"But if he's really pulling some dirty tricks behind everyone's backs, no amount of protection will save him this time. He's finished," Chad muttered under his breath.
When he spun around, Charlies and his entire team were gawking at him. Their intense stares made his skin crawl, so he shot Charlies a withering glare. "What are you idiots still doing here? Get back to the lab! Don't you have experiments to run? Or are you telling me you've got nothing better to do?"
Charlies quickly gathered Benjamin and the others, and they scattered like startled birds.
Good grief, the principal's booting us out! No point hanging around to annoy him further, the group thought collectively.
Only Katie remained, her face drained of all color, looking practically translucent, and Carol, who appeared so mortified he seemed ready to dissolve into thin air.
"Katie, what brings you to the lab building today? All the supervising professors are out this afternoon," Chad said.
