The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 1529

Inside the lab, Charlotte wore a respirator and protective gloves. She sifted through the T4icy data Dr. David had managed to pull together, glancing from the screen to the colorful vials spread out in front of her. Her face was beautiful, but right now, every line was drawn tight with worry.

“How’s it looking?” Dr. David hovered nearby, hands poised as if he could help at any moment.

“The data’s incomplete.” Charlotte screwed the cap back on a vial. She’d been on her feet for three hours, and fatigue had started creeping into her eyes.

“Incomplete?” Dr. David’s expression shifted instantly, concern settling in. “What are we going to do? This is the best information we’ve been able to get.”

With the drug almost nonexistent on the black market, finding any real details had been nearly impossible.

“I’ll find a way,” Charlotte said. She closed her laptop, slid the reagent back where it belonged, and shot him a look. “Make sure we’ve got all the necessary meds ready ahead of time.”

“Of course.” Dr. David followed right behind, warmth and worry in his eyes. “Are you sure you’re alright?”

Just yesterday, he’d run another round of blood tests on her. The gene-mutation effects were shockingly slow, which, as he suspected, was probably because she was pregnant with a daughter.

“I’m fine,” Charlotte answered, taking off her mask and gloves, her voice relaxed. “Just a little dizzy and the occasional heart flutter, but it’s under control.”

Dizzy. Heart palpitations. The symptoms were starting to show.

Dr. David’s lined face scrunched up with anxiety. “If it gets serious, you can’t just push through.”

“I know. I’d never risk my own life,” Charlotte said. She washed her hands, dried them off, and managed a small, confident smile. “Believe me, when it comes to mutations, I know what I’m dealing with.”

Dr. David opened his mouth, but couldn’t argue with that. She was right.

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