Chapter 1267


    Colby watched Lucian’s actions intently, his breathing catching for a second. Despite knowing that it


    wasn’t the bottle of medicine from that day since he had personally reced it with the bottle of distilled


    water, he still couldn’t help breaking into a cold sweat.He actually realized that someone had used that


    bottle of medicine! D*mn it! I didn’t even notice that tiny detail!“Dr. Galloway, I can add this in,


    right?”Without warning, Lucian turned and looked at him.Colby’s pupils constricted. He dug his nails


    into his palms to force himself to remain calm. “Of course. It’s only going to dilute the solution. Perhaps


    Mr. Damaris added it that day, but we didn’t notice it.”While saying that, he took a step back to make


    room for the man.Inclining his head, Lucian walked over and upied the freed space. Uncorking the


    bottle, he slowly poured the liquid inside into the sk.At the same time, a pill slipped out of his hand,


    which was in Colby’s blind spot. After falling into the bottle, it dissolved upon contact with water,


    blending with the colorless and odorless distilled water before mixing with the liquid in the sk.“All


    done.”He corked the bottle back and moved away. “Let’s observe for a while longer and see whether


    there’s any unusual reaction. Maybe it was a problem with the distilled water.”Colby couldn’t shake off


    the feeling that something was amiss. Nheless, he steeled himself and returned to his ce at the


    counter. His entire body tense, he stared at the sk that was still in the midst of reacting.Shortly after,


    the same gas as that day gradually filled the sk.For a moment, Colby’s breath caught. He gaped at


    the gas in the sk before ncing at the distilled water at the side, his eyes brimming with


    disbelief.How could this be? I personally ced the distilled water there. How could there be gas?


    Could it be that… someone switched the liquid inside? As panic inundated him, Lucian’s voice split the


    air hauntingly. “Does this bottle really contain distilled water, Dr. Galloway?”Stiffly turning around, Colby


    trained his gaze on Roxanne beside him.In her eyes, he could see the reflection of himself that


    appeared all tense and guilty.Behind him, Lucian’s scorching gaze bore into him as though wishing to


    see through him.Abruptly shuddering, he whirled around and took off without an ounce of hesitation.It


    wasn’t until Roxanne had witnessed that scene that she truly believed Colby was the culprit behind


    everything.Casting her mind back to the events that day after learning the truth, she realized that the? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    man was all too suspicious.It was after he had taken over the experiment the other day that a great


    amount of gas materialized. That aside, when we were going to check on the sk, he deftly hid behind


    us…In that instant, turmoil brewed within her.Verily, the fact that a partner who had worked with her for


    so long had almost killed her was a bitter pill for her to swallow.“I’ve caught him, Mr. Farwell.”While she


    was wallowing in self-doubt, Cayden’s voice drifted into her ear.Promptly snapping back to her senses,


    Roxanne swung her gaze over, only to see Colby restrained by Cayden, his head hung so low that it


    almost touched his chest.Colby initially wanted to flee. Unexpectedly, he ran right into Cayden, who


    had been keeping guard, just when he reached the gates of the research institute.Even with his head


    lowered, he could sense Roxanne’s questioning gaze on him.His gaze grim, Lucian threw a look at the


    woman beside him. Aware that she couldn’t ept the truth of the matter, he stepped forward and


    blocked her from seeing Colby.“It was just an experiment, Dr. Galloway. Why did you leave in such a


    hurry?”He fixated an icy gaze on the man restrained by Cayden, his voice dripping with sarcasm.