Chapter 1299


    Austin had been holding back. He had not been optimistic about this project since the beginning,


    whether or not it would seed. To him, this whole experiment was a waste of time.


    However, after his repeated encounters with Lily, alongside how close she seemed to be with his


    granduncle, he wanted to show her who was on top. Lily was just a mere woman in his eyes. At this


    moment, Austin was keen on making achievements to prove that she was not as good as him.


    Once Thompson agreed, Austin would bury himself in theboratory the whole day. He would think


    about it all the time.


    Traditionally, one would slowly boil medicinal herbs to obtain their medicinal properties. Not only should


    one pay attention to the heat, but one must also correctly control the amount of water used. After all,


    the medicinal properties would dissipate if the medicinal herbs were left to boil for too long.


    Right now, they were not boiling the herbs. Instead, the medicinal properties would get absorbed


    through vtilization.


    The issue with this was no one knew how much of the medicinal properties would get absorbed


    through vtilization. The medicinal herbs’ properties could have been more stable and easier to


    control. One would expect this when others used such a method.


    After spending several days in theboratory, Austin still did not think he had achieved an outstanding


    result. After much deliberation, he had decided to consult Dominic for advice.


    Although Dominic had not practiced medicine for years, his research in medicinal herbs never stopped.


    His vi was full of all sorts of rare herbs. Besides that, Austin heard that Doimnic had a piece ofnd


    he had made into arge ntation.


    However, Austin had never seen it before. He had tried to ask about it once, but Dominic immediately


    shut him down.


    Austin’s visit went smoothly, as Dominic allowed him into the vi without making him wait. Although


    Austin did not see a red sports car outside, he still looked for Lily after entering the door to confirm that


    she was not there.


    That made sense. With Dominic''s temper, even Austin, as his grandnephew, found it hard to visit him,


    let alone an outsider like Lily.


    Austin was sure that Dominic was only willing to meet her and treat her kindly because of that secret


    apprentice of his.


    Austin had yet to learn who the mysterious, secret apprentice was. He had met all of Dominic''s


    previous apprentices, but thisst one seemed like a big deal.


    On the other hand, Lily, who knew the secret apprentice but did not want to tell Austin, still mocked him


    for being an imposter.


    Initially, he had never thought about taking up the secret apprentice title. However, those opinionated


    people began to spread those rumors.


    Now, most recognized Austin as Dominic''s secret apprentice. If he were to deny it at this time, it would


    be incredibly embarrassing, and everyone would consider him a liar.


    Austin did not see anything wrong with taking a bullet for the secret apprentice since the apprentice


    liked being mysterious and lowkey. He thought he was helping the secret apprentice and Dominic to


    some extent. With those thoughts in mind, Austin felt a surge of pride.


    Dominic was boiling some medicinal herbs inside the house as the smell lingered in the air. The ce


    always smelled like this.


    Whenever Austin left, his body would reek of medicinal herbs.


    "Granduncle Dominic,” he called out smilingly and lifted the things in his hand. "My parents returned


    N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    from a trip a few days ago and bought you a set of purple y teapots. They know you like them.”


    Dominic raised his gazezily and dropped them again, uninterested. What can your parents buy that


    will be good?"