Stop Panicking! Miss Jacobs will Not Look Back!-Chapter 44: Juliana Jacobs, Are You Courting Death?
"Maโam, youโve been following us all the way, may I ask who you are?" one of them asked. ๐ฏ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ก.๐๐๐ถ
Juliana smiled, "Iโm just a concerned citizen."
The two of them looked her up and down.
"This is a testing center. If you have no business here, please leave, or Iโll call security."
"Oh, call security?" Julianaโs expression turned intriguing, "Are you afraid of being watched because thereโs something fishy going on?"
...
Hospital.
After the samples were safely sent off, Evan Grant left.
George Grant also needed to go attend to other matters.
Only Lily Windsor and her daughter were left in the ward.
Lily couldnโt hold back, she got up and grabbed Stellaโs arm.
"Is what Evan said true? Using those drugs would harm my body."
Stella stood by the window, deep in thought, and was suddenly grabbed by Lily, she felt quite annoyed.
"Anyone could come in here at any time, you better get back in bed."
"Stella, Iโm pretending to be sick for you. For your sake, I didnโt hesitate to wipe bleach on my face, you canโt just ignore your momโs health."
Stella reassured her, "Donโt worry, Dr. Miller prescribed medications that wonโt harm your body, just lie back down, or if youโre seen by someone, and Uncle hears about it..."
Lily lay back down again, but recently, she felt increasingly uneasy in the hospital.
"Stella, your Uncle Grant has been spending less and less time at the hospital, I know how long menโs affections can last, if I donโt use something to keep him in check, heโs definitely been cheating outside. And since I have this illness, he dares not touch me, Iโm worried heโll have a change of heart."
Stella looked at her expressionlessly, "Who told you to label yourself with this illness? If you had just claimed it was leukemia from the start, it wouldโve been much better."
Lily became anxious, "Wasnโt it an emergency? At the time, you were about to be sent away, you asked me to fake a serious illness to keep you here, I acted in the heat of the moment, I only remembered an acquaintance had this illness before, so I used it without thinking, why are you blaming me now?"
Just as she finished speaking, Stellaโs phone rang.
She slid it open to answer.
"Miss Grant, someone followed us all the way, the sample couldnโt be replaced at all."
Stellaโs eyes filled with a fierce determination.
"If Plan A failed then go to Plan B, do I have to teach you that? Once the sample is on the inspection table, itโs already within the surveillance range, how are you supposed to switch it then?"
After speaking, she angrily hung up the phone.
Yet, when she turned her gaze back to Lily Windsor, she had already calmed her emotions.
"Mom, itโs alright, once I and brother have passed the test, Iโll make your โillnessโ recover quickly, and Uncle will continue to be infatuated with you."
...
Regal Inspection Center.
The two staff members placed the incubator at the entrance of the testing room.
The entire corridor was empty except for a janitor.
Seeing them leave, Juliana asked, "Arenโt you going to hand it over to someone, just leaving it like this?"
The two staff members looked bewildered.
"The colleague responsible for the inspection has gone for lunch, after eating theyโll take it inside, whatโs the problem with that?"
"Exactly, besides the incubator is locked with a password, only the colleague responsible for opening it has the password, donโt you trust our inspection center?"
Juliana pursed her lips, "Iโm not reassured, youโve been irresponsible since transporting it."
"Who exactly are you?" one of them ran out of patience.
"Call Ethan Carter and let him tell you who I am."
Hearing this tone, this confidence, they were certain she was someone Ethan had to respect.
The two staff members, being quite perceptive, immediately called the inspection department.
About ten minutes later, someone in protective clothing received the sample.
Juliana breathed a sigh of relief and left.
Hospital.
Stella received a call.
"The sample wasnโt successfully swapped, itโs already in the examination room."
"Useless, so much money was given to you, even a dog could wag its tail if given that much, yet you couldnโt even manage a fart!"
Stella hung up the phone furiously.
"Juliana, are you really looking for death?"
Lily panicked, "Didnโt the janitor you arranged manage to swap it either? What now? If my husband finds out we deceived him, heโll divorce me."
Stella wore a dark expression, "Things havenโt reached that point yet, why are you panicking? Staying put is your main task, Iโm going out for a bit."
...
Juliana returned to the car, Summer Shaw let out a sigh of relief.
"If you hadnโt come down soon, I would have called for help."
Juliana looked at her, "Who were you planning to call?"
Summer nearly bit her tongue when she closed her mouth.
Who could she call? She only had one reliable brother to count on.
But as soon as Juliana saw him, her identity couldnโt be concealed, she would definitely get furious with her.
"Are you free tomorrow?" Summer asked.
Juliana started the car, "If you give me a day off, I will be."
"Your DNA data should have been uploaded for several days now, with no news at all, I was thinking maybe we should go to Hospital 547 to ask."
That was a good idea.
The car headed towards Aetherflame Dynamics.
Summer glanced at the rearview mirror reflecting the sign of the Regal Inspection Center, considered it for a moment, and asked, "Juliana, do you think the people at the testing center wouldnโt tamper with the data, would they?"
Juliana didnโt have an answer for that.
Summer pondered, "Maybe Iโm just being paranoid, falsifying data is illegal, who would risk their career for that?"
Juliana remained silent, the tight corners of her lips revealing a barely noticeable tension.
That night, Evan Grant didnโt return to Platinum Bay, but he called her.
He called the landline in the living room.
Juliana knew he was checking if she was home.
Though Evan didnโt ask her directly, he still had some reservations in his heart regarding the matter with Chase Miller.
On the phone, Evan also mentioned he had to work overtime tonight and would be staying at the office.
This had happened before, but Juliana would always send him a change of clothes and remind him to eat on time and get enough rest.
But this time, Julianaโs response was quite indifferent, she merely said "Oh" and hung up.
Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Evan looked out at the endless night, feeling a subtle emotion within.
Like holding a kite string that hasnโt snapped yet, but already feeling it inch by inch slipping away.
The nightโs melancholy seeped into every soul filled with secrets.
At this moment, in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the penthouse suite at The Apex Hotel, a man stood quietly in the dim yellow light, his precise silhouette hiding all restrained sharpness.
The assistant entered the room and turned on the lights.
"Sir, thereโs still no progress on the investigation into the DNA sample source, the main issue is with the monitoring at Hospital 547, as for Madamโs whereabouts... it might be difficult to trace again, Kingsford City has called three times urging you to return, you see..."
The man turned around and put down the wine glass in his hand.
"Book a flight, and visit Hospital 547 once more before leaving."
...
The next day, Juliana and Summer met up at Aetherflame Dynamics and went to Hospital 547 together.
When they left it was quite muggy, but shortly after, a heavy rain came, and the temperature dropped accordingly.
Juliana shivered from the wind as she got out of the car.
Summer noticed her unease and asked, "Are you okay?"
Juliana rubbed her arms, "Iโm fine, just that my body isnโt as strong as before, I canโt handle even a bit of coolness."
Summer felt quite sorry for her, "Once you move out of Platinum Bay, you must take good care of yourself."
Juliana nodded.
Summer found a scarf in the car and wrapped it around her face, leaving only her eyes exposed.
Juliana found it funny, but Summer insisted, so she had to "keep warm" like this.
"Juliana, why donโt you wait for me, I need to go to the restroom."
Summer suddenly clutched her stomach.
"Itโs just to ask at the window, itโs not a big deal, you go to the restroom, Iโll go inquire, weโll meet at the entrance later."
The two parted ways before entering the lobby.
Juliana went to the window to inquire about the DNA kinship search procedure.
The person wasnโt very friendly, gave her a website and phone number, told her the data had been uploaded, and to consult the database for any issues, not the hospital.
Looking at the cold numbers on the note, Juliana turned to leave and almost bumped into a tall figure.
The man gently pushed her aside.
Juliana lowered her eyes and nodded apologetically before walking away.
At the hospital entrance, Summer was already done.
"How did it go? Any progress?"
Juliana showed her the note, "Passing the buck, told me to check with them."
Summer was also displeased, "Arenโt they supposed to contact us if thereโs news?"
With no results, they got into the car.
Just as the car was about to start, Julianaโs phone rang.
It was a voice call from Ethan Carter.
"Maโam, Ms. Windsorโs test results are out, President Grant wants you to come to the hospital immediately."
