Chapter 687

Elizabeth recalled the past three years; she had been playing the role of the wife Alexander didn't love. She took meticulous care of herself, ensuring she was full of energy every day, just hoping he would glance at her. Though she was tired, she felt fulfilled. Now she realized that loneliness and emptiness were the norm.

Then she washed her face to wake up a bit. When she picked up her phone, she found several messages from the research institute, mostly related to data, indicating the institute still needed her. Elizabeth checked the time and it was past six in the evening. She then changed her clothes, tidied up a bit, and headed to the institute.

When she arrived, the institute was already empty. The deserted institute, with no lights on, felt eerie. Step by step, Elizabeth went to the database, and when she input her fingerprint, the lights turned on automatically. She was about to proceed when she was startled by someone in the corner.

“Damn it!” Elizabeth shivered. In the corner stood a girl dressed in black, facing her with a cold expression. It turned out that it was Blair. Seeing someone standing there so straight in the middle of the night was truly terrifying for Elizabeth.

Blair looked at her without saying a word, holding two folders in her hands, seemingly deep in thought, unable to figure something out. Elizabeth walked over and asked her, “Why haven’t you gone home?”

“I’m so annoyed,” Blair replied.

She’s annoyed? It’s usually she who annoys others. Elizabeth took the data from her hands. It turned out Blair was delving into the latest data.

“The experiment failed, not a single result. Where do you think we went wrong?” Blair immediately followed her, asking.

Elizabeth raised an eyebrow. “S11(2N is not a simple drug, but a special drug. Blair, if such a drug could be developed in just a few days, we wouldn’t be needed.”

“But we’ve been researching for so long. I’ve reviewed all the data from previous years. And there’s no single breakthrough.” Blair was anxious.

Elizabeth knew she was anxious, but being anxious wouldn’t help. “Just do your job,” Elizabeth told her.

Blair fell silent. She then watched Elizabeth sit down, who was also perturbed when looking at the data.

So Blair remarked, “Elizabeth, you are really cold.”

Elizabeth paused. Maybe it was because she had been influenced by Celine after all these years by her side. “Tomorrow, I will officially start the Serenity Leaf extraction plan,” Elizabeth told Blair.

Blair sighed, for she thought extracting wouldn’t be of much use. She pondered, “Can Serenity Leaf save lives? And you don’t want to join?” Elizabeth asked her.

“Does your sigh mean…?”

Blair smiled, “You’re right, I’m not interested in it. I should just do my job.” She thought again, “Either I join the team directly and become a member of the lab, or I remain an assistant. As for extracting Serenity Leaf, I’d still be an assistant, wouldn’t I?”

Elizabeth raised an eyebrow but said nothing, leaving Blair to her own devices. Since Blair didn’t want to join, she could continue being an assistant. She was truly foolish, whose thoughts were written all over her face.

“I’m leaving.” Blair turned around.

Elizabeth seemed to remember something and said to her, “Stay safe.”