Spoiled by Mr. Russell

Chapter 71

Lily stayed in the laboratory the whole afternoon and barely spared time even to drink water. She was a very enthusiastic worker and would block out all external distractions once she was engrossed in her work.

Lily only realized it was already dark when someone knocked on the laboratory door, urging her to leave. The task was more difficult than expected, and she miscalculated the time it would need.

Jenny had given her three days, and Lily made her plans according to her habits in the old laboratory. She had not considered not being able to stay as late as she had wished.

She had to leave on time. No one was allowed to stay overnight at the company except for the staff on duty. After all, there was a concern for information confidentiality. She was only permitted to be in this laboratory, for example.

Lily took off her coat, headgear, and gloves before she washed her hands several times. It was already past eight, and the sky was dark. Jenny was long gone. She had informed Lily of the task and only needed to wait for the result. She did not need to wait for Lily.

Lily stood in front of the building and saw most of the lights in the building were off. The nearby street lights were dim, and the road looked dark. There were not many cars passing by, let alone cabs.

it was difficult to find one. Looking at the map, Lily found

there. The pavement made walking easy, but with the dark sky and no one around,

a few steps when she heard a faint car engine behind her. She turned around and could vaguely

to her,

“Ouch!”

but lost her footing when she landed. She fell to the ground and felt a

Damn!

the door to step out of the

person approaching her as she looked up, “Don‘t you

to the side?”