Chapter 1217

Conrad stood not far away, watching David's expression shift, and felt his heart

skip a beat. He knew that the medicine David held was his, even though he wasn't the one who concocted it. Conrad's fingers tightened as he kept his eyes glued to David.

"President?" the Vice President called out, puzzled.

David composed himself, placing the pill back in the box where three others lay, and nodded. "This medicine is top-notch, definitely worthy of first place."

Conrad felt his tension melt away, breathing a sigh of relief. He realized he'd been too anxious. This was Grade-A stuff-how could David possibly see through it? Even if David had encountered something similar, it wouldn't have been unusual. Conrad had triple-checked the pills when he got them from Sophia, ensuring he could present them with confidence.

would take first place!"

Devon's work?" another Vice President chimed in, immediately

and nodded. Everyone knew Devon's

on Conrad's nerves. Devon, always Devon! Despite both being top-tier pharmacists, everyone only remembered Devon. No matter what high-level concoction came about, Devon was the first on everyone's mind. Just like now... Conrad took a deep breath, smirking

over Devon; they'd soon see how blind

the marking on the box and pondered for a moment. "It might not be as clear-cut as that. There are seven participants in this

quickly caught on. "True,

nodded and turned to the person handling the tally. "Let's get

"Sure thing."

on their respective box. As the names were announced, David, who had

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