Chapter 435


    Chapter 435 Too Late


    Normally, Shawn would say yes to every request Leah made. But not this time. Han had made him


    jumpy. He needed to advance the n.


    "Let''s just do the visit tonight, Sarah. After tonight, god knows how many billions Han will cost me


    again."


    Shawn almost dragged Leah with him. Leah couldn''t refuse. She only prayed that the cufflink could


    receive signals properly. Oddly enough, Shawn didn''t bring Leah to the usual sports car he drove.


    Instead, they went inside a windowless, dark car. The first thing that came to Leah''s mind was that the


    vehicle was designed to jam all signals. Uncertainty slowly washed over Leah. She had thought that if


    the cufflink failed to work, she could try memorizing the route to theboratory. But without any window,


    she couldn''t have known where they were.


    "How long will this take? Can I take a nap? Just wake me up when we''re there." Leah came up with a


    quick n.


    Perhaps knowing how long it took to reach theboratory could give her an idea as to where the


    laboratory was located.


    "Don''t sleep now, Sarah. We''ll take the chopper in a few minutes." The cold, harsh tone in Shawn''s


    voice was no more.


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    "Chopper?" Leah blurted out, surprised by the fact. "Yourb isn''t in the city?"


    Shawn caressed Leah''s face affectionately. "Of course, not, babe. It''s on my private ind."


    "Please refrain from revealing confidential info, sir," said the chauffeur in the front row. Shawn wasn''t


    pleased that his chauffeur came to ruin his moment, but he didn''t retort.


    "Right. Sorry, Shawn. I''m just an outsider. You shouldn''t tell me everything." Leah gave an apologetic


    smile.


    Shawn immediately held Leah''s hands and coddled her. "Sarah, he is one of my most trusted men. He


    was just looking out for me. When you be my wife, he won''t do this anymore."


    "I know. I''m fine with it," said Leah sensibly. She stole a few furtive nces at the chauffeur and made


    a mental note that she had to iste Shawn if she ever needed to fish out info from Shawn.


    Half an hourter, the couple arrived at Shawn''s private ind. And it took them another half an hour to


    reach Shawn''sb.


    There was only darkness around theboratory building. She couldn''t see anyndmarks whatsoever.


    And out of the blue, she felt a slight electric shock from the cufflink. It must be the notification that Han


    detected an abnormality in her location. Just like that, she felt relieved. Her effort wasn''t in vain. Her


    movements were still monitored. Meanwhile, Shawn held Leah''s hand and walked and walked. The


    only thing Leah could hear as she scuffled about was the crashing of ocean waves and the rustling


    leaves.


    "We''re here," said Shawn after taking seemingly endless turns.


    "I regret it now. It''s so far." Leah gave a small rant, which made Shawn chuckle.


    Unlike its lightless vicinity, the interior of theboratory was brightly lit. More than 10 researchers in


    those clinical white robes were busy working. Noticing the arrival of Shawn, the head researcher came


    forth.


    "Wee, Mr. Ford. We have obtained another breakthrough today." The researcher''s eyes sparkled


    when he saw Leah. He inquired enthusiastically, "Mr. Ford, is this the new guinea pig? She sure has


    the potential to disseminate the virus more effectively."


    What Leah just heard left her bbergasted. But she yed it cool. "Do I look like a guinea pig to you?"


    The researcher was surprised to hear this confident response. He looked at Shawn, then back to Leah.


    "You must be Mrs. Ford! I''m terribly sorry. Please pardon my ignorance just now," apologized the


    researcher shakily. He noticed his fatal mistake.


    Usually, researchers were respected, even treated like royalty. But ordinary conventions did not apply


    to a man like Shawn. All researchers were recruited by Shawn from other countries. They witnessed


    the extent of his cruelty so they would do anything to avoid ruffling his feathers.


    "Know your ce," chastised Leah coldly.


    Shawn was observing on the sidelines. When Leah acted like the Mrs. Ford that she would be, he


    was overjoyed. He had waited for this day.


    "If you don''t like any of them, Leah, you can have them killed." Shawn basically gave Leah more power.


    The researchers heard Shawn loud and clear. They flocked to Leah to please her eagerly.


    "Feel free to ask us anything, Mrs. Ford. We can give you a tour."


    Leah looked around and saw that Shawn was busy talking with the head researcher. As she visited the


    laboratory, she asked nonchntly, "When are you releasing the virus?"


    One of the researchers immediately responded, "Mrs. Ford. Code Alpha has been released. At the


    moment, we have more than 50 types of viruses pending for future dissemination."


    Leah''s eyes widened. She turned to look at those researchers, her face as pale as a sheet. After she


    regained herposure, she quizzed further,


    "Code Alpha was released in which city?"


    The crowd did not question Leah''s inquisitiveness. After all, she was Mrs. Ford.


    "In Linkville, Mrs. Ford. It will spread quickly in about a week."


    Leah was trembling. In the end, she was still toote. She was the first to know about this project but


    she failed to protect the innocent. For a moment, she doubted her very existence. How could this be?


    Would things have ended another way if she had agreed to be with Shawn earlier?


    "Are you all right, Mrs. Ford? Worry not. Mr. Ford has asked us to keep a vine for you. Let''s get you


    vinated, shall we?"