Chapter 1316
“I’ve got a video of Lucian visiting Verity’s kid at the hospital. Want to see it p>
Lowell picked up his phone, scrolled, and handed it over to Tarquin.
In the video, Lucian-masked and wearing a baseball cap-stood at the glass window of an isolation room.
Inside, Verity’s illegitimate son lay unconscious on the hospital bed, barely clinging to life.
Through the glass, Lucian watched him, wiping away tears now and then, his face full of worry and heartache.
Tarquin narrowed his eyes. “Have you checked if there’s actually a connection between Lucian and the kid p>
Lowell shook his head, keeping one hand on the wheel. “No. With you off the grid, we didn’t want to spook anyone. Axel’s been tailing him personally p>
Tarquin pressed on, “But Verity’s kid is a severe case. How did Lucian even get in to see him p>
Lowell explained, “Lucian paid off a nurse in the secure ward. She snuck him in.” “When Dr. Benjamin found out, he didn’t want to make a scene. He downloaded the security footage and sent it to me to pass along to you. Said he’d wait for your instructions p>
“Lucian’s home now. You want to see him tonight p>
Tarquin thought for a moment. “Not yet. First, confirm if there’s any blood tie between Lucian and the kid. Get a DNA sample and run a paternity test p>
Lowell’s eyes widened. “You think Verity’s kid might actually be Lucian’s?” Tarquin just said, “Let’s check first p>
Meanwhile, Dr. Benjamin and the team from the Medical & Pharmaceutical Association were in a heated meeting.
To be exact, Benjamin and Sabrina were at each other’s throats.
The debate: Should they call in Victor?
Benjamin argued things were spiraling out of control and Victor needed to be
brought in to take charge of the research-immediately.
Sabrina was adamant they’d only been working on the virus for a month, way too
soon to panic and drag her grandfather into it.
The rest of the team stayed silent as the two went back and forth.
Benjamin said, “The virus keeps mutating like crazy. We don’t have clue and the first wave of patients are hanging on by a thread
“Now we’re seeing new cases already starting with mid-stage symptoms. Any future cases might go straight to the end-stage-like Verity son. Once you’re infected chances of recovery are slim te none p>
“If we slip up and this thing spreads, you know what happens-total disaster p>
“I say we call Victor now. If he can’t
do it, we escalate to the World Medical & Pharmaceutical
Association and get the best experts involved p>
Sabrina shot back, “We’ve only been at this a month! It’s normal not to have results yet p>
“You want to call my granddad right away and make us look completely incompetent p>
“And if he had to handle every new virus popping up in the country, he’d never sleep again p>
“That’s like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. His attention should be on the big stuff p>
“I say we tough it out for another month or two. If we’re still lost, then we call him p>
Benjamin was getting pissed. “And what about the people already infected? You think they’ve got months to spare p>
Sabrina shrugged, “That’s their luck. Even if my granddad showed up now, it might already be too late for them p>