<em><b>Chapter 676 </b></em>


    <em>The group moved in step with Jayson. No one made a special effort to greet Ariel. </em>


    <em>Ariel wasn’t surprised. This felt like exactly how things should be right now. </em>


    <em>Since Jayson had left the hospital, she hadn’t seen him at all. </em>


    <em>Eric hadn’t noticed anything unusual. “Mr. Larkin’s probably busy. He was abroad for a while and just returned today.” </em>


    <em>Ariel nodded. That exined his absence. </em>


    <em>But even if he hadn’t left Croinia, they still wouldn’t have crossed paths. After what happened with the baby, there was no chance of any emotional connection between them anymore. </em>


    <em>She remembered what Jayson had said at the hospital–that he would wait until her work at the 719 base was done to cooperate with her. She understood exactly what that meant. </em>


    <em>He was hurt. He assumed she had gone through with the abortion before he returned. He despised her for not wanting his child. So it was over. </em><fn50b8> Newest update provided by FindN0vel</fn50b8>


    <em>It made sense that he would think that way. </em>


    <em>They wouldn’t have any further ties in the future. </em>


    <em>Ariel didn’t even know what her own future held. Would she fully recover? Fail? Or maybe rpse? </em>


    <em>At this point, how could she even hope to convince him to believe her? She didn’t have any proof herself. </em>


    <em>“Have you two not made up yet?” Elsie asked, tilting her head in curiosity. </em>


    <em>Ariel didn’t address the question. Instead, she turned to Eric. “This round of materials is being tested in batches. We’ll probably need to do two more roundster. Make sure your team cooperates fully. There can’t be any mistakes.” </em>


    <em>Eric smiled. “Don’t worry, Mrs. Larkin. Mr. Larkin has always overseen this since it’s important for your future work.” </em>


    <em>Ariel paused slightly, then led Elsie inside to start organizing the work. </em>


    <em>The materials involvedplex data, and Ariel would need to analyze each report carefully. </em>


    <em>She asionally nced at Elsie and instructed her, “Take note of this and send it to my email.” </em>


    <em>Elsie listened, bewildered by the unfamiliar sets of data. “What kind of data is this?” </em>


    <em>Ariel didn’t even look up. “Just don’t get the numbers wrong.” </em>


    <em>Elsie didn’t understand, but Ariel was her superior, so she obeyed. </em>


    <em>She couldn’t help but observe Ariel’s uncanny ability to remember everything with absolute precision. While others might need long hours of calction and scrutiny, Ariel was different. Her mind was like </em>


    <em>the perfect vessel. </em>


    <em>During all the time Elsie had watched her, she had never seen Ariel struggle or hesitate. Every piece of data under her control was handled with wless uracy. </em>


    <em>That was pure skill and a rare talent. </em>


    <em>Elsie began to understand why Samson admired Ariel. That kind of calm confidence, born from strength, gave her a maic presence. </em>


    <em>Biting her lip, Elsie finally asked, “How did youe up with this calction algorithm? Can you exin </em>


    <em>it?” </em>


    <em>She pointed to the trickiest part of the data. </em>


    <em>Ariel finally looked at her. “Modified honeb method. Bring yourptop. I’ll give you an example.” </em>


    <em>Elsie froze. She hadn’t expected Ariel to openly share her personal technical methods. </em>


    <em>“What are you spacing out for?” Ariel tapped her lightly on the forehead with her pen. </em>


    <em>Startled, Elsie touched her forehead. “You’re really generous.” </em>


    <em>Ariel nced at her. “I have many sets of algorithms. You can try learning them if you can.” </em>


    <em>Elsie was rendered speechless. Those words infuriated her. </em>


    <em>Ariel worked with great efficiency. </em>


    <em>After two more rounds of detailed work over the next two weeks, the materials could be put into formal </em>


    <em>use. </em>


    <em>The entire process would take over a month, and the research project was reaching a crucial stage where </em>


    <em>the materials would be needed. </em>


    <em>Once the work was done, Ariel submitted the data to the government for review. </em>


    <em>It was already gettingte. </em>


    <em>When she stepped out, she noticed a call from Betty. </em>


    <em>After some hesitation, she answered. “Grandma?” </em>


    <em>Betty’s tone was cheerful and casual. “Ari, what time are you getting off today? Have you been busytely?” </em>