Rhea was still more filial compared to Anastasia. After studying medicine abroad, she returned and pursued medicinal herbs, saying she wanted to master them both. Her future was limitless.‘Who knows? The miracle doctor may take her in as his apprentice. Even if she can’t be Dominic's direct apprentice, it’s also prideful to be his apprentice's apprentice.’With those thoughts in mind, Maria became even more determined to chat with the miracle doctor today.…Just as Austin was about to leave the house, Maria stopped him. He did not expect this woman to be so resourceful. Not only did she get his phone number, she even knew where he lived. It was scary now that he thought about it.Clueless about what was on his mind, Maria smiled brightly at him. She had various gifts in her arms, and the servants behind her carried even more."Mr. Fike! Mr. Fike!" She called out smilingly. "Where are you going?""Why? Do I need to give you my itinerary, Mrs. Moore?" He replied coldly."Sure!"
Maria was stunned. She did not mean it, yet Austin seemed to have taken it seriously. In her moment of hesitation, he put on his seat belt and retorted, "Forget it if you don't dare to do it!"This sentence immediately poked at her self-esteem. "Who said I won't?"However, Austin ignored her and started the car.Thinking that he was angry, Maria hurriedly said, "Mr. Fike, although people are afraid of the Russell family, I couldn't care less about them! My brother-in-law is Secretary Rollins. Why would I be scared? Just wait! I'll go beat her up right now! Will you be willing to treat my niece if I beat her up?"Austin looked ahead and did not take her words seriously. To him, she was just a crazy woman. "We'll see!"With that, he started his car and stepped on the accelerator.Maria quickly let go and watched the car drive farther and farther away. She yelled after it, "Mr. Fike, you wait! I'll do it!"…Austin was highly committed to this experiment. After finishing his wor
Austin’s hands wandered to his throat, and his mouth opened and shut. There was still no sound to be heard. He was starting to get anxious as sweat began to form on his forehead. On the other hand, Lily turned her back on him and continued concentrating on her experiment.Austin was panicking. Although he didn't know what was happening, he knew it had something to do with Lily.Without much thought, he tapped her shoulder. However, she did not pay attention to him as she bent over and stared at the test tubes in front of her. In response, he tapped her shoulder again and again.At this point, Lily was so annoyed that she turned around and impatiently poked him twice. "Are you done?!"Austin was stunned. This time, not only did he lose his voice, he couldn't even move his hands. This feeling was weird and terrifying. He stood there as his eyes darted around. It was as if he was trapped in a nightmare. In just a blink, he was subverted. Was there such an acupressure point in this w
In an instant, Thompson's attention was turned to the computer. He let go of Austin's shoulders and took a few steps forward. "How is it?"Lily didn't answer as she tapped away on the keyboard, watching the data on the screen move around quickly. After a while, the integration was complete. "It's a success!" The excitement in her voice was unmistakable.Although this experiment was a simple medicinal herb fusion, it was still a giant leap forward. As long as there were successful precedents, the subsequent ones would be easier. There would always be some commonalities between them."Amazing!" Thompson was delighted as he pumped his fists happily. "This is terrific! I knew I was right about you, Lily! You are amazing! You're still our savior at the end of the day. I thought you wouldn't return. I'm so glad you're back!"He continued saying, "Now that you're back, I'm sure the experiment will succeed! Austin, don't you think so?" Seeing that he didn't get a response, he turned to l
The unbelievable incident from earlier filled Austin’s mind. All the other things, including the experiment's success, could not divert his attention.Thompson could tell that something was off with him as well. When he thought about how Austin had always looked down on Lily, he thought it was because Austin felt dissatisfied and unconvinced upon learning that Lily’s experiment had succeeded.Hence, he started, “Austin, you’ve recently stayed for days in the lab and worked hard for the experiment. Look at the dark circles under your eyes! You should go home and rest today. You can only continue with the experiment in a better state!”“I’m fine, Professor Thompson. I’ve had enough rest. I…”Before Austin could finish, Thompson interjected, “Hey, don’t take this lightly just because you’re still young. Work is a never-ending process. Since this one has succeeded, I’m sure it’ll be a smooth process for us in the coming days!“Don’t be too hard on yourself, and don’t worry too much. W
Austin was shocked to his core. After leaving the lab, he headed right for Dominic’s place. No matter how Dominic was feeling today, Austin was determined to meet him and get to the bottom of things.He guessed that Dominic and Lily had a close relationship with each other. Otherwise, Dominic would not have allowed her to enter and stay in his place for such a long time. Dominic probably knew things about Lily and should also know what happened today.Austin did not believe in numbing someone by hitting their acupuncture points, so the only justification was that Lily might have temporarily poisoned him.‘Is there a type of poison that can temporarily make someone lose control over their bodies, and they can only recover from it later?’His mind was full of thoughts, and he was so distracted that he almost knocked into someone else’s car. He sped up and finally arrived at Dominic’s villa in the suburbs. When his car came to a halt, he instantly jumped out and rushed into the place.
“You guys are useless pieces of cr*p!” Dominic glanced at the book he was holding and instructed, “Just let him go!”His people released Austin and stood in their spots to await further instructions. After regaining his freedom, Austin immediately stood up and stretched his body before saying, “Granduncle! I’m not causing chaos this time, and I’m not here to beg you for anything. I really need to ask you about something important!”“You?” Dominic looked up and clicked his tongue. “What important matters could you possibly have?”“I…” Austin started but hesitated as he looked around them.“What embarrassing things did you do this time?” Dominic questioned and waved to motion for the others to leave. Austin continued when only the two remained, “Granduncle, you’ve been researching medicinal herbs for many years. Do you know of herbs that could temporarily numb one’s nerves, making them unable to move for that period?”Dominic looked at Austin as if he was an idi*t before slowly sayi
This question stunned Austin and made his face flush red. This was embarrassing to him, especially since Lily, whom he had been looking down on, had frozen him on the spot. If anyone were to hear about this, he would be too ashamed to meet anyone in the future.“N-No!” Austin straightened his back and denied it. “It’s my friend!”“Your friend?” Dominic stopped rocking his chair and looked up at Austin. “Your… friend?”“Yes!” Austin was adamant about using this reason. He would never admit that he was the main character in his story.Dominic understood what was going on and smiled. “Then why does it have anything to do with Lily? Didn’t you say that you had something related to Lily to tell me? You’re not trying to tell me that your friend is Lily, are you?”“That’s impossible!” He denied it almost instantly. ‘What the h*ll? Why would she be a friend of mine?’After denying it, he found another cover for himself. “It’s like this. I want to ask if you have a close relationship with