The Unshackled Queen: Never Say Never by Gilbert Soysal

Hannah watched Lewis with a quiet and analytical gaze, taking in his behavior and mannerisms.

He was an enigma-brilliant and talented, but challenging to handle.

She had seen him in the lab before, usually playful and light-hearted, but when it came to research, he transformed into a focused, driven scientist.

Lewis’s family situation was also troubled.

As a matter of fact, it was perhaps the most dire of all the students’.

Hannah had learned of his circumstances through Saul, who mentioned that Lewis’ family was struggling.

To help out, Saul provided him with a larger portion of the project’s budget.

Before his family home was demolished, they’d been given three apartments and $800, @0@ in compensation.

For a time, they were quite well-off.

However, Lewis’s father had become addicted to gambling, squandering the money and losing the apartments in quick succession.

The gambling debts he had incurred reached $3 million, and in the end, he took his own life by jumping to his death.

to support his education, in addition to caring for his younger sister,

she fell ill, the creditors began to hound Lewis once

with $1 million to save Lewis’ mother’s life and help

to pay off the remaining $2

just couldn’t be

Or could it?

in front of Hannah, a roguish smile on his

you giving me that look? Do

in, her voice

so gross,

has a

”

Laughed it off, his

even allowed to joke about

only blinked, ignoring

here, I’m going to

Campbell to discuss business.

”

Hannah left, the rest of the team shifted