Chapter 200
"Iris, what time is the buyer for the ZS serum coming tonight?" Leo asked.
Iris glanced at the clock and frowned. "Eight o’clock. Mr. Lambert, I should warn you, I really don’t think Josef is as clueless as he pretends to be. Keep an eye on him. If he decides to get the serum tested, we’re in for a headache."
She had never laid eyes on the ZS serum, such a miracle drug, before, and yet it was now with the Bayer family. She was both stunned and thrilled. This was a golden opportunity for her. She could sell half of it and study the rest. Not only would the price multiply several times over, but if she managed to crack the formula, she’d become someone truly great.
Leo knew the Bayer family well and waved it off. "You’re worrying too much. That kid isn’t that meticulous. Besides, they won’t suspect me. Iris, they already put down a 12 million dollar deposit just for half of the ZS serum. This stuff is seriously worth a fortune."
Iris sneered, "It’s not the serum that’s valuable. It’s the core ingredient." Everyone in the know had heard of the ZS serum, but thanks to its insane price and how impossible it was to get, it was basically the most mysterious thing in the trade. If she could actually crack the formula, becoming number one in the medical world would be just around the corner.
Josef sat in his car, his face impassive. The more he looked at the serum, the more something felt off. Sienna had handed it to him personally that day, and compared to the one he had now, something was definitely different. It was a pity he hadn’t paid close attention to the labels or markings on the serum back then. Otherwise, he would have noticed the difference immediately. Just to be safe, Josef decided to take it to the Bayer family’s testing center to have it tested.
Reno leaned in and murmured something in Sienna’s ear. Sienna frowned, her fingers pausing mid-tap on the table. "Are you sure the ZS serum they have is ours?" she asked.
Reno nodded. "Yes, Miss Enna. We’ve double-checked. The ZS serum they’re selling is definitely ours."
Sienna waved her hand, her tone icy. "Look into it."
"Yes, Miss Sienna," Reno nodded.
Sienna looked at the documents in her hand, all the things the Winslow family had sent over as an apology. She stood up and tossed them all into the trash.
Her phone buzzed. It was from Thorn. Sienna ignored it, letting the missed call count go from 30 to 31. Suddenly, something clicked in her mind. She picked up her phone and called Calvin.
By the time Reno got back, Sienna had already guessed that the serum was the very one she’d handed over to Calvin himself.
"Miss Enna, it’s all clear now. The serum is exactly the one you gave to Mr. Bayer. Leo, as his personal doctor, has pulled stunts like this plenty of times over the years. And there’s someone else in on it too—Iris," Reno reported.
She remembered that phony woman she’d once met at Nora’s place. She and Wayne had been classmates back in the day. The Grant family had been determined to marry into the Sinclair family, but for some reason, Nora’s family had cut off all contact with them. That was when Iris left the country.
That incident had left quite an impression on Sienna. When Iris visited the Sinclair family, she handed out gifts to everyone present, except Sienna. Then, as if on purpose, she gave the remaining gifts to the servants afterward.
Pulling such childish, pointless tricks in front of me. Does she really think she’s someone special? What a joke, Sienna thought to herself.
"Grab all the files. We’re heading to the Bayer family’s place," Sienna said.
"Yes. Miss Enna, Zane said he’ll arrive in three days, and… and…" Reno hesitated.
Sienna shot her a cold, sharp look. "Speak."
"Lana has been out of contact for three hours," Reno said.