Chapter 475

Mirabella had been scribbling on her paper for over an hour, her hand cramping slightly as she finally set down her pencil. She pinched the bridge of her nose, feeling the familiar tension headache starting to form. With a sigh, she gathered the pile of drafts that littered her desk, tearing them into shreds and tossing them into the waste bin beside her.

After mulling over her thoughts, she shot off a message to Adler on Messenger. [Your data isn’t cutting it. If you force the cultivation of this viral vector, I’m afraid it might just turn into a disaster

Once the message was sent, Mirabella put her phone aside and

questions, she tried to focus on the task at hand.

After finishing the exam and not seeing a reply from Adlered out a mock exam her teacher had assigned. Diving into the

she washed up and went to bed.

didn’t bother checking her phone again. Following her nightly routine,

On the other side of town, Adler stumbled out of the lab at half–past three in the morning, his unshaven face shadowed with stubble and his eyes bloodshot. He peeled off his lab coat and trudged upstairs from the basement to the kitchen. Reaching into the fridge, he grabbed a can of ice–cold beer, popped it open, and downed it in gulps. Then, he slumped onto the living room sofa.

few

after, he sat up straight, grabbing his phone from the coffee table. Seeing a message from the big boss herself, Adler perked up instantly. Although he had anticipated the feedback, the bluntness of ‘isn’t cutting it‘

sigh, his head drooping as he

a

make this data seem a

Adler didn’t expect a reply from Mirabella right away, considering the late hour. She

pondering on the couch for a while, Adler

car keys,

glanced at it briefly before closing the chat without a reply.

she chose a long coat to wear perfectly

came

was delivered, right?” she asked, a

Parkside

a twisted sense of humor.” She had sent him one box in return for the five sets of exams he had given her.

solemnly, “It’s all about helping

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