Chapter 691
When Sienna was still a medical resident, her mentor had mentioned it in passing.
He said the disease was like a malicious joke played by God on humanity—even the right to study it required sacrificing human lives.
Because of this horrifying reality, the project had been banned completely.
For decades, no one spoke of it, and no one dared to research it.
In recent years, the medical databases showed absolutely zero new cases.
It was universally accepted that the pathogen had gone completely extinct.
But now p>
The data flashing on the screen perfectly matched the faded literature in her memory.
A tidal wave of shock crashed through Sienna, a layer of cold sweat instantly soaking her back, chilling her to the bone.
How was this possible?
A psychiatric toxin that had been extinct for years was suddenly ravaging Maloney’s body.
This pointed to a truth that made her spine turn to ice.
Somewhere in the world, there was still a living host of this rare disease.
Someone had secretly imprisoned this patient, routinely performing Bio-Harvesting to extract the toxin.
They then artificially modified it, disguising this horrifying pathogen as a generic compound poison, and silently injected it into Maloney.
Could it be… the poisoner never intended to kill Maloney from the very start?
Was their goal to systematically obliterate his sanity, dragging him into permanent madness until he was nothing but a broken shell?
But if that were the real motive p>
Now would be the ultimate time to strike.
The culprit should be doing everything in their power to stop her from developing the antidote.
Yet, from the moment she began her research, everything had proceeded with terrifying ease.
Why?
What exactly were they trying to do?
Sienna forced down the violent pounding in her chest.
She rapidly compiled the data, grabbed her laptop, and walked into the outer room.
“Get over here, now. I found the missing core component, and I’ve completely figured out the origin of Maloney’s poisoning p>
Hearing her words, Marcus was the first to move from the sofa.
Luna and Thea quickly gathered around, their faces taut with anxiety.
Jarred, who had been standing silently on the balcony, also stepped slowly into the room.
His dark eyes, previously filled with nothing but protective intensity for Sienna, were now flooded with a heavy, lethal darkness.
Sienna scrolled down the screen, revealing every piece of data she had just discovered without holding back.
She took a deep breath. “Maloney wasn’t hit with a synthetic poison. Someone is harboring a patient with an incredibly rare disease and conducting illegal Bio-Harvesting p>
The air in the room froze entirely.
Luna felt a chill crawl over her skin, her eyes wide with disbelief. “Didn’t this disease go extinct years ago?
There were only a handful of cases globally… it was wiped out.
How could someone specifically harvest this exact toxin just to target Maloney p>
Thea’s brow furrowed tightly. “If they just wanted to seize power, they could have killed him outright.
We’ve pushed the antidote to this critical stage, and no one has shown up to sabotage us.
The cost of pulling this off is astronomical, the risks are astronomical, but the endgame isn’t murder p>
She looked up, her gaze razor-sharp and cold. “It’s probably not the old vultures on the Board of Directors p>
Beside them, the temperature radiating off Jarred plummeted to freezing.
As everyone stood paralyzed by the revelation, Marcus fixed his dark, unfathomable eyes on Sienna and asked softly Can you cure itl
“What?” The question caught Sienna entirely off guard.
Marcus’s expression didn’t change. “Maloney’s condition—can you develop the antidote p>
Sienna nodded. “Now that I know the origin, it shouldn’t be difficult p>
A faint smirk touched Marcus’s pale lips.
Sienna thought she saw something in his eyes finally relax.
“What is this p>
Suddenly, a low, gravelly voice echoed from across the room.
They all turned to look and realized that. tarred, who had just been standing right next ta therm, was now on the far side of the lab.