“How do you know Lily is not treating you as an experimentation tool herself?”Austin smiled meaningfully and took out a pen and a piece of paper. Then he lowered his head to write as he spoke casually, “I don’t mind you knowing that she and I are conducting research at the same lab.“She might know a little bit about alternative medicine and medicinal herbs. Of course, she is mainly a perfumer and might have obtained some knowledge of alternative medicine through self-learning.”He paused and looked up at Anastasia. “Still, you guys should understand that those who self-learn lack practical experience. Whenever there’s a chance, they’d jump at it.”Enlightened by him, Maria looked at Anastasia and said, “Tasia, she’s using you as a guinea pig!”Anastasia could hardly speak for a moment. What Austin said had somehow unsettled her.She wanted to tell herself that what he said was false and that Lily would never treat her as a guinea pig.‘If that is the case, how come Lily always
Lily wondered why there were so many plants and herbs around when she visited Anastasia’s house for the first time, even though the young woman did not particularly like them.It would be normal if Anastasia was into herbs and loved to study them, but she knew nothing about plants.‘Anastasia gave me such valuable agarwood, and several expensive medicinal herbs are all around her home. Some herbs with potent smells are in the yard, while those with mild or refreshing aromas are in the house.‘Such a variety of plants put randomly in one place could very well be the cause of the poisoning.’Of course, those were just Lily’s speculations, and she was unsure. It was why she visited Dominic, who was well-traveled and knowledgeable. Having been to many places, he might have studied these things.Since Dominic admitted that her theory was plausible, she could be right.Lily’s first step was to devise a proper diet plan so Anastasia could eliminate her food anxiety. If the young girl co
“No,” Alexander said. “We checked all surveillance footage and didn’t find anyone poisoning it. We also sent the food residue for testing and found no traces of poison.”“So, what about the water supply if it’s not the food?” Lily asked after some thought.“I thought about that too and had it checked as well.”‘If it’s not the food and water supply, and the mass poisoning is not an accident, then it’s rather bizarre.’“Can it be an accident? Where were the workers, or whom had they come in contact with?” Lily knitted her brow. She wanted to help her husband solve the problem as soon as possible.Since people had died, they had to find out what happened and give an explanation to those people’s families.“Based on our investigation, these workers stayed and had their meals at the factory. They haven’t been in contact with outsiders over the past few days.” After a pause, he said, “We’re still investigating, and I believe we’ll get to the bottom of what happened. Don’t worry too mu
“If that’s the case, it would be marvelous!” Maria got happy after seeing how confident her husband was. She saw the maid bringing a cup of tea over and waved her off. “To hell with tea. I’ll have wine.”Maria picked up a bottle of wine and poured herself a glass. “Times have changed. It’s our turn to get filthy rich now. Things keep happening in our favor, don’t they?”“Why do you say that?” Fabian looked toward her.She took a swig of wine, felt her throat burning, and coughed a few times before saying, “I told you Tasia refused treatment, right? Today she saw the miracle doctor!”“She did?” The person who asked this question was not Fabian but Rhea. After taking a shower, she partially blow-dried her hair and let it loose as she descended the stairs.“Rhea?” Maria was surprised. “When did you get back? Why didn’t you tell me? Fabian, you should’ve told me she’s back! Tell the maids to prepare some nice dishes. It’s a good day for our family, and we must booze it up today!”Hav
“What guinea pig? Why can’t I understand a word you say today?” Blinking, Fabian looked bewildered.Maria said eagerly, “Didn’t I tell you that Tasia trusts Lily and goes to have her meals at the woman’s house every day? She thought Lily was a good person who wanted to help her lose weight!“However, the miracle doctor told us that Lily is working with him at some lab and had only taught herself herbal medicine for a while. She lacks practical experience and uses Tasia as a guinea pig!”“Tasia is such a silly girl for thinking Lily cares for her! Who would be truly good to her besides her own family? Who doesn’t put self-interest before everything in our society? No one will help her if there’s nothing to gain!”Shaking her head, Maria remembered something and turned to Rhea as she said, “Fortunately, you’re smart and capable. If you were like that silly girl, I'd be worried sick!"Rhea curled her lips. “You used to say she was pretty and smart when we were young.”A look of emba
“Well…” Thompson was at a loss as the research on wilfordi roots had halted. He looked at Mike Corden, who sat beside him. Mike was present at the two recent meetings, and Thompson could tell his boss thought highly of Mike.Crossing his legs, Mike lowered his gaze while holding a cigarette and did not meet his eyes.Helpless, Thompson looked back at his boss. “Sir, about wilfordi roots and other herbs with stronger toxicity-”“I’ve found a capable person to experiment with those herbs. I believe it’ll succeed soon,” Mike suddenly said, looking ahead with his eyelids lifted.Thompson was stunned. Knowing nothing about this, he looked toward Mike in astonishment. “You found someone else? Who’s the person? How come I was unaware?”“Professor Thompson, you should just focus on your research. You’re too unadventurous, and this job isn’t for you. Just leave it alone.” Mike snuffed out his cigarette and frowned a little while blowing smoke out of his nose.In other words, he was asking
At this point, the office door swung open, and someone stepped inside from the outside. “Professor Thompson.”“It’s you?” Thompson looked shocked. “You…”“Why? Am I not welcome?” She came over with a half-smile on her face. However, one might think her smile was rather chilling.“No, but when were you…” Looking at her, Thompson was bewildered.Having returned from overseas, Rhea Moore was in charge of another research program at the institute, and he knew her, too. However, he had not expected that she would be involved in his project. “I’ve joined the research much earlier than you'd imagined, Professor Thompson,” Rhea said, then walked over to the seat before Mr. R and sat down, not showing the slightest qualm. “She…” Thompson looked toward Mr. R and then at Mike. It seemed that they all knew except him. Suddenly, Thompson felt he had been kept in the dark and was upset. “I was the one who proposed the program, and I’ve worked hard for it. You should at least consult me on
Thompson did not know much about perfumery. He was only aware that Lily was the leading person in the industry over the past two years and was also internationally well-known.After learning of Rhea’s impressive background, he looked her up and down in surprise. “Rhea, why haven’t you mentioned it before?”“It isn’t worth mentioning.” She let out a casual smile and did not seem to care much about her fame.Thompson was speechless.“So, what do you think, Professor Thompson? Am I qualified to join the project?” Rhea raised her head and asked.“You’re qualified, but—”“Has Lily brainwashed you?” Mr. R, who had remained quiet, spoke impatiently. “You keep coming up with excuses. Let someone take over if you think you can’t do it!”“No, no, I can!” Thompson said hurriedly, “I have no problem with it. I wish for the experiment to succeed too! Rhea, you…”“Rhea will be in charge of the experiment you’ve failed to handle!” The masked man said, “In the future, you must listen to her on