His presence enveloped her, and Mia Lane closed her eyes. She had never loved anyone in her life; Justin Kingston was the first, so she cherished this feeling deeply. Hours later, Justin returned to his bedroom. When he opened the drawer, he inadvertently noticed two nutrition vials were missing, including the matching intravenous injectors. As a group manager, it’s impossible for his memory to be wrong. Justin was particularly sensitive to data. He frowned slightly, wondering why she needed the nutrition vials. Had she not been eating? Justin turned and left, heading straight for the pharmaceutical research lab. Mia was currently using instruments to test the composition of the drugs, ensuring they were within a safe range. She only had a month left, and there was still much to be done. Upon hearing footsteps, she turned and saw him. "Aren’t you going to the company?" "Did you inject the nutrition vials?" Justin approached her. "Why?" Mia didn’t hide it. "It was me." Her mind raced, and she smiled charmingly. "I was testing to see if it worked well, if it really stands up to hunger. If it doesn’t, I’ll develop something else for you." He asked again, "And the conclusion? Is it quite good?" Seeing he had no suspicions, she smiled with her eyes forming crescents, "Things created by my apprentice are usually pretty good." With a turn, Justin leaned back against the edge of the table and glanced sideways at her profile. She began to refocus on drug research, her lips curved into a smile, as serene and beautiful as the flowers in the yard, mesmerizing him. Looking at her deeply like that, Justin fell for her once again. "By the way, you shouldn’t work here anymore," Mia found a suitable reason. "On the day you all go to Aeridia, I’ll have Ian Shelby return, so there’s no need for you to supervise us, go back to the company!" He preferred seeing her over monitoring her, knowing fully well that there was no foul play between her and Ian, yet he couldn’t help but feel jealous. "No, I won’t." He sounded like a child. "You need to listen to me on this." Mia turned, explaining the seriousness of the situation, "With you here, I get distracted, and I worry you’ll be distracted too. I need to fully dedicate myself to developing each stage of the drugs; I can’t delay anymore. Right now is the optimal time for your mother’s skin rejuvenation." He thought about it seriously, "Then I’ll stay here at night, I want to sleep with you." Mia shook her head, "That won’t do either." "Why?!" he protested, "Do I have to listen to you for everything?" She stood firm in front of him, looking him in the eyes and analyzing earnestly, "Sleeping with you would affect my research state the next day; I really need to concentrate on studying. As for us, well, there’s always tomorrow." "..." Justin felt a bit dejected. Mia stood on tiptoe, placing her hands on his shoulders, "I am the doctor you hired for a billion yen, surely you wouldn’t want me distracted? If the drugs encountered issues or adverse reactions, I couldn’t bear the blame." What she said made perfect sense. Looking at her deeply like that, her eyes were truly beautiful, gentle yet alluring. Justin couldn’t help but clasp her nape again, kissing her uncontrollably; today he seemed enchanted by her lips. At the door, Kristina Kingston stood firm, glaring at the scene inside, with blue light flashing deep in her eyes. Once their kiss ended, the girl stayed inside to continue developing the drugs, while his son headed towards the door. Justin took a couple of steps, paused slightly upon seeing the person at the door, then proceeded towards her. Kristina’s face returned to her usual neutral expression. Kingston Group, towers over a hundred stories tall stood in Riventhal’s most prosperous central district. The light tan-colored glass walls of the buildings reflected blue sky and white clouds, resembling crystal palaces under the sunlight. This is a place that carries countless young people’s dreams. Monica Usher was in her office, Barbara Sutton informed her that CEO Kingston hadn’t yet arrived at the company. Hearing this, her mood was absolutely terrible! "Is Mia Lane a witch?" she paced restlessly, eyes filled with jealousy, "Does she have that strong of an attraction?" "Let go! No one’s stopping me! Did you hear me?! Everyone move aside!!" A girl’s shouting came from outside the door, the chaotic scene caught Monica’s attention, and through the glass wall, she saw the girl storming towards the CEO’s office, and the security guards couldn’t, or rather didn’t dare to, stop her. Original content can be found at noᴠelfire.net