After All the Hurt, She Chose Herself novel Chapter 214

Hazel was stunned, her voice filled with disbelief. “How could Aria possibly get a national patent?!”

They were working on the same research, so why could Aria succeed where she couldn’t? Was Alden hiding things, giving all the best opportunities to Aria?

“Professor, I was one of the original creators of this research too! Why wasn’t I notified? I have a fifty percent stake in this project! Why can’t I come and look at it?!”

Alden sneered.

She really wouldn’t give up until she hit a wall.

“Who told you the entire project was selected by the government? Let me tell you, Aria has developed a drug that can restore nerve function without an antidote. What does that have to do with you?”

Hazel’s eyes widened. “Impossible! That’s impossible! At most, Aria only managed to improve the existing antidote! How could she discard all our research and develop a more advanced drug in such a short time?!”

She refused to believe it!

But the person in question was Aria—the prodigy who had been admitted to the research institute at eighteen, who had studied under Alden and Charles, and who held more patents than she could count on both hands.

She used to be able to delude herself into thinking Charles had simply given his own patents to Aria.

Now, she finally saw the gap between them for what it was.

An insurmountable chasm.

All her sleepless nights of research couldn’t compare to Aria’s one month back at the institute.

More than her own failure, what Hazel couldn’t accept was the crushing realization that she would never, ever surpass Aria.

“Since you’re unwilling to talk, we’ll see you at the police station.”

Alden took out his phone to make the call.

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