Ch. 1541..1550

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1541-"A safe house,"

Lily deliberately answered in a way that kept Alexander on tenterhooks.

Only a few people knew she studied medicine with Dominic.

Although she had no intention of hiding it from Alexander, she did not feel the need to bring it up now.

"A safe house?"

Alexander looked at her deeply before saying with a smile, "Are you hiding something from me?"

"What's wrong? If you can have a safe house, why can't I have one too?"

She raised her head and looked around the secret underground room.

Besides the lack of light, everything seemed nice.It was not even stuffy.

"There’s a ventilation system here that allows the outside air to flow into the room.That's why it's not very stuffy here, although it's underground.However, we can’t do anything about the lighting.It doesn't matter if it's a bit dark, as long as it's safe," Alexander explained as if he could read Lily’s thoughts.

"That's true." Lily nodded.

'By the way, I saw in the news that people who contracted the disease will experience tightness in their chest and may lose their sense of taste.Do you have these symptoms?" Alexander shook his head.

"I couldn't smell much at first, but after sniffing the sachet you gave me, I feel much better.Every time I feel discomfort, I take it out to sniff.It helps relieve me from my symptoms."

"Sachet?"

She was a little surprised.

"Yeah!"

He nodded and took out the crumpled sachet from his pocket.

It was a sachet Lily had filled with medicinal herbs she had given Alexander before he left.

It contained herbs that would soothe the nerves and protect the lungs.

She knew it was hot and humid in Burnwken, so she gave him that to allow him to sleep peacefully.

However, she did not expect it to help with the symptoms of the plague.

"It's getting late.You should go back.It gets dark fast out here,"

Alexander said after checking the time.

"I'm not going back!"

Lily exclaimed after putting the sachet down.

Alexander was speechless.

Before he could refute it, Lily immediately continued, "I brought some herbs with me that I've left in the car.I think this place is big enough for the two of us.Don't drive me away.I want to stay here, and we can go back together!"

"But there are still many things you need to deal with," he replied helplessly.

"I have a lot to deal with back in Kingsland, including our house and things in the studio, but nothing is as important as your health! T will accompany you here until you recover. Then we can pick up our son and go home together!"

"Lily..."

As soon as he called out her name, she rebutted, "Alexander, listen to me! You have your subordinates to deal with the company's affairs, so I have nothing to worry about. I don't have much work in my studio either. I've turned them all down. On top of that..."

She paused briefly before continuing, "I can no longer interfere with the laboratory's affairs. You must get better as soon as possible. I need you. Our son needs you. Your whole family needs you!"

She seemed to already have this plan in mind and was coming here to persuade him. As for Alexander, Lily had indeed persuaded him.

Although he had been in Burnwken, he knew some of what was happening at home.

On top of that, if he managed to get better, he would contribute to treating this plague.

"Okay," he finally nodded and agreed.

Lily relaxed a little when she heard that.

‘The most important thing right now is to help him get better."

Lily was also curious about this disease.

‘What strand of virus caused this plague? Is it really related to the laboratory?’

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1542 -Maria had been asking around for the past two days, but she had received no news.

This was very discouraging.

She did not think it would be that hard to inquire about this, seeing that it was just gossip about someone's love life.

However, after asking around, she still found nothing.She even asked the wives of some ministers, but they knew nothing of it.

Initially, she thought they were reluctant to tell her because of her relationship with Cameron, so she convinced them it was fine.

After all, Cameron had been single for so many years.

It was a good thing for him to be seeing another woman.

People stuck to their script of not knowing even after saying that.

Some even asked her curiously about Cameron's new woman.

After two days, her voice was starting to get hoarse, yet she did not gain any helpful information.

Fabian was losing his patience.

His face turned gloomier with each passing day.

"What's the use of going to all these spa sessions and hanging out with your friends all day if you can't get such a trivial matter done?! "

He cursed angrily.

"Trivial matter? If you think it's a trivial matter, then you do it! Do you know that people still come up to me and ask about when your brother-in-law is going to find a new woman and what his type is? "They even tried to pitch themselves to me!""

Maria snapped angrily after gulping down a big mouthful of water.

"You know how Cameron works.He doesn't leave a trail behind him.Where did you hear about this? Does he really have anew woman?"

"Nonsense! How can it be fake? You women are all useless.All you do is gossip and make up stories.When it comes to the truth, none of you know anything."

"Since we're so useless, you can go ask around yourself! You can go back to whoever told you the news! How can that person tell you that Cameron has a mistress but not know who she is?!"

Fabian was at a loss for words after her retaliation.

For a while, he couldn't find the words to say.

Because of a slip up, Fabian learned of this.

How could he approach that person and ask? Everyone knew that he was Cameron's brother-in-law.

If Cameron found anew woman, Fabian would just be his ex-brother-in-law.

His status would drop, and no one would prioritize him as much anymore.

To be honest, he was well aware that people knew him as "Cameron's brother-in-law" and not Fabian Moore.

"Then you..."

Just as he was about to say something, he heard footsteps from outside.

Soon, Rhea appeared at the door.

This was the first time she had gone home after the fight.

She had been spending her days in the laboratory.

Maria was initially stunned to see her before she ecstatically exclaimed, "Ree, you're back! I was so worried that you wouldn't come back after that day..."

As she said those words, she glanced at her husband's face and immediately dropped what she wanted to say.

"It's good that you're back! Have you eaten? I'll get the kitchen to prepare something for you.You..."

Before she was done speaking, Rhea interrupted, "Are you going to Cameron's house?"

"Huh?"

This topic caught Maria off guard.

"Are you going to Cameron's house?" Rhea repeated.

"If you are, I'm going with you."

"What are you going to do there? Are you looking for that stupid pen holder of yours? Enough.Don't you think you've caused us enough trouble?!" Fabian snapped impatiently.

Rhea took a deep breath and said, "I'm going to apologize to Anastasia."

"Huh?!"

Now, Maria was even more shocked.

She felt like someone else had taken over her daughter's body.

‘Did Rhea just say she wants to apologize to Anastasia?’ Ever since they were young, regardless of how many fights they had and how badly Rhea was scolded, she would never apologize.

This was the first time she took the initiative to apologize.She even wanted to go over to Anastasia's house.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1543-"Didn't you guys tell me to apologize to her? Why can't I go?"

Rhea frowned as she started to get a little irritated.

‘What is this nonsense?!’ She would have gone by herself if she had known this would happen.

However, she wanted her parents to come along so that they could discuss the vaccine development project.

Thinking of what the boss had said, she was starting to become restless, and her tone hinted at annoyance.

"Are we going or not?"

"Yes! "

"No! “

Two voices sounded at the same time.

What Fabian meant by agreeing to go to Cameron's house was so that Rhea could put on a show, which might allow Cameron to forgive him.

Even if Fabian did not get the vaccine development project, as long as he was still considered Cameron's brother-in-law, he would still have a chance to grow.

On top of that, people would be fearful of him.

Once his identity as Cameron's brother-in-law was gone, he would be a nobody.

However, Maria did not want to go.

She took a few steps forward and grabbed Rhea's wrist.

''Ree, I know you feel you've been wronged, and you don't want to apologize.Besides, it's not entirely your fault.She didn't stand up for herself.You don't have to go over to apologize.I'll apologize on your behalf!"

She pitied her daughter.She also wanted to take the chance to try and get closer to her.

However, Rhea glanced at Maria with downcast eyes and calmly said, "You'll apologize? It wasn't you who pushed her down the stairs."

Maria kept quiet, as she didn't know what Rhea meant.

"So, are we going or not? I'm busy."

Rhea frowned, impatience written all over her face.

"Let's go!"

Fabian stood up.

"But I'm warning you, you better put away that attitude of yours.Are you going there to apologize, or are you going there to condemn her? Also, you should prepare a gift basket.

Who would go to a house empty-handed to beg for mercy?

"Remember to be polite.I have no idea if they'll even let us in," Fabian said.

"You..."

He pointed to his wife and continued, "Call Anastasia to see if Cameron is at home."

Cameron had blocked Fabian’s phone number, so he had no way to contact him.

This was what made Fabian panic.He felt that Cameron was cutting him off.

"There's no need to call! He'll be home," Rhea suddenly exclaimed when she saw that Maria was about to make a call.

Both Fabian and Maria were taken aback for a moment as they looked at their daughter in astonishment.

"How do you know?"

"That's none of your concern.It's no secret whether Cameron is at home or not.Let's go!"

Once Rhea was done speaking, she turned to leave.

The couple was stunned for a moment before they quickly followed behind her.

Then they got into a car and headed to the Rollins' house.

The more Fabian thought about it, the stranger he felt.

"How do you know that your uncle is at home? Also, did you do something to offend your uncle?"

"How would I know?!"

Rhea snapped as she stared out the window.

"Are you really clueless about it? Do you not know what you've done?"

He was puzzled.

Cameron's words lingered in his mind for the past two days.

Fabian always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was.

Feeling the tension in the air, Maria quickly intervened to smooth things over.

"Enough! She's already going over to apologize.What more do you want? Even you know that Ree is barely home.How can she offend him?"

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1544 -Although Fabian agreed, he still felt that things were a little odd.

However, seeing that he couldn't reason with himself, he decided to brush it off.

They were on their way to the Rollins' household soon.

He would just ask Cameron himself.

However, as the trio turned into the house, one of the servants came out and said, "Ms.Rollins isn't home today.Please come back another day."

"Where is she? Doesn't Tasia stay at home every day? Why? Did she go to that woman, Lily Christian's house again?"

Maria questioned angrily.She used to go straight in every time she came over.

Seeing how there had been a dispute in the last two days, she stopped coming over.

After just two days, the servants were already trying to stop her from entering.

It was absurd.

"No.Ms.Rollins is out shopping," the servant replied.

"Shopping? That's impossible! Everyone knows that she barely leaves the house.The number of times she went shopping can be counted on one hand.Is she still angry and refusing to see me? Let us in, and I'll talk to her."

With that, Maria was about to open the door and head in.

"No, no.That's not the case.Ms.Rollins is out shopping.No one is home."

The servant quickly blocked the entrance.

Cameron had ordered that no one be allowed to enter without his permission.

"If Ms.Rollins isn't around, is Mr.Rollins in?" Rhea asked lightly.

"Don't bother lying to me.I know he's home."

"Mr.Rollins is also out, Miss.He is accompanying Ms.Rollins while she shops," the servant replied helplessly.

"Accompanying Ms.Rollins?!"

Maria's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Cameron is always so busy.How can he have time to go shopping with Anastasia?"

"Yeah."

The servant did not elaborate further.

"Please come back another day."

With that said, the servant closed the door behind her.

After being locked out, Fabian turned to look at Rhea grimly.

At this moment, he could only direct his anger toward her.

"Didn't you say that he was at home?! Bullsh*t!"

"Who would've known that he would accompany that fat a*s to shop?"

Rhea replied casually as she brushed her long hair off her shoulders.

Although Anastasia had lost some weight recently, and her mental state seemed to have improved, she would always be an overweight girl to Rhea.

‘shopping? If I were her, I'd be too busy trying to find a place to hide!' "What should we do now? Should we go home?" Maria looked at her husband helplessly and asked.

"We're staying!"" Fabian barked.

Rhea was in the same boat as him.

"We're already here anyway.It'd be a waste of time to drive home again.Since they're out shopping, they'll have to come home regardless.Why don't we just wait here? W "J..."

Maria was reluctant to stay any longer, but seeing that both father and daughter had agreed to stay, she could only turn around and sit back in the car as the trio waited together.

This gave her some time to think, and she felt that life had been cruel to her recently.

She had waited for the miracle doctor for ages, yet he never showed up.

Now, she was forced to camp out here for Cameron and his daughter.

‘what evil did I do to deserve this?’ Thinking of the miracle doctor, Maria suddenly remembered that it had been a while since she saw him.

She poked her husband with her elbow and said, "I've just thought of someone that may be able to put in a good word for us."

"Who is it?"

Fabian frowned, not expecting much.

He had spent the past few days wracking his brains to think of someone, but Cameron had always been a lone wolf.

It was challenging to find someone who would get along with him.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1545-"The miracle doctor!" Maria exclaimed excitedly.

Rhea turned to look at her wordlessly.

"The miracle doctor?"

Fabian was too shocked even to reach.

"Yeah! He was the one who treated Tasia at the end of the day.He helped her get better and found out that she had gotten poisoned.Regardless of how Cameron is, he gives credit where it's due.

"although he’s a little rigid, he’ll always repay someone for their kindness.If the miracle doctor can put in some good words for us, perhaps it won't be impossible for us to ask for favors."

Just the possibility of this made Maria feel elated.

On the other hand, Rhea stayed silent.

Fabian frowned.

"Would he help us? Why do I recall the miracle doctor being a little...cocky?"

Maria coughed a few times when she heard her husband’s words.

She quickly nudged him, signaling that he should watch his words before explaining, "Although the miracle doctor has his quirks, he still willingly treated Tasia.

After coming over a few times, I found that he's pretty easy to talk to.

"He's pretty friendly.I paid him a lot of money for his consultation.I'm sure a few good words from him won't take much effort."

"So, what are you waiting for? Why aren't you calling him?"

Upon hearing his wife’s explanation, Fabian thought it made sense and quickly urged her.

"I just thought of it!"

With that, Maria took out her phone and dialed the number.

Fabian watched her.

"So?"

Maria put down the phone and looked at him.

"His phone is off!"

"I knew it!"

The newly ignited hope instantly diminished.

He was furious.

"What did I just say?! Why would he help you? Why do you have the habit of relying on others? Besides, even if he did show up in front of Cameron, it still may not work.Cameron is not human!"

"Then I have no idea what to do."

Maria also wondered why Austin's phone was off.

At this moment, they heard a voice behind them.

"Really, now?"

Fabian was astounded.

When he turned around, he saw Cameron behind him with Anastasia hanging on his arm with a smile on her face.

Fabian froze when he noticed Cameron's displeased gaze.

Cameron and Anastasia had just returned from their shopping trip.

Anastasia was in good spirits as they rarely went out together.

Cameron left all the shopping bags in the car and decided to walk with his daughter.

Unexpectedly, he saw a group of three outside his house, with their backs turned to him, talking about him.

After being caught on the spot, Fabian was highly embarrassed as sweat began to form instantly.

Then with an awkward chuckle, he called out, "R-Ron, you're back..."

Cameron responded with a light hum and walked right past him without sparing him a second glance.

The servant noticed the father-daughter duo coming from the surveillance camera and quickly opened the door.

Just as the duo was about to enter, Fabian returned to his senses and hurriedly stepped forward.

"Ron, we need to talk to you about something."

"Is there a day when you have nothing to talk about?"

Cameron cast a sideway glance at him.

For a while, Fabian was at a loss for words, but Maria stepped in.

"Ron, we came here to apologize.Ree knew she was at fault, so she asked to come over to apologize!"

As she said that, she turned and waved Rhea over.

"Ree, come! Come here! Didn't you say you wanted to apologize to Tasia? Come and talk to her now!"

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1546-Upon hearing that, Cameron and Anastasia stopped in their tracks and turned around.

Rhea, standing at a distance quietly, walked over slowly after being called.

Then looking at the two of them, she said, "Uncle Cameron, Tasia, I'm sorry."

Although her apology sounded earnest, her body language said otherwise.

"I didn't do it on purpose.I was just in a hurry that day.I'm glad you're fine now."

"Really?"

Anastasia smiled.

"Are you delighted that I'm okay?"

Rhea squinted and did not answer.

Maria, anxiously standing on the side, hurried over to help her.

"Tasia, you know your cousin hasn't been the best at expressing herself since she was a child.Ree doesn't say it, but she still cares about you in her heart! She's like this to your uncle and me as well.

"You see, she spends most of her time in the lab and hardly comes home.However, when she heard you got injured, she felt so worried and guilty that she returned and wanted us to bring her here to apologize.Please forgive her.You both only have each other.In the future, once we leave this world, you can only rely on each other!"However, Anastasia sneered.

"Speaking of which, I need to thank Rhea as well."

Fabian frowned when he heard this.

Maria had already said so much, yet, Anastasia was still so cold.

"Tasia, your aunt is right.If your mother were still alive, she would want you two cousins to get along.We saw everything that happened that day.Rhea is at fault, and she should come and apologize, but since you two are cousins, you should laugh it off after she apologizes and not make a fuss, shouldn't you?"

Fabian chimed in.

"Uncle Fabian, although what you said is true, if my mother were still alive, she would also not want to see me like this."

Anastasia lowered her head and glanced at her body.

Even though she had lost a lot of weight, she was still overweight.

After all, Rome was not built in a day.

It would take her a while to slim down as well.

Although she was not in a hurry, she still despised her body.She hated herself for being so naive.She hated that she was stupid enough to be toyed with for years.

Now, even the sight of them was repelling.

Fabian's eyes darted around, moving from Anastasia to Cameron, and finally landed on his daughter.

There was a strange feeling in Fabian's heart, but he could not think of any reason.

After letting out alight cough, he spoke up.

"Ron, let's go in and talk.It's weird to be talking at the front door like this.After all, we're all a family.

E-Even if my sister has been gone for years, we're still a family.

"Tasia and Ree have the same family blood running through their veins," he said flatteringly.

However, Cameron smiled coldly.

"Yeah, they're cousins, no matter what, but families always put each other in their hearts."

"Yes, of course!" Fabian said in a hurry and nodded repeatedly.

"Then, let's..." He gestured inside.

Cameron glanced at him.

Cameron knew if they did not resolve this today, Fabian would continue to bug him.

Ultimately, Cameron nodded slightly.

"Let's go in and chat."

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1548 -The husband and wife were puzzled as they exchanged looks, wondering why Anastasia suddenly changed the subject and said such a thing.

"Tasia, is there a misunderstanding? How could your mother not want to help your uncle if she was still alive? He's her only biological brother.How could she turn a blind eye to him?" Maria asked hastily.

"No, there isn't! You've all been talking about how kind and righteous my mother was.She must be very discerning regarding what's wrong and what's right.Vaccine development isn't a trivial matter.Look at the other countries.

"Time is tight, and there's a lot to do.We must make sure that everything goes well.Although Uncle's company is great, if you don't have enough funds, you won't be able to carry out the research as smoothly as you would have wanted.

"If you insist on taking on the project, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you.It's fine if you don't mind suffering, but if the vaccine isn't up to standard, you'll be heavily criticized by the entire country,"

Anastasia stated solemnly, "If my mother was still alive, she would fee] bad for you.She won't allow you to take up this project."

"You..."

Fabian almost couldn't hold himself back and wanted to curse at her.

However, he quickly took a few more deep breaths and forced a grim smile.

With a wave of his hand, he said, "You're just a child.You don't understand business."

Then he turned his gaze to Cameron.

"Ron, please just help me this time."

"How can I help you?"

Cameron asked, shooting him a cold look.

Although his tone was serious when he was talking to Fabian, his gaze toward his daughter was extremely gentle.

He softly patted the back of his daughter's hand with one hand while the other hung casually on the side.

"Since there's nothing you can do about the vaccine development project, can you look into other projects and hand me one that is fitting for me?"

Fabian smiled flatteringly and said, "Any project will do.It doesn't have to be anything big.That way, at least I won't starve to death."

"You dare to say such a thing, huh? Do you know..."

Before Cameron even finished his scoldings, Rhea, who had been silent since they came in, suddenly interjected.

'No.We can't let the vaccine development project go."

Now, both of the men in the room were stunned.

They looked at her in bewilderment.

Rhea had always been indifferent.

She had no care for anything else besides her experiments, nor would she interfere with any affairs.

This was the first time she took the initiative to speak up for something unrelated to her experiments.

"My father has been preparing for this vaccine development project for a long time.I know the hard work and effort he has put in.Our research institute will also support him while he does this project.On top of that, funding will not be a problem.

"As long as you are willing to give my father this opportunity, we will invest in the project ourselves.We won't let you down!"

She talked eloquently.

Her explanation was organized.

It was as if she had thought this through.

Even Maria was stunned.

She did not expect her daughter to say all this, especially since Rhea and Fabian had butted heads on their way here.

Now, seeing that she was willingly speaking up for her father, Maria was almost brought to tears.

"Yeah.Ree is right.Ron, can you find a way to conduct another bidding?" Fabian asked cautiously.

"What a disgrace! "' Cameron was livid.

"Our country extremely values this project.

Do you think I can just do whatever I want? What do you take me and this project for? What do you take all these government servants for?!"

"But..."

Rhea wanted to defend her father, but Cameron quickly interrupted her as he turned to look at her.

"Speaking of your research institute, didn't something happen there two days ago?"

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1547 -After saying that, Cameron patted his daughter's hand lightly, turned around, and went in together.

This immediately reassured Fabian.

He was delighted, thinking that Cameron was finally caving in.

Fabian hurriedly winked at his wife and daughter, signaling them to follow him.

Once they entered the living room, Anatasia took off her coat and went to wash her face before coming out again.

By then, the servant had already handed her a cup of tea.

She took a few sips, looking very comfortable.

"What kind of tea are you drinking? It smells like herbs,"

Maria asked as she sniffed the air.

"It is made from herbs.It’s formulated according to my needs, so I can't give you any,"

Anastasia replied, "There are other teas and coffees here."

"Oh, I see! Is it nourishing for your body? Did the miracle doctor prescribe this for you? Gosh, you really should thank him," Maria gushed.

She purposely said these things to remind Cameron and Anastasia that she was the one who invited the doctor over.

That way, they would always keep her in mind.

Anastasia smiled politely but did not speak.

Just as Maria wanted to continue, Cameron spoke up, "Is there anything else you want to discuss? You should tell me everything now since I'm here.I might not have time to listen in the future."

Cameron was sitting upright with not a hair out of place.

Fabian cleared his throat.

"Ron, you know very well the reason for my visit.I've been wronged before and overstepped, but you understand where I'm coming from, right? The bidding was so chaotic at that time that it occupied my mind.So many people knew I was confident about this project, yet you stood me up..."

"Tell me, who stood who up?"

Cameron interrupted, "When did I say I'd give you the project? Besides, there's a procedure we have to follow.I don't have the final say, and you know that.I've told you countless times, so don't be so arrogant.Don't speak of things that aren't yours yet.You're the only one to blame for what has happened."

Fabian was speechless.

He had gotten attacked.

However, he took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.

Once he restrained his temper, he said, "You're right! You have every right to scold me because I've been too ostentatious.That’s all my fault! "But I'm about to go bankrupt.Once that happens, creditors will come knocking at my door.I...If I have no choice, I will just kill myself! But what about my wife and my daughter? "Ron, when my sister passed away, you promised her you would care for me.If I met my sister in heaven, how would I answer her when she asked me why I was there so soon?"

He pulled his dead sister into the conversation to try and take a shot at Cameron.

However, Cameron did not answer.

Instead, Anastasia, who had been drinking her tea next to him, spoke, "Just get to the point."

Fabian was stunned to hear this.

"Tasia, what do you mean?"

"Nothing.Although I've never talked to my mother before, I've heard much about her from you guys.My mother sounds like a kind -hearted and generous woman, and everything she did was impeccable," she continued thoughtfully.

"That's right!"

Fabian nodded repeatedly.He thought she was on his side.

"Your mother is kind.It's a pity she left so early, leaving you behind to suffer like this.Although your aunt and I love you, motherly love feels different.My poor child..."

"I think my mother is kind and righteous enough to understand why my father did what he did.She won't blame him," she said as she sat next to Cameron.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1549-Just like that, Rhea was shut down.

Fabian and Maria did not know about this, so they looked at her questioningly.

"Ree? Is it true? What's the matter? Why didn't you say anything?"

"It's nothing serious.I didn't expect you to know, Uncle Cameron.I've taken care of it,"

Rhea responded lightly after she came back to her senses.

"Nothing serious?"

The corners of Cameron's lips hooked up.

"Everyone from the police station has gone there.I heard that they'd searched the institute inside and out.Is it trivial for a grown man to disappear in your research institute?"

Hearing this, Maria's face turned pale with fright.

"What?! Is that true, Ree?! Do people go missing there?! Oh gosh, that's terrifying! You should resign and stop working there.If something happens to you one day, your father and I won't know what to do!"

Rhea did not bother comforting her mother.

Instead, she looked at Cameron and continued, "Those are just rumors.I thought you were always a clear-headed person, Uncle Cameron.I didn't expect you to buy into that gossip."

"You're right.Rumors do spread very fast.However, seeing that you work there, you should know best about what is happening."

The two were trying to get an answer from each other while Fabian and Maria listened but had no idea what was happening.

They were both stunned by what they heard.They didn't understand what was going on.

It sounded like Cameron had an interest in the research institute that Rhea was working in.

"Ree..."

Maria was just about to speak, but Rhea did not give her a chance.

"Of course I do, but it seems you know more than I do.Is the research we're doing under your supervision?"

"with my job, I'm always involved one way or another," Cameron answered lightly.

Then he turned to Maria, who had a bashful look on her face, and said, "Speaking of which, I think you'd know who the missing person is."

"Me? I know him?" Maria pointed at herself in confusion.

"You mean the miracle doctor that you've invited to see Tasia?" Fabian frowned.

After thinking for a while, he asked, What did you say his name was?"

"Austin Fike.You mean Dr.Fike?!"

Maria yelled so loud that her voice cracked.

"Yes.That's what I heard."

Cameron nodded.

"How could it be?!"

She almost jumped up but was quickly held down by Fabian.

After calming herself down, she mumbled, "Actually, there is a possibility.I tried calling him just now, but his phone is off. D-Did something happen to him?"

"Maybe."

Cameron nodded thoughtfully.

Then with one hand on his temple, the frown on his face deepened.

"His parents reported him missing to the police, and they even followed the police force there.I don't think it's fake."

"Oh dear, how could such a thing happen? That's terrible!"

Maria was trembling all over, clearly terrified.

Then she turned around and grabbed Rhea's arm.

"Ree just quit the job! Just stop doing those experiments! If one day, you...Oh my! I can't bear to think about it.Hurry up and resign! Scratch that! Just call in and say that you quit!"

Rhea, being shaken by her mother like that, immediately frowned and shook her off.

"Oh, that man didn't disappear from our premises.The police didn't find him, and there's no evidence of his disappearance."

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1550-"Then...What is going on?"

Maria was perplexed.

"It's nothing serious.People die and disappear every day in this world.We are here to talk about the vaccine development project.Uncle Cameron, you shouldn't stray so far from the subject," Rhea stated without concern.

When she said this, Fabian, who was starting to get suspicious, suddenly returned to his senses.

"Yes, Ron, she's right.That missing man's affairs have nothing to do with us.We're here to talk about the vaccine development project.It doesn't matter if someone is missing or dead.If I don't get this project, my whole family will die!"

"So, you're saying that the life and death of others aren't important?"

Cameron raised his eyebrows and asked lightly.

"Why would it have anything to do with us? The only connection that the miracle doctor has with us is that he treated Tasia.Even if he disappeared, we have nothing to do with it.Aren't the police looking for him? The most we could do is help look out for him, right?"

As Fabian said this, his eyes darted to Maria, trying to get her to step in.

From the looks of it, Cameron seemed to care about the miracle doctor.

If that was the case, shouldn't he feel indebted to them because they were the ones that invited the miracle doctor over? Maria immediately caught the hint and nodded hastily.

''Yes.The miracle doctor is also my friend.I'm distraught that he’s missing.I just learned about it today.Don't worry.I'll get someone to look into it.However, let's just focus on the project for now.Ron, you've seen how we've been for years.You know how hard it has been.

"I know it has been hard for you, too, seeing that your wife left you to care for Tasia in such early years.We've been doing our best to help you, so I hope that you can help us too."

She was trying to play on his empathy as she patted her chest and continued, "You see, we're in deep waters now.Otherwise, we wouldn't have come and asked you..."

"Have you not asked me for favors before?"

Cameron interjected with a faint smile.

He raised his hand and casually dusted his knees before continuing, "That project in the eastern suburb of town at the beginning of this year.The project in Hyderland last year.The year before that..."

The more he talked, the darker Fabian's face became.

He was even wiping away his sweat profusely.

Cameron picked up on his embarrassment and coldly said, "It's not that I've never given you a chance.As long as you were able to meet the requirements, I've assigned you the projects accordingly.However, which one of them did you excel in?"

"Ron..."

"Was there a time when you didn't come here, begging for me to clean up after your mess?"

Cameron continued sternly, "This time, not only is the vaccine development project heavily scrutinized, but it also involves people's lives.

How can I just hand it over to you?

"According to the policies, you don't meet the standards to handle this project.You're not qualified enough, you don't have enough funds, and your company is just not capable enough.Therefore, it's understandable that you didn't get the project."

After he finished speaking, he turned away with a stern look on his face.

It seemed like he didn't want to discuss this any further.

Fabian was speechless.

After all, everything he said was true.

However, none of it was his fault.

There was either a mistake or an accident that happened when he overlooked the project.

This could only be blamed on his bad luck.

It wasn't because of his incapability.

What Cameron said was too much.

"Ron, just give me another chance.I promise I will do better this time!"

After thinking for a while, Fabian pulled Rhea aside and pointed at her.

"This time, it'll be different.

This time, Rhea will be a part of it.

The research institute will work with us.

If you don't believe in me, you should at least believe in Rhea and her abilities! "Rhea won many awards when she was abroad, and now she's back here to work.

Our country needs people like her! Didn't you always say that we should give credit where credit is due? Ron, you're the role model of our country!"

Fabian began to grovel at every chance he got.

Rhea continued sitting there, allowing her father to shower Cameron with praise as she quietly stared at him.

Cameron cast a faint look at her with a mysterious smile.

"Yeah! I do believe in Ree's ability.At the end of the day, she's also my niece