She pulled out her phone and called the property management office. She said, “I thought Mayen Garden was supposed to have excellent – to explain how uninvited people got in?”
“We’re so sorry, Ms. Saxon. We’ll handle this immediately!”
By the time the call ended, Liam had already helped Hannah to her feet. “Let’s head to the hospital first,” he said.
Hannah wasn’t hurt, but she felt embarrassed. Her eyes reddened as she forced a smile. “I’m fine.”
She said to Aria, “Aria, just wait!”
Liam looked at her angrily as well.
Aria smirked, her tone dripping with mockery. “Anytime.
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be waiting.”
Liam said, “Hannah, let’s go. If they don’t want treatment, that’s their problem. Right now, the most important thing is SCI about protease inhibitors. It doesn’t have your name on it.”
Hannah froze in disbelief and asked, “What?”
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Liam said, “Even though you didn’t work in the lab, you were the one who made the biggest contribution. Professor Colton wrote the paper but deliberately left your name out.”
Back when they were volunteering in the most heavily infected areas, it was Hannah who identified the critical component for the inhibitor and handed it over to the teacher. That discovery was what enabled the precise development of protease inhibitors.
It was also that teacher who wrote a recommendation letter for Hannah, which allowed her to join Kerano Global Health.
Hannah’s gaze flickered with a mix of emotions. She said, “If my name’s not there, so be it. As long as it helps people, I don’t care about…”
As their voices faded into the distance, Aria closed the door and turned to the group. “Who leaked my address?”
Everyone instinctively looked at Linda.
Linda hesitated before raising her hand. She said in a trembling voice, “I… I’m sorry. I didn’t want to offend the Gibson family. Please, Ms. Saxon, don’t stop my treatment.”
Aria leaned back on the sofa and said indifferently, “Your consultation fee just doubled. Don’t let it happen again.”
Linda quickly nodded. “Alright.”
After finishing the check–ups, Aria created a group chat and said, “Once I finalize the ingredients for beauty cream, I’ll share a list of medicinal herbs and instructions. You can apply it yourself at home. No need to come back here.”
They nodded eagerly. “Got it.”
Once the check–ups were done, everyone quietly transferred their payments through the group chat and left.
Aria confirmed the payments with a quick tap, then switched to her banking app to transfer all the funds to another account.
Not long after, someone reached out to her.
[Ms. Saxon, your recent donation is enough to fund the project for years. There’s no need to send more.]
Aria: [We still need more schools. Let’s start with that.]
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Chapter 119
The person on the other end paused for a while before sending a lengthy message filed with gratitude. Ana skimmed jus tapped into her contacts and made a call. The recipient answered instantly, addressing hat in a foreign Isharage
“Madelyn, where have you been? When are you coming back to Kerano?“
“Lance, I’m back in Mandino City. I don’t plan on coming back anytime soon.*
Director Lance Luthor sighed. “Alright. Are you still working in the field?”
Aria remained silent, and Lance seemed to understand. He encouraged her, “It’d be a shame to waste your talent. You’ll always be welcomed in var
“Thanks, Lance. By the way, has Hannah been part of the protease inhibitors research since I left?” Aria asked.
“Who’s Hannah?”
Aria explained Hannah’s background.
“I’ll look into it,” Lance said.
“Okay.”
Larkridge High School, security office.
The guard was enjoying his lunch while watching a drama on his phone when the ringtone suddenly blared. He glanced at the caller ID and nearly choked, spraying food everywhere. Frantically grabbing his phone, he said, “You’re letting me borrow her?”
“Professor Colton is in Mandino City. You should consider inviting her to be a mentor at your school.”
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