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
‘His friend? Austin feels that he's been different from the rest since he was a child and smarter than them. He dislikes and refuses to make friends with anyone.’ Dominic thought, ‘Due to that, Austin had no friends and only spoke to those who sought medicinal help from him.’Therefore, it was the worst reason Austin could come up with to tell Dominic. “Granduncle, I’m genuinely curious about one thing. Does Lily know how to numb someone’s nerves? Who is she? How is she so capable?” Austin decided to address his concerns.Dominic smiled. “Capable? Don’t you think women are incapable? Do you think she’s great now?”“I… It’s not that I think she’s great. I just think that numbing someone’s nerves is not something that’s scientifically proven. If it truly exists, then it’s something amazing.” Austin tried to reason, but Dominic knew he was almost convinced of its existence.Was Lily incapable?If she was incapable, Thompson would not have trusted her so much. If she were incapable,
"You seem to know a lot about Lily, Granduncle." Austin looked at Dominic strangely, finding Dominic’s reaction too unusual.Whenever Austin mentioned someone in the past, be it his grandfather or parents, Dominic had never looked so excited before. Only mentioning Lily would make him look hesitant and cause him to lose control over his emotions.“Do I?” Dominic raised a brow and was determined not to admit to it. “I’m just interested in that experiment you guys are doing! I like seeing you lose too.”Austin was rendered speechless for a moment.“I’m your grandson!” Austin whined.“Cut the cr*p!” Dominic put his hand up and widened the distance between the two. “I’m all alone and without children, so how would I have any grandchildren?”“That’s why I treat you like my grandfather. In the future, I’ll take care of you and manage your funeral-”Before Austin finished his words, Dominic interjected, “Stop that! Funeral, my *ss! Even if there is one, it’ll be for your grandpa. I can
After thinking of how numb he felt when Lily poked at his acupuncture points, Austin felt uncomfortable.“Nonsense!” Dominic berated and kicked Austin. He tried hard to control himself. “Since ancient times? What kind of bullsh*t is that? You better stop that! Are you from the Victorian era or something? Why didn’t you just stay and die in the era?”“Granduncle, how could you say that to me?” Austin got upset.“What? I want to kick you so badly!” As Dominic spoke, he lifted his leg and kicked it in Austin’s direction. Austin was not a fool, so he jumped to his feet and dodged quickly.Dominic became dissatisfied when he failed to kick Austin. He kicked the glass by his side before continuing to yell at Austin, “I’m so old, yet I’m not even half as closed-minded as you are! Wake up and look at the times now!“Times have changed, and did you not see how successful women can be? Your mom is willing to be a housewife and care for everything at home. Fine, that’s her choice, but other