Chapter 298 How She Gained a Sense of Security
“I’m sorry.” Justin suddenly apologized to Rachel, which startled her. “Why are you apologizing to me?” “If I was by your side at that time—”
“It’s useless.” She shrugged her shoulders, looking relaxed. “There are some things in life that you just have to experience yourself. It’s no use to rely on others.”
Ever since she was a kid, this was how Nancy had taught her to gain a sense of security by herself. When she was being alienated at school, she did her best in her studies and graduated with flying colors.
When she was being oppressed in the workplace, she did her best to gain a promotion as fast as possible. “If I had done nothing at that time and waited for someone to save me, I would have been doomed long ago.” Rachel revealed a soothing smile, but in Justin’s eyes, it was a little hard to bear for him.
“Chris!” Jolly’s voice was heard from afar. “Come over here!”
“I’m coming.” Rachel jumped from the rock and walked two steps toward them before looking back to wave the grilled fish at Justin. “It tastes a bit bland. Remember to sprinkle more cumin on it next time.”
Suddenly, his stern face softened as he couldn’t help but smile.
Meanwhile, Gloria asked Victor, “When Miss Rachel left 5 years ago, why did you disappear?”
“Miss Janice told me to leave Riverdale so that I wouldn’t be targeted by some people.” He flipped the lamb skewer and stared at Justin in the distance. “It wouldn’t be nice if I was killed and silenced.”
“What are you talking about? No matter how insane he became, he wouldn’t actually kill someone.”
“He wouldn’t do it to you,” Victor noted angrily. “As for us, he wouldn’t have that much patience.”
Gloria didn’t know what else to say. “You’re going to overcook the lamb, you know.”
“It’s not ready yet. Do you really want to eat raw meat? Go and get some cumin. Rachel loves to eat those.”
“You only know what she wants.” Gloria rolled her eyes at him. Even though she had said no, she still quickly headed off to get the condiments.
Victor was the only one left in front of the barbecue grill.
As he looked at Justin in the distance, the two of them stared at each other. Suddenly, Justin nodded his head politely as an acknowledgment, which startled Victor, so he turned around and pretended not to see Justin.
It’s even worse now that you have lost your memories. Now, everyone is treating you as the innocent one while the rest of us are the bad guy.
It was finally deep into the night when the last light at the Hudson Pharmaceuticals’ research lab was switched off.
The highly-paid pharmacist whom Rachel hired removed his white coat and exited the automated sliding door. It was only after he checked whether the entrance was locked that he left.
This was the core research department of Hudson Pharmaceuticals where all the data of the new drugs were stored.
A rustling sound was suddenly heard in the lab a short while after the main entrance was closed. The sound was particularly clear in the peaceful lab.
Then, the light from a phone screen came through the locker.
Creek!
The locker was opened from the inside before a slim figure crept out. After looking around to make sure that no one else was there, the person quickly went to the front of a lab machine to locate the experimental data on the table.
In fact, those were the new drugs, but they were all halfway done since they were still undergoing medical trials.
Amber furrowed her brows and looked around one more time.
Rachel wouldn’t tell others about the dosage of the drugs because that was the core secret of the pharmaceutical. However, the pharmaceuticals needed these data to mass produce those drugs, so the data of those dosages was only stored in the computer that couldn’t be accessed without deciphering the codes.
Amber endured everything and came to this hellhole just to retrieve the dosages.
It was hard for me to get in, so I can’t go back empty-handed. Looking at the computers in the lab, she tightly gripped the flash drive in her hand. This is the only way.
The next day, when Rachel came to her office, the secretary rushed toward her. “President Hudson, why didn’t you answer the call this morning?”
“What is it? What happened?”
“Chairman Holt called you this morning, but he said that he couldn’t reach you. He asked me to tell you to call him back as soon as possible.”
Rachel glanced at her and asked, “Did he tell you why?”
“I’m not sure.” The secretary shook her head sheepishly.
Rachel already had something in mind as she placed her bag down and pulled out the chair to have a seat. “Then, there’s nothing to worry about. I’ll call him once I’m done with everything in hand.”
Seeing that Rachel wasn’t panicking, the secretary became worried. “There’s no time to deal with anything else. Amber sneaked into the lab last night and copied the computer data to steal the prescription.”
“I can see that you are well-informed.” Rachel glanced at her with eyes so calm that it would make anyone panic.
The secretary’s expression froze. “President Hudson—”
“I was wondering why Mr. Holt would know about the company’s situation quicker than me. Is it because he is well-informed, or is it because you were quick enough to tell him?”
“President Hudson, I’m doing this for the company’s good. Chairman Holt is also afraid that you are being set up by Amber.”
“Then, I should thank Mr. Holt for his concerns.”
“Chairman Holt was right. Amber actually stole the prescription. Shouldn’t we deal with this first?”
In front of the secretary, Rachel made a call to Evan. “Hello, Mr. Holt. It’s me.”
“Rachel, I was about to head over to the company if you didn’t call me sooner. Don’t worry, I’ll come to the company right now to meet you.”
“There’s no need to rush. Is it because of the theft in the lab last night?”
“So, you do know about it. Don’t worry, I’ll come over to help you deal with it.”
“Mr. Holt, you don’t need to come over. The prescription is fine. Nothing is lost other than some useless medical trial data of the new drugs.”
“Really? How are you so sure?”
“Why would I simply leave such an important prescription in the computer for anyone to decipher? Even if Amber had copied all of the data, she wouldn’t locate the prescription.”
“I see. T-Then, that’s great. I’m relieved.
“Thank you, Mr. Holt, for your concerns. I’ll deal with the company myself so that you and the people around you don’t have to worry,” Rachel said while looking at the secretary next to her.
The secretary was obviously feeling guilty, so she didn’t even dare to look Rachel in the eye.
After hanging up the phone, Rachel uttered faintly, “There’s something I’m curious about. Isn’t the lab so heavily guarded that even a fly can’t enter? How did Amber break into the place?”
The secretary was startled. “I’m not sure about that.”
“Where have I heard that before?”
Listening to her, the secretary’s face turned pale.
Then, Rachel handed a document over. “Send this to the lab and tell Mr. Jonas that someone broke into the lab and stole something. Tell him to re-encrypt the security codes.”
“Alright. I’ll do it now.”
As the secretary left, Rachel’s eyes grew darker as she stared at the secretary.
It seems like Hudson Pharmaceuticals is a den of wolves. Everyone might look friendly on the surface, but they would actually do anything to get their hands on the prescription. Amber is just a smokescreen. If she did retrieve the real prescription, Evan wouldn’t even inform me about it and take it for himself. Otherwise, why would he wait until this morning to call me?
