"I'm just worried the others might get suspicious," Rhea murmured, holding the phone.
Fred said dismissively, "If he can't even answer your call, we might as well cut him loose. Call him while I'm still interested, got it?"
Rhea realized by now that Fred only cared about R10, and everything else was just a bonus to him. She always thought she could impress Fred with her accomplishments.
However, after spending some time with Fred, she gradually understood that it did not matter what she did. No research or drug was as crucial to him as R10.
Rhea did not think much about R10, but since Fred was the boss, she could only do as he said. She called Mike, and the phone rang a few times before he answered.
"Hello?" Mike asked nasally, seemingly just getting out of bed.
"Mike, you called me?" Rhea said as she studied Fred's expression.
"Huh? Oh, I called in the afternoon." Mike seemed to have forgotten about it.
"You called so many times. Did you have something urgent to tell me? Have you secured the invisibility potion formula?" As Rhea had put the call on speaker, Fred could hear Mike.
Although the duke only listened, Rhea knew he was satisfied, at least for now.
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