Celine was totally not into it, making Grant feel bummed out. Elizabeth had to intervene. “Grandma, it’s a super rare medicinal herb.” Celine’s eyes narrowed. If it was a medicinal herb, then she was definitely interested.

Grant sighed. “Elizabeth, see? Your grandma cares more about herbs than me!” Elizabeth laughed and grabbed a bag of chips. Hearing it was a medicinal herb, Celine started unwrapping the gift much more carefully. She peeled it open bit by bit. When the box finally opened and Serenity Leaf was revealed, Celine’s eyes lit up. She looked at Elizabeth, then at Grant, too excited to talk. Celine thought, Is this Serenity Leaf? Elizabeth and Grant actually got me Serenity Leaf.

“Is this Serenity Leaf?” Celine asked, super excited. Elizabeth nodded hard, confirming it was indeed Serenity Leaf. “Grandpa asked me to find Serenity Leaf for you ages ago. I just found it, so I guess I got lucky,” Elizabeth explained while munching on her snack.

Celine nodded, overjoyed. “Elizabeth, you’ve been a huge help.” Elizabeth was confused. How could it be just Elizabeth who helped? “Didn’t I help too? I was the one who asked her to find the Serenity Leaf for you!” Grant huffed, wanting some credit. Celine held Grant’s hand and nodded firmly. “Yes, you were a great help.” Then she stood up. “I’m taking this to the lab right now. Our research is finally gonna make a breakthrough with this!”

All these years, they hadn’t made a breakthrough because they couldn’t find Serenity Leaf.

Leaving already? Grant was clearly annoyed. Celine ignored him and looked at Elizabeth, asking, “Elizabeth, want to come to the lab with me?” “Can I?” Elizabeth was super curious. Celine nodded. “Of course. You found the Serenity Leaf for us, you’re our hero!” Grant was still grumpy, thinking it was he who asked Elizabeth. Elizabeth ditched Grant and went to the lab with Celine.

Grant sat on the sofa, looking at the now-empty living room, and finally let out a sigh.

MResearch Base N.

Celine put on a white lab coat and handed a set of clothes to Elizabeth. She scanned her fingerprint at the door, and it opened. The AI on the right welcomed Celine back. Elizabeth followed closely behind Celine and saw a bunch of professionals in white lab coats as soon as she entered. Celine had mentioned that this place was packed with the best minds in the field. Not just anyone could get in. Plus, the work was super demanding; they had to keep at it until the research was done. Elizabeth looked around, still curious about everything.

“Hello, Mrs. Percy!” Several people nodded at Celine, and she responded with a friendly smile. Just as they were about to reach the lab, someone caught up from behind and called out, “Mrs. Percy.” Celine turned around to see a young woman in her thirties, very beautiful. The woman asked, “Our research is about to hit its deadline. After so many years without new progress, should we keep going?”