The Double ( or More ?) Life of The Fake Heiress

Chapter 1513

Hank's assistant heard the words and said, "Since it's not urgent, I'll have Hank call you back once he's free."

"Thank you, I appreciate it," Calvin politely responded. However, before hanging up, he couldn't resist asking, "By the way, I wanted to inquire about the patent status of your system..."

The assistant wasn't surprised by Calvin's question, considering he had provided a lot of the information, though it wasn't explicitly stated, it was an open secret among them.

The assistant then replied, "We submitted all the documents a couple of days ago, and we expect to complete the initial review process within a fortnight."

Calvin, understanding the situation, realized why Zane had already passed the initial review—it was because Hank had just submitted the documents, a step behind.

Noticing Calvin's silence, the assistant called out, "Mr. Calvin?"

Calvin snapped back to reality and decided to inform the assistant about the patent situation.

Upon hearing Calvin's news, the assistant frowned instinctively, "Already passed the initial review? How could your institute do this? Aren't you taking the project's confidentiality agreement seriously?"

the assistant's reproach, Calvin internally criticized the assistant's audacity but also acknowledged their right to be so, quickly apologizing, "I just found out

bridge of his nose, aware of how much Hank

saying another word, the assistant

could imagine the strain on the previously maintained

All because of Zane.

shortly after hanging up with Calvin, Hank's assistant received a call from an acquaintance at

the certificate not yet issued? Is there

for such works

phone, the assistant felt

he could respond, the voice from the other end continued, "If you're

for a solution,

assistant's eyes sparkled with hope,

applicant

the real situation behind

then. There's nothing more I can do," the acquaintance said, showing regret