Chapter 3006

Cindy handed Ellar a cup of tea. "Warm up first," she said.

"Thanks," Ellar replied, taking a seat on the sofa.

Martin emerged from the lab and noticed the group. "I thought you wouldn't come because of the rain," he remarked.

"How could we not come when it was planned?" Ellar responded as a matter of course.

Turning to Nicole, Martin asked, "How are things on your end?"

Nicole handed Martin the revised data she had worked on. "Take a look at this," she suggested.

"Okay," Martin agreed, sitting down to review it.

Nicole waited, then turned to Ellar. "How do you feel now?"

Ellar rolled up his sleeve, revealing his scar to Nicole. "I feel it's effective; we can continue," he said.

He thought they needed to hurry; his wound was healing, and he wondered how that might help with Patricia's treatment.

"Let's wait and see," Nicole said, turning her gaze away.

Ellar's wound was healing slowly, probably due to recent medication and the influence of the toxin.

Nicole had changed the