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Chapter 0940

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Elizabeth stormed into the lab and marched toward Paul. “Why did you fire me?” she demanded. “Was it because I took a week off for sick leave? Or did something go wrong with the project?”

He looked at her, then scoffed. “Just because the police couldn’t figure out who did it doesn’t mean I don’t know who’s behind it. Do you want me to spell it out for everyone to hear?”

The last shred of hope in Elizabeth’s eyes disappeared.

He had known all along but had waited until now to confront her. It felt like a sucker punch to her gut. All the anger she had been holding back never had a chance to erupt. Instead, it just fizzled out like that.

While watching the exchange between them, Sandy felt the urge to speak. But when her eyes met Paul’s cold, piercing gaze, even she–usually oblivious to these things–realized the situation was far more complicated than she had imagined.

As their conversation played out in her mind, an absurd theory began to form. Suddenly, her gaze toward Elizabeth changed from sympathy to shock.

On the other hand, Silas had already pieced it together long ago and stayed silent.

Bryan, however, was still in the dark. He stepped forward to support Elizabeth and said, “Lizzy

she snapped and pushed

were Sandy and Silas looking at her like that? Could they have

his empty hands. For a long moment, he didn’t move

to return to

“Dr. Jefferson, can

him, but it was already

turned to face

pressed on, “You fired Lizzy. There must be a reason for it, right? What

smiled, but the sympathy he might have had for Bryan vanished in an instant and was replaced by an icy, piercing gaze. “You’ve worked your way

baffled by

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pretend to be ignorant because you’re deceiving yourself. As someone with higher education, the east you should be able to do is

be obvious without having to be said. If I have to spell it out for you,

lost interest in continuing his work. He took off his lab coat and

Bryan stood there, stunned.

his anger and pointed at him. He spat through clenched teeth, “Bry,

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