Chapter 959
That kind of intense warmth.
That level of respect.
It was something they had never experienced in their entire lives.
The feeling was completely alien to them.
They had never imagined in a million years p>
That the Lancasters, the most powerful family in the city, would treat two broke students with such overwhelming kindness.
Serena led them through a sprawling, meticulously manicured garden that felt more like a hedge maze.
It was massive.
Exotic, breathtaking flowers bloomed in every direction, bursting with color.
Plants they had only ever read about in textbooks or seen in documentaries were growing casually along the path.
Deep within the vibrant foliage, the structure of an entirely glass building came into view.
As Serena brought them closer.
They realized it was a colossal Glass Conservatory.
She pushed the doors open.
The interior was packed with state-of-the-art scientific equipment p>
High-end microscopes, industrial centrifuges, endless racks of test tubes p>
The absolute peak of modern technology was all housed in this one room.
There was even an entire wall dedicated to a massive, traditional herbal medicine cabinet.
It was a fully functional, cutting-edge pharmaceutical laboratory.
“Oh my god p>
Lydia gasped, her jaw dropping as she stared in awe at the Conservatory. “Serena, you have a literal science lab in your backyard p>
The setup p>
It made the university’s “advanced” laboratories look like a middle school science fair.
“Yeah,” Serena replied casually. “This is where I mess around with my formulas.” She needed a space to synthesize the treatments for her grandfather’s legs.
And she enjoyed making her own specialized pills.
So her family had simply built her a world-class lab in the garden. It definitely made things easier.
Besides, working surrounded by nature was good for her peace of mind.
“Serena, you are way too humble p>
Caleb pushed his glasses up, his eyes practically glued to the
mullion-dollar centrifuges
had no idea you were actually a Lancaster
“You should have seen Isabella when she got to school. She made
sure every single person on campus knew she was the Lancastere heiress.
Meanwhile, Serena was so low-profile that no one had even
considered connecting her last net
name to the richest family in the city.
Serena walked over to one of the workstations, casually calibrating a microscope.
Hearing Caleb’s comment.
She paused for a second before saying flatly, “She isn’t p>
“Huh p>
They both blinked, confused.
Isn’t what?
Wait… did she mean Isabella wasn’t actually the Lancaster heiress?
“But Lydia scratched her head. “Everyone says she is p>
Now that they thought about it, they hadn’t seen a single trace of Isabella since arriving at the estate.
Serena didn’t bother elaborating. She just held her hand out. “Did you bring the pills p>
Caleb snapped back to reality.
Right. They were here for business.
They hurriedly dug into their backpacks, pulling out a plain, unbranded white bottle and handing it to Serena.
Serena popped the cap and tapped a single pill into her palm.
It was an eerie, unnatural shade of blue, catching the sunlight in the Conservatory and practically glowing.
It didn’t smell medicinal at all. Instead, it emitted a faint, sickeningly sweet scent.
Almost as if p>
It was designed to be chemically addictive.
Serena narrowed her eyes, flipping the pill between her fingers.
Stamped directly into the powder was the Doyle family crest.
Caleb watched her nervously. “Serena, is there… is there really something wrong
with it p>
“It definitely doesn’t look like standard medicine p>