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CHAPTER 51
Author: R. AUSTINNITE
last update2025-06-25 05:38:00

For a split second, silence reigned.

Then came the crunch of glass beneath a polished leather shoe as Dr. Russell Alton, one of Hillgrove’s senior board members, stepped into the lab.

His sharp eyes scanned the wreckage—shattered vials, a toppled tray—before finally landing on Sean, who stood rigidly near the shelves, hands clenched at his sides.

Evan stumbled backward, clutching his collar like he’d narrowly escaped death.

“Dr. Alton!” Evan exclaimed, voice trembling but loud. “He grabbed me! Threw me onto the shelf. I—I tried to talk calmly, but he just snapped!”

Sean said nothing at first. His jaw was locked tight.

Dr. Alton turned to him. “Mr. O’Connor. Is that true?”

Sean’s gaze flicked from Evan to the broken glass, then to Alton. His voice, when it came, was calm—too calm.

“That’s not what happened,” he said flatly, clearly uninterested in defending himself. All he wanted was to return to his work.

Evan let out a forced, incredulous laugh. “You’re seriously going to lie? After
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