Chapter 136

Evelyn's POV The playroom incident hadn't gotten under my skin as much as it might've before. Yeah, there'd been a momentary flutter when Calvin caught me, but I wasn't about to let myself spiral back into that emotional chaos. I had way more important stuff to focus on. After the livestream went viral, patients seeking treatment at Evelink Biosciences had increased dramatically. Despite our insanely strict acceptance criteria, the waiting list kept growing longer every single day. Even those people I'd met with Astrid Vale at Lakeside Resort were now pestering Astrid's cousin for my contact information. Astrid herself had called earlier, pretty much insisting that Alexis and I attend her movie premiere once filming wrapped up. When I received an invitation to Silas Robinson's birthday celebration, I wasn't particularly surprised. Some time ago, Silas Robinson had approached one of my research scientists at Evelink Biosciences, offering ten times the market rate for Leon's treatment. A