Chapter 19

This had indeed been an oversight on Elise's part, but it wasn't exactly a catastrophe. What puzzled her more was why Zara had even come to this lab. "Samuel is so wealthy. Why didn't he just fund a lab for her?" she asked. Henry shot her a sidelong glance. "Do you think every lab is like ours?" He ran a hand through his hair, still feeling frustrated. "Even if Samuel funds her, she can't beat your Y-1 with that half-finished Y-2 formula. And since our lab already has the fortified Y-1, it actually works in her favor. If she fails in her own lab, it would be humiliating, but here, she could always come up with an excuse to cover it up." Elise had to admit it made sense. She apologized, "I was careless, but don't hold this over me. That half-finished formula isn't that important anyway." At this point, there was little Henry could say. He trusted Elise could do even better, and truthfully, he just didn't want to deal with Zara's scheming. "You're only accountable to yourself,"