The Runaway Groom

Chapter 749

Before anyone could respond, Irene spoke.

"I like my coffee sweet," she said, pointing at the black coffee before her. "I appreciate coffee since it keeps you awake, but not its excessive bitterness, which is why I always add in milk or sugar. Anyway, I just learned yesterday that someone important to me has malignant arrhythmia, and everyone would probably be aware that it could kill at any moment. I've always believed that our job is to save lives, and from a certain perspective, it makes our job more noble than a regular doctor's. After all, we develop parts that would save a life, so I don't get it... how did such a noble workplace become so vulgar?"

After she had spoken, everyone else became much quieter.

Even those who disliked her had to agree-their mission was to develop technology that could keep a heart going.

And yet here they are, ostracizing a person just because they did not like her.

What was that if not a mistake?

when you accidentally stepped on my toes, but now that I've thought it over, I was the one who had been petty and intolerant. I should've had faith in our former director's judgment, after he had worked so hard for almost his whole life. I'm sure he would not simply give it off to someone else on a whim-he must've had his considerations before

to her feet, she added, "Please accept

table. "I

had been standing in a corner, was stirred from

her his successor

had one, she had never asked for Isaac's help to harass anyone, and it was them who kept trying to

his support

well. Even if you had me play errand boy today, I don't mind doing it again." 'Thank you," Irene replied, feeling

was not actually using emotional blackmail-she just wanted

begin our meeting... Though it might be more appropriate to call it a

then turned on the projector, which displayed a

the human heart is fragile, but I disagree," she began. "I believe it is the strongest organ in the body, pumping stalwartly the instant it forms without