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.

to hide, and Harvey saw the fearful look in her

she have to

on earth are you?” Harvey growled, even as he reached out to pull off her face mask, and was left staring at the scars on her

those were burn

by an

"You..."

not want to admit it even as he

Those burn scars...!

"...You survived?"

lowered her head while speaking in Minervese, "You

as hard as she could, but that only made Harvey hold on tighter to her, preventing her

a piercing

know what you're talking about. Let me go." Irene kept on

harder she tried to hide, the more she was

was staring fixedly at her. "You survived... No, you

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

eyes turned red and he wrapped his arms around her, holding

voice

expect herself to be so easily recognized, and felt at once feeble

Harvey said in refusal and kept holding onto

began to feel

said, and finally remembered that

the bulge, he asked, "Sorry, I didn't

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