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“You’re the only one from Mr. Gerardo’s first–contact list who hasn’t been infected. Maybe you’re just lucky–a special case,” Tommy said, trying to stay hopeful.
It wasn’t impossible.
“If you’re still worried, you can apply to join Owen’s treatment study,” he added.
“I’m in,” Yunice said immediately.
Wellinges Pharma’s targeted treatment had shown promise–at least, it had prolonged Elsie’s critical period by five days. That was enough reason for Yunice <i>to </i><b>act</b>.
She decided to join the special task team and use Owen as the clinical subject to apply. Wellinges Pharma’s research in practice.
When the task team surrounded Owen’s bed, the moment he saw Yunice, he looked stunned. “What are you doing here? Get out!”
He was afraid she might get infected too. If the Saunders family had to lose someone, better it not be all of them–not all in their own hospital.
“She proposed the experimental treatment,” the attending doctor said. “It’s showing promise, so we’re allowing her to participate in the trial.”
“Treatment?” Owen’s hollow, sunken eyes red with a sliver of life. He sat up abruptly. “Don’t be ridiculous. She doesn’t know the first thing about medicine-”
“I’m backed <i>by </i>Wellinges Pharma. Got <i>it</i>?” Yunice cut him off, impatient.
Owen froze, and then finally understood what she meant,
Yunice didn’t have the credentials–but Wellinges Pharma could hand her the patents<i>, </i>the credit. They were giving her a golden badge to wear. A chance to shine, even if it was symbolic.
After the data was collected, Owen called her over privately.
He stared at her and said, “I finally understand why you didn’t run.”
Yunice was preparing an injection, flicking the air bubbles out of the syringe, not even looking up.
“You’re not doing this <i>to </i>be a hero<i>. </i>You’re doing <i>it </i>for the glory,” he said. “So that when this is all over, you’ll walk out covered in des. Wyatt will pull some strings, and you’ll rise <i>to </i>
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the top–cutting corners with fabricated credentials. Before long, they’ll hand <b>you </b><b>a </b><b>hospital </b>to run, no questions asked.”
Yunice nced at him. He <i>really </i><i>has </i><i>an </i><i>imagination</i><i>. </i>But he wasn’t entirely wrong.
She sneered, “Wasn’t this your n for Elsie, too? You of all people should know exactly how capable she really is.”
Owen defended, “Elsie works hard. She just didn’t have a strong foundation. With time, she’ll earn her ce.”
“And what, I don’t work hard?” Yunice shot back.
“Elsie worked hard, sure. But she gave up this hospital. She didn’t stay to fight with you. I did. So now I’m the one getting this ‘golden opportunity.‘ And what? You regret it?”
Owen flushed. “That’s not what I meant.”
“What I mean,” he said, regainingposure, “is that if you really wanted to seed, you’d study properly–not take shortcuts and game the system.”
Yunice was getting annoyed. <i>Why </i><i>was </i><i>he </i><i>always </i><i>like </i><i>this</i>? <i>Always </i>so <i>condescending</i><i>. </i>
She finally set the syringe down and asked, “You really believe I have no real ability?”
Owen looked at her, stunned. His bewildered face said it all–he honestly thought her useless.
That confirmed it: all his years of dismissing her hadn’t been calcted malice. He simply <i>believed </i>she was nothing.
Yunice said quietly, “Remember your graduate thesis? It was rejected three times before passed. Elsie helped you with the final revision, right?”
Owen stared at her through the translucent barrier, eyes slightly widening.
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“You’re wondering how I know that, right?” she continued. “Because it wasn’t Elsie who fixed it.”
Yuniceughed coldly. “It was me.”
“Bullshit,” Owen muttered, voice tight. “Don’t make things up.”
“I even revised your SCI paper,” she said inly.
Owen’s hands curled into fists, his expression growingplicated.
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With his diagnosis now hanging over him like a death sentence, Yunice figured it was time toy the truth bare.
“Elsie was just the delivery girl,” she said. “You thought she helped you. But everything she gave you, I was the one who created. She just stole it. Early on, when you started getting praise from the professors, I actually thought <i>you </i>had taken my work. I treated you like a brother. I didn’t approve of what you did–but I didn’t want to ruin your reputation in front of your advisors.”