Ch. 1381..1390

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1381 --"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 Thompson not to involve himself in the research on wilfordi roots and others.

However, Thompson had worked hard studying them and wished to see the project through.

‘We've achieved so much because I obtained a lot of data from my studies.How can I leave it alone now?’ "I disagree with what you said.The entire project was my idea and a result of my creativity.How could you ask me to leave it alone? i Besides, if I’m not participating in the experiment, who will take 7 responsibility if anything goes wrong?"

He said it indignantly.

Mike curled his lips and gave him a sidelong look.

"Are you saying : that if you do, you'll bear the sole responsibility if anything goes ; wrong?"

Thompson was stumped, as this was not what he meant.

"Enough!"

Mr.R spoke impatiently in his husky voice.

"Mike, who : have you found to experiment? Didn’t you guys say that only Lily : could do it? How were you able to find another candidate so soon?"

"That’s right!"

Thompson immediately looked toward him.

"If I even Dominic Fike’s secret apprentice had failed to make it work, who else could you get? The person must not only have done in- depth research on medicinal herbs, but also be an expert on raw materials."

This was why Thompson could not perform in certain areas, as he did not know as much as Lily did.

He had invited Lily to join them so that she could provide technical support concerning the raw materials while he would assist her iyI with theories on medicinal herbs.

However, he later discovered that Lily did not need to consult him.

It was as if she could handle +! everything alone.

‘ Although she kept getting the wrong results, each result brought a 5 new conclusion, and after making repeated adjustments, she "I — finally succeeded.

‘If she wasn’t pregnant and had not stopped for a while, I think she , might’ve succeeded even sooner"

"The person I’ve found possesses such a capability, and is as good as Lily."

Mike smiled and stubbed out the cigarette.

"Besides, Professor Thompson, you know the person too."

"I do?"

Thompson was surprised.

"Who is he?"

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1382--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 who to enlist for the project, shouldn’t you?"

"You're the one who proposed it, and you’re the originator, but..."

After a pause, Mike glimpsed at him.

"Don’t forget, without the support of your boss and my funding, this project would be getting nowhere!"

‘In other words, you have no say in this"

Mike was being indirect.He might say they didn’t need his approval and could kick him out whenever they liked.

Thompson caught his drift.

Even though he was infuriated, he could only stomach the humiliation.

Rhea broke the ice.

"Professor Thompson, do you think I’m not qualified to join the project despite my background?"

"No, I’ve read your CV, and you have an excellent background.You're young and knowledgeable and have studied both mainstream and herbal medicine, having gotten countless scholarships.However, you know nothing about raw materials.

"We're not performing surgery or researching a new herbal drug.Instead, we’re studying the synthesis of raw materials and medicinal herbs, which are not your areas of expertise.Besides, there’s already an expert on medicinal herbs, and if we have to, the person we need to get is someone with a background in perfumery."

He stated firmly that he would not allow her to participate in the project because she was unsuitable.

Not offended, Rhea curled her lips.

"Professor Thompson, how would you know that I know nothing about raw materials? How do you know that this isn’t my area of expertise? Also, the expert in medicinal herbs you’re referring to is Austin Fike, right? "How do you figure my research on medicinal herbs won’t be as good as his?"

Her tone was casual yet filled with confidence.

Thompson was puzzled for a moment.

"You know about raw materials too?"

Rhea smiled while Mike said, "Professor Thompson, you kept talking about wanting to look for someone who has done in-depth studies on raw materials and perfumery, yet you know little about perfumers.Just so you know, Rhea’s middle name is Kelly."

Thompson looked bewildered.

Mike laughed, as if he had anticipated this response.

"It’s no wonder Professor Thompson hasn’t heard of the name.Few people within the perfumery industry know about Kelly, let alone outsiders.The perfumes she creates are daring and avant-garde and not available to ordinary people because she only custom- makes them for royalty and international movie stars.

"One can say the perfumes she makes are unique, and she’s in a different league than other ordinary perfumers.Even the creators of those branded perfumes could not achieve what she’s done."

‘In other words, she’s not just an expert but one of the best.Perhaps she’s even better than Lily to a certain degree?’

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1383--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 matters concerning the experiment."

‘That means I have to delegate the task to Rhea"

Thompson was surprised that his boss thought so highly of Rhea.

However, thinking that Mike had brought her over, Thompson suspected there was more than meets the eye.

Still, He dared not defy his boss and nodded.

"Yes, sir!"

"Professor Thompson, I look forward to working with you."

Rhea extended her hand with a half-smile.

Thompson hesitated but still shook her hand.

Austin left the laboratory after working overnight again.

He had made significant progress lately and felt he was about to succeed.

He was researching essential oils that could briefly make people lose consciousness the way an anesthetic could.

He discovered that the extraction process was simple, and things became more manageable once he learned about it.

The most challenging part was to come up with the most suitable scent so that people could not detect the smell of the medicinal herbs.

‘If Lily can pull it off, so can I.All I need to do is increase the dosage of the raw materials.As for drug stability, who can determine it for certain? Drug stability is not a sure thing, even for edible medicine, and the results would vary.We must be flexible as human beings.If we go by the book, it would be hard to succeed"

Austin felt he was brilliant and was rather pleased with himself.

He washed his face and headed out, humming a song.

Just as he stepped out of the building entrance, someone whirled past like wind, knocking into him and causing him to lurch.

Austin straightened his crooked glasses and got upset.

"Who the hell are you? Why are you so clumsy so early in the morning?!"

The person stopped and looked over her shoulder at him.

Austin saw who she was and was surprised.

"Oh, Lily, it’s you?"

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1384--Austin was eager to show off his achievement for the past two days and perked up after seeing Lily now.

"You're early today.I thought you didn’t dare to return after succeeding one time by a fluke."

Austin clicked his tongue.

"You have no idea, do you? I’m going to pull off what you've failed to do after researching for so long.I'll surpass you in no time!"

Lily did not bother to argue with him and was not interested in senseless comparisons like this.

"Where’s Professor Thompson?"

"It’s still so early.I think Professor Thompson should still be in bed."

Indeed, Austin had not seen the older man.

More accurately, there were few people in the research institute so early in the morning.

Besides the ones working the night shift, he believed that few were so dedicated and would work overnight like him.

He glanced around himself and said, "Don’t change the subject! I know you surely don’t believe I can pull it off, but I’m going to show you my true capabilities using facts!"

"You didn’t shut up long enough last time, did you? Would you like to try it again?"

Lily thought Austin was too noisy and lifted her two fingers to scare him.

Austin was shocked and took two steps back despite himself.

Although he would not admit it, he was still terrified by what happened the last time.

"Y-You, stay away from me! Enough of your sorcery.I know it had to be some sleight of hand or magic trick.Or did you use an anesthetic?"

Lily thought it was ridiculous that he would instead assume it was magic than admit that she knew acupuncture.

However, it did not matter since she did not care what he thought.

"If you’re aware that I know black magic, stop babbling in my presence.You’re a man, and all you do is look down on women and bluff.Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?"

Lily turned and walked off.She had an urgent matter to discuss with Thompson and had no time to entertain Austin.

Stumped, Austin opened his mouth and pointed at his nose.

"I only know how to bluff?"

However, Lily was already gone, and he got no replies.It was the first time that anyone had scolded him like that.

‘She could say I’m supercilious and arrogant, but how could she say I only know how to bluff?"

Since Lily had spoiled Austin’s good mood, he decided against going home and turned to head back to the laboratory.He was determined to shame her with his success.

Lily was unaware of what he had been doing.

She had not stopped working at home since her experiment succeeded.

She obtained some leaves and stems from the wilfordi root, carefully extracted its toxin, and experimented with it at her studio.She had not told anyone about it and quietly experimented.She did not want anyone to find out about it before the results came out.

Lily was just trying to know why the research institute wanted to conduct the experiment.

‘Tf it were to succeed, would they use it to treat illnesses or harm people?’ After many days of hard work, she concluded that the toxins extracted from wilfordi roots and even those poisonous plants listed in the record could not cure anyone.

There were precedents of poisonous plants and insects being used as medicine, but one had to be very careful with their dosages.Some of the inexperienced physicians even did not dare to prescribe them.

‘Therefore, extracting its sap and mixing it with the raw materials would only bring harm and not save lives!’ After learning herbal medicine for so long, she would never think about harming people, even though she had no intention of becoming a physician.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1385-However, Lily went up and down but could not find Thompson.

She stood before the elevator, thought about the secretive top floor that no one could enter, and looked up.

The indicator showed that the elevator was moving down floor by floor until it stopped with a ding.

The elevator doors opened, and the one inside was not Thompson but Mike.

They were stunned to see each other in such a circumstance.

Mike recovered first with a smile and greeted her casually, "Good morning."

"Morning."

Lily looked at him.

"It’s still so early, Mr.Corden.Have you just come to work, or did you work overnight here?"

Without waiting for his reply, Lily continued, "Either way, as the biggest shareholder, you’re truly dedicated, aren’t you?"

The elevator doors started closing, and Mike held them open before stepping out.

He looked at her and said, "Lily, we're old friends.There’s no need to talk to me this way, is there?"

"Okay.Since we’re old friends, I'd like to know why you’ve insisted on joining this project.Why must you invest? Do you honestly think it has a good prospect? What is the real purpose of this experiment?"

Lily was curious.

Mike had always wanted to join the project right from the start.She thought he had given up when he stopped mentioning it and did not expect him to make a direct investment and become the majority shareholder instead.

Lily also did not know who Mike had dealt with.She had dealt directly with Thompson since the project began; the major funder was La Beauté Group.

Mike had joined after Alexander’s company pulled out from the project.

She believed there was someone behind Thompson, but she did not know who the person was and what they wanted to do.Thompson never revealed the person’s identity to her.

All the secrecy and suspicious activities made her wonder that the project and the experiment were not as simple as they had told her.

Everything about the research was to prepare for applying those poisonous plants.

Mike stood there looking at Lily with his hands in his pockets, his smile unchanging.

"Well, you know much more about the experiment.You’ve been here longer than me and are much more involved in the project.As someone who knows it best, tell me what the final purpose of the experiment is.How is its prospect?"

Businessmen like Mike were good at hedging, and he quickly threw the questions back at her.

Lily frowned and said, "Mike, we’ve known each other for so long, and you said so yourself that you’re a friend.Is this how you patronize people? If you don’t wish to tell me or can’t, then don’t.We don't have to go around in circles."

Mike held up his hands as if surrendering and said, "My apologies, but that’s not what I meant.I don’t know much about medicinal herbs and raw materials.I’m a businessman and only care about whether it would make money.I think this medical project has a good future, so I invested.Also, I believe in your capabilities.It’s just as simple as that."

"As simple as that, huh?"

Lily was doubtful.

Even though he sounded earnest, she felt something was not right.

"You didn’t wonder why Alex would pull out of the project if it has such a good prospect? Or why La Beauté Group stopped investing until you got the chance to take over?" she asked earnestly.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1386 --"Yes, why?"

Mike inquired innocently, spreading his arms.

Lily was speechless.

Balling her hands into fists, Lily curled her lips.

"As you said, you’re a businessman, and you only care about if you can make money.I can’t answer this question, and you should consider why La Beauté Group would pull out of the project.Do you truly want to be involved in this?"

Looking at her, Mike smiled without a word.His gaze was unfathomable, and his smile was just a front.

There was no way to tell what he was thinking.

Lily had no idea why he was doing this, but it was clear that he either did not want to tell her or could not.

"Since you’ve come from upstairs, can you tell me if Professor Thomson is there?"

She took a deep breath and changed the subject.She pointed her chin upward, knowing that the place was out of bounds for her.

He followed the direction her chin was pointing, then nodded.

"He should be coming down soon.He still has something to attend to."

"Besides Professor Thompson and you, was there someone else?"

She pondered for a moment before asking.

Taken aback, Mike laughed suddenly.

"La Beauté Group used to be the biggest shareholder.Don’t you know who else is involved in the project?"

"They had always been dealing with Professor Thompson.

At first, I thought that the project was his idea, but I later found out that he was only a figurehead."

"How did you know that?" Mike asked curiously.

Lily looked at him.

"In other words, there’s someone behind him."

It took Mike two seconds to reply before he started laughing.

"You’ re feeling me out, aren’t you? If you say there’s someone behind him, then maybe you’ re right.

No matter what, we have the same goal, which is to complete the experiment and make it work."

"I’ve learned about the project from the start and know you’ve poured a lot of effort and hard work into it.It must be tough rushing here and there while pregnant.If it succeeds earlier, you could rest and prepare for your labor, and Alex could also put his mind at rest."

Mentioning this, he thought of something.

"Yes, I heard he went to Burnwken lately.Is he back yet? I heard the situation over there was messy.Other than wars, there seemed to be a pandemic."

"Pandemic?"

Lily did not know about this.

Following the developments there, she knew there was chaos and wars were raging.She had wished he would return sooner but was unaware of the pandemic.

"You didn’t know about it?"

Probably worrying that she would be alarmed, Mike paused for a moment and said, "However, based on what I know, the area the company was in was relatively safe.Don’t worry too much."

"Okay," Lily answered, turning to leave.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Mike did not expect such a reaction from her and hurriedly called after her.

"Even if you fly over there, there’s nothing you can do.It’s safer to stay within the country."

Stopping in her path, Lily turned around and said, "Who says I’m going overseas?"

"Then you..."

"I’m going to the lab."

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1387--Mike was surprised.

"As you said, even if I go over there, there is nothing I can do.He has his things to do, and I have mine.Since Professor Thompson is upstairs, he should be coming down soon.I'll wait for him."

She turned and went downstairs.

The grin on his face faded and his expression became serious as he stared after her.

Shaking his head, he let out an almost inaudible sigh.

Lily was indeed worried about Alexander, but she also knew it was of no use.

Besides, she had a lot of work to do.

Her son needed her, and if both of his parents were away, he most likely would not get used to it and would become scared.

Entering the lab, Lily did not experiment.

Instead, she sat down before the laptop to start sorting and compiling the data, starting with the ones she had gathered from her first experiment.

She had sorted the data before, but it was a bit messy as she had done it separately for several groups.

Now that she had put everything together, she saw that her most recent guess was right.

‘We can’t continue studying these poisonous plants.

At the very least, we shouldn't include them in this test"

Thompson arrived as she was sorting the data.

Mike had seemingly told him about it, and he went straight to her.

"Lily, were you looking for me?"

"Professor Thompson."

Removing her goggles, Lily turned around and looked at him thoughtfully.

"About wilfordi roots and other poisonous herbs-"

"you're no longer in charge of them, so don’t worry."

Cutting her off, Thompson said, "Just sort out the data you have, and you can go home and rest."

Lily was dumbfounded.

‘Go home and rest? He kept persuading me to come back as if he couldn’t do it without me.

Does he not need me now just because I’ve completed three finished products?’ "Are you saying you no longer need me to research other plants? That you don’t need me for the experiment?"

She gave it some thought and sought confirmation.

Tired, Thompson nodded.

Taking off his reading glasses, he pinched the bridge of his nose and let out a sigh.

"I know you’ve been under a lot of pressure, and it’s been hard on you.You’ve done very well coming up with the three finished products.You've turned my idea into reality and shown me that my audacious hypothesis is not a pie in the sky but something that could be realized.For that, I’m truly grateful."

"Professor, I know you wanted to contribute to mankind and help those who could not swallow or had weakened arteries absorb the medicine in another way.You want to better alleviate their suffering and make herbal medicine more flexible.However, are you still on the right path?"

Her asking him so daringly made Thompson lose his composure.

Without bothering to put on his glasses, he looked up abruptly and asked, "What do you mean?"

Without the glasses, Lily could see the shock and panic in his eyes and grew convinced of her speculation.She was aware that there was more to the experiment than met the eye, and it was not what she or they had anticipated.

"Professor, it’s not me who needs a break.It’s us! This experiment has to stop," she said thoughtfully.

She had asked him to stop the project many times, but she was adamant and unwavering this time.

‘We must not carry on with the experiment. Even the previous data have to be destroyed!’

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1388--"Lily, don't get so worked up.I’m asking you to take a break not because we don’t need you but because you’ve done a lot.With your success, I believe things will get easier from now on.You’ve undoubtedly contributed a great deal, and we’ll never write you off!"

Thompson thought she was angry at being kicked out of the project and hurriedly explained.

However, Lily just shook her head.

"Professor, whether you're keeping me here or not, you must stop the experiment.If you continue with it, it won’t bring any good to mankind."

"No, it will certainly bring changes!"

Although he once doubted himself, Thompson was still hopeful about his initial idea.

"I believe it would surely succeed, although we’re still at the experimental stage.Do you know that every success is built on countless failures? You pulled it off, didn’t you? "Did you know that your finished products got an anorexic child to eat something? We've just placed a pot of flowers by his bed, along with a few drops of essential oil."

In spite of himself, he became animated when discussing this.He saw the result, and it was shockingly effective.

Of course, as the products were still experimental and had not undergone vigorous and advanced clinical trials, they could not be put to wide use and could only be done in secret.

"You guys used it on a person?"

Shocked, Lily bolted to her feet.

"Calm down.It’s just a trial, and it worked!"

Seeing her reaction, Thompson answered in a hurry.

"What if it failed?"

Lily angrily retorted.She did not expect them to be so reckless.

‘Although the experiment succeeded, the products are unlike the perfumes and essential oils I created.Those are fragrances, and this is a drug! It could cure people or cause people to get sick! ‘Every medicine has its side effect.How could they put it on clinical trials so easily? There must be a huge amount of supporting data to ensure it’s safe before one could put a product to wide use"

"Even if it fails, it would have no effect.It’s not going to be a big deal."

Although he lowered his voice, Thompson still thought it was nothing.

‘Besides, the result proved that it was a success!’ Wiping his glasses, he put them back on and said soothingly, "Lily, you’re the one who made it work, and you should be happy that your creation was able to help someone! You know we're tight on budget and schedule, and we couldn’t afford to do so many tests.Now we know for sure that it wasn't a fluke, and that we actually pulled it off!"

"What if you were wrong? What if the patient suffered from an adverse effect?"

Lily was furious.

She used to think Thompson was an idealistic and principled man, but she realized now that their values clashed and there was no way to persuade him.

‘We’ re talking about human lives! How can we take human lives so lightly and misuse drugs just like that?’

"Lily, I understand your concerns, but you must know that sometimes we need someone brave in the medical field."

Thinking that there was nothing wrong with it, he voiced a veiled opinion.

‘Besides, we've taken all the necessary precautions, and we've only selected untreatable test subjects.For example, the anorexic patient would die if he did not eat again.Now that we have saved him, it is a good deed!’

"Professor Thompson, there’s no need to carry on with the experiment!" She said it coldly, then suddenly turned around and quickly typed away at the laptop.

"What are you doing?"

Stunned, Thompson realized what she was doing and threw himself over to grab the laptop.

"You're trying to destroy the lab data!"

"You're trying to destroy the lab data!"

"This experiment is evil and shouldn't be continued.We must not keep any of its data!"

Lily both spoke and typed even faster.

Thompson let out a menacing look.

"You're crazy!"

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1389 --"We've all worked hard for this.You have no right to delete the data!"

Thompson wanted to grab the laptop from Lily, but he was no match for her.

Their fight over the laptop drew others over.

"Professor Thompson? What are you doing?"

"Hurry, grab the laptop! She’s trying to destroy the lab data!"

Thompson hurriedly asked the others to help.

The others were hesitant at first, but after hearing what he had said, they charged over to help him.

Lily noticed a lot of people swarming over and held up the laptop.

Then she smashed it heavily on the floor with a thud.

Everyone was stunned when they saw the laptop breaking into pieces.

A dead silence ensued.

They hardly knew how to react since they did not know what was happening.

Everyone in the lab had looked up to Lily since Thompson had always asked them to listen to her.

However, the two got into a fight, and Lily even smashed the laptop to destroy the data.

"y-You’re..."

After about ten seconds of silence, Thompson sank to his knees and cried while staring at the broken pieces.

"This is insane."

The other workers remained quiet.

"It’s insane, all right!"

Lily stood there with a cold stare.

"The experiment is an act of madness.Guys, we shouldn’t carry on with it.It’s only going to bring harm to humankind instead of benefiting anyone! We should disband and destroy all the data!"

"You shut up!"

Thompson looked up abruptly and glowered at her for the first time as if she was an enemy.

All his joy and admiration disappeared as he said through clenched teeth, "This experiment is mine! I came up with it.It won’t bring any harm, so stop being an alarmist! If you don’t want to do it, f* ck off! We can still do it without you! Who the f*ck are you to destroy the data and what we've worked hard on?"

The others did not know whether to console him or say anything.

Austin heard the commotion and rushed over from the other lab.He was stunned for a moment after seeing the confrontation.

After Thompson shouted, Austin caught himself and moved through the crowd.

He crouched and gently held Thompson up, then stared at the scattered debris on the floor.He slowly looked up toward Lily.

"You've destroyed all the data?"

Lily threw an unwavering gaze at him.

"Yes!"

There was not the slightest bit of hesitation in her gaze as she did not think she should feel guilty for what she did.She was so calm that Austin did not know what to say.

‘All our hard work ended up as debris on the floor for no reason"

He chuckled mirthlessly.

"Yeah, this is insane."

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1390--"Austin, heed my advice.Don’t continue with the experiment."

Lily looked at him and continued, "I know you want to compete with me, but you don’t have to do it here.This experiment shouldn't..."

"Enough!"

Austin cut her off and chuckled coldly.

"Who do you think you are? Why do I want to compete with you? I think the experiment is meaningful and should continue.If you don’t want to do it, you can leave, and no one will stop you.Why destroy all the data? Who the hell do you think you are?"

Lily did not know what to say.

‘It looks like I can’t convince them.Pig-headed people won’t listen to anything we say"

She walked over and stood before them.

Staring at the stern- looking Austin and the grieving Thompson, she said blandly, "I’m nobody, but what I’ve destroyed is data I’ve personally gathered through the experiment.Since I created them, so what if I destroyed them myself?"

She turned and left while others whispered among themselves, clueless of what happened and why Thompson and Lily would turn against each other.

"Data...my data..."

Thompson suddenly snapped out of his trance and tried to pick up the broken pieces.

"Professor Thompson? Professor Thompson!"

Austin pulled him and shouted in vain to stop the older man.

He had no choice but to forcefully drag the professor from the floor.

"Professor Thompson, the laptop is ruined! Even if you pick up the pieces, you won’t be able to reassemble them!"

"Then what should we du?"

Thompson louked like he had lust all hope as he stared at Austin in a daze.

He looked haggard and helpless.

"Professor Thompson, the data is in the laptop and the database.Even if the laptop is ruined, we might still be able to recover them!" Austin said in a hurry.

His words calmed Thompson down, and the older man nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes! You’re right! Let’s get a computer or network expert to retrieve the data immediately! We must recover them!"

Austin turned to look at the scattered pieces and wondered why Lily suddenly became so extreme.

While leaving the laboratory, Lily knew the experiment would not slop just because of what she did.

However, destroying the dala was the fastest way to delay its progress.She did not know who was behind Thompson and what these people were truly up to, but she knew their goal was sinister.

If Alexander was still around, Lily could have someone to discuss with, but he was not only away but also facing danger.

Now she could only keep her thoughts to herself and handle the problem alone.

She went to her studio to tidy things up and stayed there till night.

When she drove home alone, she found the Kollins’ car was still there.

Usually, Anastasia would have eaten her meal and gone home by now.

However, she had stayed rather late tonight.

Lily took a deep breath and pulled herself together.

No matter how stressed she was, she did not want to spread negative energy to her friend and family.

When she stepped into the house, her beloved son jogged over and threw his arms around her legs.

"Mommy!"

His pleasant and childish voice melted her heart as she bent over and gave him a gentle hug.

"Have you been good today, honey bunny?"

"yes!"

Galen narrowed his eyes and gave his mother a big grin.

"I ate!"

"You’re a good boy for eating your food.Have you been up to any mischief?"

Lily tapped his nose, straightened up, and led him inward while holding his hand.