Chapter 567

It was the sixth day of Valerie's seven-day contract with C Lab. If Liam survived past midnight, she would officially pass the laboratory's final assessment. At 10:00 am, Valerie arrived at the ward on the fourth basement level. After entering, she went through her usual routine of checking on Liam. "Mr. Dunkins, how are you feeling today?" Valerie asked. Liam lay quietly in his bed. He did not give her a response as he had a few days ago. Valerie immediately sensed that something was wrong. She moved quickly to the bedside and checked his breathing. To her shock, he had stopped breathing entirely. That was impossible. Valerie had complete confidence in the special medicine she had developed. Keeping him alive for a week should not have been a challenge at all. It was only the sixth day. How could he have died so suddenly? To prevent anyone from sabotaging her work, Valerie had installed a surveillance system in the ward. She quickly opened the monitoring interface on her device.