Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 49

Mabel’s hands trembled with fear as she spoke in a shaky voice. “Just now, Genevieve told me that a team from Prospectus Technology came over. They collected several fingerprints from the labels of dilute and concentrated sulfuric acid. They’re going to collect our fingerprints this afternoon to compare.”

Lucia’s gaze darkened as she gritted her teeth, staring at Mabel. “You fool! Didn’t you know you should wear gloves when you swapped the labels?”

“I… I was too panicked. I just forgot… and by the time I remembered, it was too late…” Mabel was on the verge of tears. “Lucia, what do I do… You have to help me…”

Lucia looked impatient. “How can I help you? Can I magically change another person’s fingerprints?”

When Nyla’s flask exploded during the experiment, Damon’s secretary immediately ordered the lab and adjacent reagent storage room to be sealed off. They never had a chance to wipe the fingerprints off the labels. Moreover, Lucia hadn’t expected Mabel to be so foolish as to leave such a glaring loophole.

“But I can’t lose this job. Otherwise, I won’t be able to afford my mom’s medical bills…”

Mabel was willing to do anything for Lucia to secure a job for her father so they could earn money for her mother’s medical expenses. If she lost the job, what would be the point of it all?

Seeing Mabel’s unstable emotions, Lucia knew she had to find a way to placate Mabel, or she would also be implicated.

worry for now. I heard there’s a local company researching simulation gloves that replicate even fingerprints. I’ll figure out

of hope flashed in Mabel’s eyes as

back to work for now. I’ll make

“Okay.”

Mabel left, Lucia called Clement. “Dad,

was on

Reeve, I’ll need to consult with Mr. Sumner about

hanging up, Spencer walked

our help. She wants us to send a team over to collect fingerprints from everyone in

up at

tampered with the labels on the reagents used by Ms. Jayston during -her

You handle

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Spencer left, Damon returned to the documents, but he