As the two walked toward the house, Lily was moved by what he did.Although she said nothing, she did not expect the old man to take the initiative to find out about the situation for her. Regardless of whether he had heard anything back, she was still touched by his actions."Hey, old man…" She called out in a low voice."Yes?""Thank you!" She rushed toward him and hugged him.The old man quickly took a step back with an indescribable expression. He quickly rubbed his arms. "All right, all right!" Lily couldn't help but laugh. "Thank you, old man!" "Enough!" He waved his hands around and spat through gritted teeth, "I'm more used to you telling me that I owe this to you!"This made Lily laugh even more. However, she stopped teasing him. "I know you're worried. It's natural for you to be worried when you don't hear from him, but this also means you're more prone to making the wrong decisions. Take a step back and think things through before you react. You're a smart woman.
"It's fine. He's not heavy!" Dominic spun around twice to show that the child wasn't heavy."Aren’t you afraid of hurting your back?""My back is fine. I'm way stronger than you young people!" The old man grinned happily. Although he would often complain about Galen, he secretly loved Galen from the bottom of his heart. Otherwise, he would not have protected Galen over and over again.Shaking her head, Lily had no choice but to let the two play.Dominic noticed that she seemed better and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he walked around the house and into the backyard with Galen on his shoulders.Lily, worried that Dominic might hurt himself, trailed behind them.The backyard was filled with all kinds of herbs, stretching as far as the eye could see. This place was a herb garden. There was even a faint smell of herbs in the air."Did you use everything you took from me a few days ago?" Dominic asked calmly as he stared into the distance. Lily glanced at him. "Yes.""H
"And?" Dominic was startled as he tried to digest her words.At this time, Galen, who had been riding on Dominic's shoulders, struggled to get off. The old man then slowly sat down on the chair next to him. Lily carried Galen off and noticed Dominic slumped onto the chair, obviously tired."With that old back of yours, how are you so stubborn? Do you think you're still young?" Lily couldn't help but say."Don't look down on me. I'm a lot stronger than most youngsters nowadays!" He stretched his back to prove a point but screamed in pain."Look at you!" Lily grumbled. With that, she pulled Galen into the room."Hey! Where are you going? Are you going to leave me here alone? Hey! Do you even care about me?!" His cries attracted the servants, and they rushed over. "Sir, what's wrong? Sir?""Go! It's none of your business!" He shooed them away impatiently.Then, unable to hold back his pain, he changed his mind. "Go and get me some ointment!"Just as the servant nodded, he saw that
"What are you saying?""All I'm saying is, why did you suddenly think these things might be related? Is there a reason behind it?" With his explanation, everything Dominic said suddenly made sense.'That's right. Why do I feel like these things are connected? There must be a common denominator that I’ve yet to think of.'"The laboratory research, why do they want to fuse highly toxic medicinal herbs and raw materials so people could inhale them silently and unconsciously?" Lily began to analyze, thinking out loud."As for the plague in Burnwken, I heard that the employees had unknowingly inhaled poison. They couldn't find the source of transmission, and it spread very quickly. As for Tasia…"After a pause, Lily continued, "Although there's no connection between the two, Tasia was also chronically poisoned by unconsciously inhaling the toxins. It's just that I managed to trace the source of the poison. It’s mixed with various herbs, and it takes time. It's also a complicated proces
"Hey, didn't you say you would leave him here? W-Why are you changing your mind?" Dominic chased after the mother-son duo without putting his shoes on and complained."I'm not leaving yet. I'll bring Galen over when I am," Lily replied helplessly. "Didn't you tell me to take him elsewhere?""Does Grandpa hate me?" Galen's eyes widened. Hurt was evident on his face, and he dropped the little toy car in his hand out of shock.Seeing this, Dominic was immediately distressed. "No, no. How could I hate you? I will always dote on you!"With that, he pursed his lips and leaned toward Galen's cheek. However, Galen turned away and said, "What do you mean?""It means I like you! You are my favorite person in the world!" It was only in front of Galen that Dominic would proclaim his love so directly like this.Lily could not stand watching this and turned away with a sigh. She did not blame her son for always pulling Dominic's beard or destroying his things. At this moment, Galen had buried
‘That can’t be Professor Thompson, so who is it?’The first person that came to Austin’s mind was Rhea. There was only a few female staff at the institute, and he could only think of one person who loved wearing heels that would work till this hour.‘Why is she coming to look for Professor Thompson at this time?’Austin did not know why, but he changed his mind and instantly retracted his foot into the room. Then he closed the door and even took two steps back. Just after he did that, the woman in heels entered the room.There was more than one person, judging from the sound of the footsteps, and the other person’s footsteps sounded heavier.“Professor Thompson, I’m sure you’ve heard what our superior said earlier. I’d advise you not to be too stubborn about this. We can’t stop this project after how far we’ve come. Plus, you’ve seen the results too. Do you want to see all your hard work go to waste?”It was Rhea’s voice.‘What is she saying? What superior? What do they need to
Before Austin could think any further, he heard Rhea's voice, which was now even colder from outside. There was a hint of warning in her words. “Professor Thompson, I understand you’re an old-fashioned old man, but you need to understand that you no longer have full control of the experiment. Do you want to stop it now? That’s impossible! You can’t quit either! You’re a different case from Lily because you know way too much!”Austin did not hear any reply from Thompson, but he heard the older man’s long sigh instead. ‘Professor Thompson must be feeling helpless about the situation.’However, what had just happened left Austin reeling, perhaps because he had not expected Rhea to dare speak so rudely to Thompson or threaten him. Suddenly, he felt that he knew nothing about this research at all.‘Who’s the superior they’re talking about? Is someone else in control of this besides the investors?’After spending so much time and effort on the experiment, Austin thought he was close to
The light came in through the door, and Austin entered Thompson’s sight. “You!” Thompson widened his eyes, taken aback as he was not expecting someone to hide in the room.“Professor Thompson, it’s me,” Austin whispered and put his finger to his lips, signaling Thompson to be quiet. He feared Rhea would hear them, even though she had left a while ago. He knew he would be in deep sh*t if Rhea returned.“Aus…tin?” Fortunately, Thompson softened his voice, and it did not look like he wanted to make this a big issue.“Professor Thompson, it’s me!” Austin repeated himself, but with a different tone and meaning this time.“You…” Thompson sighed as he looked outside before heading into the room, quickly closing and locking the door after him. While he approached Austin, he asked, “Why are you here?”“I…” Austin let out a bitter smile.‘Why am I here? D*mn it! That’s what I’d like to know as well! I heard something I shouldn’t have!’Austin patted his chest and finally remembered the