cold, empty, and mostly silent - save for the clacking of a woman's heels as she carried a box of office supplies towards the hallway's end. The woman was none other than Dr. Kimberly Cho - the newly appointed director of XGen's biological R&D department.

Dr. Cho was heading to her new office - a massive upgrade over her original basement laboratory. She received her promotion after publishing a cutting-edge discovery for XGen. Her research was so groundbreaking, it secured for her lab more funding than she knew to do with; the pay raise was greater than she could have ever anticipated; and most importantly to her ego, her name was forever cemented as one of the greatest minds of the era... However, she was not going to let the whole world know that her discovery was far from her own original work. She had to "acquire" additional, and vital, data from a fellow scientist at the institute in order to complete her own research. If anyone ever had to describe Kimberly, it would be that she hated not being the center of attention. So naturally, she chose to write her fellow scientist out of her research. Where was he now? What has he been doing? It didn't matter to Dr. Cho anymore now that she was moved to the top floor of the facility.

Dr. Cho arrived outside her new office. The door even had a plaque on it with her name engraved in gold. It was nice to be on top. She entered her code into the keypad on the door, entered, and began to set up her new office. It really couldn't even be described as an office. It was more of a luxurious loft. She had a personal bathroom and even a bed to host herself over the long and stressful nights to come where she would be too drawn into her work to bother driving home. She began to unpack her things when she heard a knock on the door...

 

[Pleasuretiger]

My name is Sun, the brightest researcher in the company and everyone knows it. Yet, Dr. Kimberley makes her way up the corporate ladder much faster than me. She is now unofficially promoted as my team leader and needless to say, she will be able to access to my papers even more easier than before. Well, she had been doing that the last 6 months, digging into my private results to accomplish her projects.

"Hey Kimberley, congrats. You are still here at this late hours? Can I come in? I like to share this bottle of wine with you to celebrate the coming of my new boss" I was standing at the door with a generous smile, carrying a bottle and two wine glass in my hand.

I did not want Kim to keep an arm length from me so that revenge will be easy and sweet. I must befriend her to erase her suspicion "I am sure you would help me with strong recommendation for my promotion the next time. Let's celebrate our working together"

I saw surprise on your face knowing that you don't expect to see me there at your office.