Chapter 459

Harvey lifted the employee ID dangling over Irene's chest and read it.

"Jane Tanner? I didn't think that it'd be you," he said in surprise. "I was actually wondering where I should start searching."

He was impressed that he recognized her despite the face mask, too.

As a matter of fact, Harvey had found out that Isaac might invest in the fully artificial heart project and was going to poach a certain doctor from Mead Clinic.

Since Isaac was known not to fail, he wanted to poach the doctor before Isaac could, and then put his own money in the project.

However, he had no experience in the medical field, let alone any contacts he could speak with.

As such, he came here looking like an idiot, and was kept out of the staffs quarters.

Frustrated, he paced around outside when he saw Irene came out, and grabbed her like he was grasping at straws.

"Come with me," he told her as he pulled her along.

Irene was at a loss for words, and simply grabbed the nearest scaffolding.

Harvey had to turn around right then, and when he saw just her eyes and forehead, he blurted out what he was thinking right then. "Irene...?“

He did not mean to say it out loud, but it left Irene terrified.

tried to hide, and Harvey saw

did she

out to pull off her face mask, and was left staring at the

were burn scars, were

Irene was supposedly killed by an explosion, with her face left utterly

"You..."

want to admit it

Those burn scars...!

"...You survived?"

head while speaking in Minervese, "You have

but that only made Harvey hold

as he leveled a piercing gaze at her. "You're definitely afraid, and you wouldn't

don't know what you're talking about. Let me go." Irene

harder she tried to hide, the

Harvey was staring fixedly at her. "You survived...

then, Irene finally looked up to meet his gaze. "What do you

turned red and he wrapped his arms around her, holding her in fierce

His voice was

so easily recognized, and felt at once feeble and helpless. "Let me

refusal and kept holding

actually began to feel uncomfortable just

and finally remembered that she was still

"Sorry, I didn't mean

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