Chapter 50 This Is a Laboratory, Not a Daycare Center!
Marcus snorted, "Where'd you get the cash for those Vitality Pills? And who sold them to you?"
Esme stammered, "Just some herbal medicine merchants who sold them to me cheap. Lila got way better after taking them, so I bought some for Felix! I blew a lot of my allowance on them! I really want Felix to get better. How could there be a problem with the Vitality Pills?"
"The Howard family's lawyer is gonna come see you. Spill everything and give all the contact info of those herbal merchants. Otherwise, the whole Windsor family won't be able to cover for you!"
Esme quickly agreed.
'How could there be a problem with the Vitality Pills!'
Marcus hung up and frowned, "Esme's not smart enough to pull this off alone. I'll leave the rest to you. Catherine, don't worry. No matter what you find out, I'm on your side."
"Okay."
Walking out of the hospital, Catherine frowned at her hand still held by Alexander.
"Can you let go?"
'Holding hands earlier was to reassure Marcus and Felix, but why are we still holding hands now?'
Alexander's face showed a hint of amusement. "I regretted letting go of your hand last time, but back then, I didn't know you were my fiancée and didn't want to be presumptuous. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let go."
Catherine understood.
'Is he talking about the last time we met Oliver?'
"Let go," she said.
"No."
Catherine frowned slightly, "Don't make me hit you."
"If you wanna spar with me at the hospital entrance, I'm game. But Marcus and Felix are still watching us. Besides, I'd prefer a more suitable place to spar. You can spar with me however you like."
Catherine sensed a hidden meaning in his words.
She turned around and saw Marcus and Felix leaning out of the window, watching them with loving smiles.
'If we start fighting here, Marcus and Felix would probably be scared into the ICU,' she thought.
Alexander opened the car door for her, all gentlemanly and polite, "Where to? I'll take you."
Catherine thought for a moment, "To George's lab. I need to borrow his equipment."
George's lab had the most advanced gear, capable of producing results quickly with an accuracy of 98.9%.
"Don't you have your own lab?" he asked.
As Phantom Doctor 'Moon', she definitely had her own lab. The medicine she gave Marcus was all developed by herself!
"Yeah, but my lab equipment isn't as good as George's, with an accuracy of 98.5%."
She hadn't had the chance to upgrade her lab gear yet, and getting approval for such expensive stuff was a hassle.
"I'll send it to you. Give me an address, and I'll have it delivered to your lab. If you don't want me to know the location, you can have your people pick it up from the Howard Group."
Catherine was stunned.
'My lab needs highly precise equipment, which is super expensive. And he just offers to send it?'
"Your consultation fee and the cost of the medicine for Felix are more expensive than the cost of your equipment."
"There are some international caregivers you can trust, but they're a bit pricey."
'Money isn't an issue. The Howard family has plenty of it,' he thought.
"Thank you, Catherine. Thanks for your help with Felix's medicine and operation. Without you, I don't know how to save Felix!"
"It was nothing. I'll send you the address. Just take me to George's today."
Alexander's eyes showed a hint of regret.
'The Howard Group isn't as strong in the medical field as the Windsor family. Otherwise, she'd be hitting me up for a lab!'
Annie, who was driving, was visibly excited!
'Catherine said she'd send Alexander the address, which means she doesn't mind him knowing where her lab is! What does this mean? It means Alexander will have plenty of chances to pick Catherine up from work, and they can even go for a romantic candlelight dinner. I wouldn't have to work overtime anymore!'
George was already waiting at the lab entrance when Catherine called.
"Thanks, Mr. Howard, for bringing Catherine. In the future, just call me to pick her up," George said.
Alexander smiled, all refined and elegant, "It's my duty to take my fiancée wherever she goes. No need to be polite. I'll come to pick Catherine up for dinner later. George, wanna join us?"
George looked at Alexander with a complicated expression and said, "Oh, sure, let's all go together."
Catherine was speechless.
'These two guys together are fifty years old. What's the point of competing?'
"George, let's go inside," she said.
"Alright."
Alexander watched them disappear into the lab before turning his attention back and instructing, "Annie, dig into all of Esme's connections. I wanna know where those Vitality Pills came from."
"Yes, Mr. Howard. Do you think Esme is clueless about this?"
Alexander sneered, his thin lips curling into a mocking smile.
"She's an idiot, but that doesn't mean the people behind her are. Vitality Pills are always in high demand and short supply. The fact that Esme has so many means she doesn't know what they are!"
'With Esme's intelligence, she probably thought the Vitality Pills had some good effect and gave them to a few elderly people!' he thought.
Annie also understood the seriousness of the situation. 'Although Felix didn't blame Alexander in the hospital room, Alexander himself felt quite guilty!'
"Yes!"
Meanwhile, inside George's lab.
"Catherine, I know what happened. I've got the lab equipment ready. But I have a surgery coming up, so you'll have to wait a bit."
As a genius doctor, George had many patients waiting for him every day, most of whom were people even the Windsor family couldn't refuse.
Catherine knew George was busy and obediently said, "I understand, George. Can I use the lab equipment?"
George smiled gently, patting her soft hair with a satisfied look.
"Of course, you can use any equipment you want! If you break anything, I'll buy new ones!"
He sounded just like a parent indulging his child.
"I mean, I can analyze the data of the Vitality Pills. You go ahead and do your work. Just give me the access. Don't worry about anything else."
George was thrilled without doubting Catherine's ability to use the equipment.
"Alright, I'll give you access. You can use my card for anything. All the equipment passwords are your birthday."
"Okay, you go ahead," she said.
George instructed his assistant to stay with Catherine the whole time to prevent any issues while he was in surgery.
"Catherine, I'm George's assistant, Lily. Please follow me," Lily said.
Catherine nodded and followed Lily into the lab George had prepared.
A group of busy doctors looked up at Catherine as she entered, puzzled by the high school-looking girl in the lab.
The lab wasn't a place just anyone could enter.
"Lily, what's going on? This isn't a daycare. Why is there a kid here for a tour?"
Lily quickly signaled with her eyes and said, "This is George's sister. Be mindful!"
"Even if George's sister is here to visit, she shouldn't be in the lab. There are important data here. If anything goes wrong, George won't be able to handle it."
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