Begging For A Reconciliation
Chapter 435

Chapter 435

Chapter 435 Too Late

Normally, Shawn would say yes to every request Leah made. But not this time. Han had made himjumpy. He needed to advance the plan.

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

Shawn almost dragged Leah with him. Leah couldn't refuse. She only prayed that the cufflink couldreceive 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 thevehicle was designed to jam all signals. Uncertainty slowly washed over Leah. She had thought that ifthe cufflink failed to work, she could try memorizing the route to the laboratory. 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 aquick plan.

Perhaps knowing how long it took to reach the laboratory could give her an idea as to where thelaboratory was located.

"Don't sleep now, Sarah. We'll take the chopper in a few minutes." The cold, harsh tone in Shawn'svoice was no more.

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

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

"Please refrain from revealing confidential info, sir," said the chauffeur in the front row. Shawn wasn'tpleased 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 apologeticsmile.

Shawn immediately held Leah's hands and coddled her. "Sarah, he is one of my most trusted men. Hewas just looking out for me. When you become my wife, he won't do this anymore."

"I know. I'm fine with it," said Leah sensibly. She stole a few furtive glances at the chauffeur and madea mental note that she had to isolate Shawn if she ever needed to fish out info from Shawn.

Half an hour later, the couple arrived at Shawn's private island. And it took them another half an hour toreach Shawn's lab.

There was only darkness around the laboratory building. She couldn't see any landmarks whatsoever.And out of the blue, she felt a slight electric shock from the cufflink. It must be the notification that Handetected an abnormality in her location. Just like that, she felt relieved. Her effort wasn't in vain. Hermovements were still monitored. Meanwhile, Shawn held Leah's hand and walked and walked. Theonly thing Leah could hear as she scuffled about was the crashing of ocean waves and the rustlingleaves.

"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 the laboratory was brightly lit. More than 10 researchers inthose clinical white robes were busy working. Noticing the arrival of Shawn, the head researcher cameforth.

"Welcome, Mr. Ford. We have obtained another breakthrough today." The researcher's eyes sparkledwhen he saw Leah. He inquired enthusiastically, "Mr. Ford, is this the new guinea pig? She sure hasthe potential to disseminate the virus more effectively."

What Leah just heard left her flabbergasted. But she played 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 theresearcher shakily. He noticed his fatal mistake.

Usually, researchers were respected, even treated like royalty. But ordinary conventions did not applyto a man like Shawn. All researchers were recruited by Shawn from other countries. They witnessedthe extent of his cruelty so they would do anything to avoid ruffling his feathers.

"Know your place," chastised Leah coldly.

Shawn was observing on the sidelines. When Leah acted like the Mrs. Ford that she would become, hewas 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 thelaboratory, she asked nonchalantly, "When are you releasing the virus?"

One of the researchers immediately responded, "Mrs. Ford. Code Alpha has been released. At themoment, 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 sheregained her composure, 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 too late. She was the first to know about this project butshe 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 vaccine for you. Let's get youvaccinated, shall we?"