The Heiress He UnderestimatedChapter 54
The Heiress He Underestimated
Chapter 54
Chapter 54 Careful ChemistryFinishedDrakonius was in the lab, he wasn’t there as a patient but as an observer. Elera had drawn a clear line–he could sit in the specially designed, comfortable chair by the observation window, but he was not to touch anything, not to interfere. He was to be still, to conserve his energy, and to watch.And he watched.He watched her move between the machines with a quiet, unhurried certainty that was different from the focused frenzy of the medical crisis days. This was the slow, meticulous work of building. She was culturing new cell lines, using the data from his last blood draw. He saw her frown at a readout, make a tiny adjustment on a dial, her brow furrowed in thought. He saw the way she bit her lower lip when she was concentrating, a small, human habit that made her seem younger, more vulnerable than the steely Dr. Mystral.“You’re staring again,” she said without looking up from a microscope. Her voice was muffled by the clear partition between them, but the intercom carried it clearly.“I’m observing,” he corrected, his own voice still carrying the rough edges of his recovery. “It’s a fascinating process. Watching you build my possible future, one cell at a time.”
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