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Owen nodded slightly . “ Yeah . I’ve been carving something . ”
Caleb curled his lips in a smirk . “ Couldn’t you just take it home to work on ? ”
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Unable to sleep as he waited for Owen even past midnight , Caleb finally gave up and headed straight to the lab . Trying to sound casual , he asked what Owen had been up to , only to learn that Owen and the night shift staff had gone to bring Aria a late – night snack .
Caleb sneered inwardly , ‘ This guy’s doing so well . It’s like I’m no use to Aria . ‘
Owen rubbed his nose . “ That piece is quite important . It’s not something I can easily take elsewhere to carve . ”
Caleb instinctively asked , “ What is it ? ”
Owen was about to speak when Caleb suddenly stood up and cut him off . “ Don’t say another word . ”
Caleb said with forced nonchalance , “ If you know Aria’s secret , so be it . It’s not like I’m the petty type . ”
Though he said I wasn’t the petty type , deep down his opinion of Owen had definitely taken a nosedive .
Owen added , “ I came to bring her a late – night snack and saw her carving , so I lent a hand . ”
Caleb’s expression softened slightly . “ Gotta say , you really know your way around the kitchen .”
Owen was honestly glad he knew how to cook . Otherwise , he wouldn’t have had any other chances to spend time with Aria . “ As a lawyer , I have the freedom to pick and choose my cases , ” he said with a smile . “ But Caleb , you’re a true business genius . You’ve pulled off some incredible achievements in business . It’s honestly awe – inspiring . ”
Even the famously stone – faced executioner of the legal world was handing out compliments .
Caleb was momentarily speechless . “ Go back and catch some sleep . ”
After several days of acupuncture and herbal medicine , Violet’s condition finally stabilized . As long as she got plenty of rest and proper care , she’d make
a full recovery .
Kate watched anxiously from the side , wanting to help but not daring to step in .
Aria carefully fed Violet the medicine and gently laid her flat . “ Violet’s coming around , Mrs. Livingston . Could you go prepare some chicken noodle
soup ? ”
Kate could hardly believe her ears . Her tear – swollen eyes suddenly sparkled with hope . “ I’ll go right away ! ”
Kate hurried out , stumbling in her excitement . She tripped and fell , scraping her knee .
Kate felt the sting of pain and murmured , “ This isn’t a dream . Violet’s really awake ! ”
Laughing through her tears , Kate rushed headlong into the school kitchen .
Before long , news of Violet’s awakening spread like wildfire throughout Jamelan .
The news hit Hannah like a stinging slap across the face – public , humiliating , and utterly inescapable .
Almost every pair of eyes turned to Hannah , their gazes filled with undisguised mockery .
One of the doctors complained , “ The authorities sent out the notice ages ago . Every other village knew the source was poultry and livestock and started taking emergency measures . But we at Heffner Hospital were the only ones who still thought it was Violet . We completely embarrassed ourselves at the meeting today . ”
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To make matters worse , Heffner Hospital faced severe repercussions from higher authorities for hastily concluding that the source of infection was a little girl and even planning to cremate her .
At that moment , Ramon’s expression sank .
Hannah and Cyril were held primarily responsible for this grave misjudgment .
Previously , Hannah had claimed she could develop protease inhibitors . Even though many doctors had their doubts , they still chose to trust her and
Cyril .
Reality hit them hard , and Heffner Hospital’s reputation was left in tatters .
Someone cast a sidelong glance at Hannah and sneered , “ Aria has got a whole professional team backing her research . Yet you fools actually believe someone could single – handedly whip up protease inhibitors ? ”
“ The point is , there’s not a shred of evidence , yet everyone still bought into it . Utterly ridiculous ! ”