The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 432

In a clandestine surveillance room somewhere.

Calista's wrists were bound by handcuffs, surrounded by stark white walls that seamlessly blended with the door. A shiver ran down her spine, and fear pounded in her heart.

She had been knocked unconscious by Percival and when she came to, she found herself trapped in this sterile cell, too terrified to resist.

Had her research on the viruses been discovered? Would that mean the death penalty?

No, it couldn't be!

Lost in thought, Calista was jolted back to reality by the sound of the door unlocking. Her eyes widened in alarm as she watched the door intently.

Soon after, a figure in a black trench coat entered the room. It was Mr. B, who tossed a key toward her without a word.

It was the key to her cuffs.

"Mr. B, what's going on? Where am I? Do I still have to return to the lab?"

Before she could get her bearings, Calista was met with a slap that sent her tumbling to the floor.

Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth as the blow nearly knocked her out.

"Fool, who gave you permission to collaborate with Fiona behind our backs?" Mr. B's voice was harsh and undisguised. There was no need for pretense anymore; Calista's identity had been exposed, and from now on, she could only operate under strict surveillance.

Calista was stunned. Mr. B was a woman?

Mr. B removed her hat, revealing Astrid's familiar face, the disguise still in place, "Tell me, where is Boar Poison?"

Calista, regaining her senses, was shocked to see Mr. B's true appearance.

"You're Vivienne's sister!"

her eyes,

it over

the moment to

involving vital goods for

suspecting she had an organization backing her, one with

Boar Poison, especially since Karen's research had been largely destroyed and couldn't be

resurfaced, GTO

on the floor,

placing her hand in Mr.

as though her arm might rip from its socket. The next instant,

ran through Calista. The gentle face before her inspired a deep-seated

fingers tightened around Calista's throat, "I value your medical expertise. If you can't produce the Boar Poison within a month, your

through her. She was playing with fire,

it, I'll

and with a few dripping sounds,

is no longer an option for you. You'll be taken to

disdainfully, Mr. B turned and

liquid, shedding tears of regret. Her remorse was beyond words. If only she had known

At TCL Labs.

brought Vivienne

Percy," lab assistant Holden approached, "The director's not here, and

on

no more, casting a sidelong glance at the hat-wearing woman behind Percival, his heart

would dare to look

Holden averted

to Calista's office door, which now sported

slid it through the reader and with a

you're full of surprises," Vivienne

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