Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 146

Chapter 146: Chapter 146: The Research Institute

The car pulled up to Paige Walsh’s research institute. Zara Walsh got out, straightened her clothes, and walked slowly inside.

But she didn’t see Paige Walsh. Instead, she was greeted by Paige’s assistant.

Paige Walsh’s assistant said apologetically to Zara Walsh, "My apologies, Miss Walsh. Our director is still in a meeting. Would you mind waiting for a little while in the reception room?"

The thing Zara hated most was being made to wait. But right now, she showed no sign of dissatisfaction. Instead, she nodded with a polite smile and replied, "Of course. I’ll wait for my aunt here. Tell her not to rush; her work is more important."

After the assistant left, Zara Walsh let out a sigh of relief.

She had tried to ask Zane Simmons out several times recently, wanting to build a relationship with him, but he always found an excuse to refuse...

’He’s probably doing it for the mother of that illegitimate child!’ Zara thought.

The thought that the "Canary" was about to be officially recognized made Zara panic. Since Zane Simmons wouldn’t see her, she would come see his mother and build a good relationship with her instead!

Conveniently, Zane Simmons’s mother, Paige Walsh, was also a Walsh, making her Zara’s distant aunt.

Zara believed that she and Zane Simmons were a perfect match in terms of social standing. With their families already connected, it would be a union that strengthened existing ties. She refused to believe her aunt wouldn’t help her.

Just then, a reply from her paternal aunt, Kylie Walsh, came through on her phone.

Kylie Walsh was shocked that Yuri Walsh had fallen for a girl from a poor family. She said she would never agree to Yuri being with such a girl and that she would help him find a suitable young woman from a well-matched family.

Seeing her aunt’s reply, Zara finally felt at ease.

In Zara’s view, whether it was Zane Simmons or Yuri Walsh, these wealthy young masters should be paired with ladies of distinguished families of equal standing. It was absolutely not the place for some girl from an ordinary, disreputable family!

Then Zara sighed again. She thought about how her own aunt, Kylie Walsh, had been chasing Roman Rhodes, the eldest son of the Rhodes Family, for twenty years. Kylie had sworn she would marry no one but him and had waited until now. Zara wondered when, if ever, the two of them would finally end up together...

A short while later, Paige Walsh pushed open the door to the reception room and walked in. She looked at Zara with a kind smile and said, "Zara, you’re here. Sorry to keep you waiting."

After speaking, Paige Walsh coughed a couple of times. She looked exhausted.

Ever since the volcanic eruption, more and more people were developing respiratory and pulmonary diseases caused by the ash. Her research institute was working on a specific cure for the effects of the volcanic ash, but they had made no progress.

This volcanic ash, which penetrated deep into the lungs, was incredibly difficult to clear from the human body. Paige Walsh had been stressed to her wit’s end over it lately. She herself had been feeling discomfort in her respiratory tract and lungs but had no time to rest, stubbornly continuing her work at the institute.

Seeing this, Zara quickly went up to her, smiled at Paige Walsh, and said, "Not at all, I just arrived. Aunt, I know you haven’t been feeling well lately, so I came especially to see you."

Zara took two jars of loquat paste from a paper bag and continued, "Auntie, I bought this loquat paste recently. It’s very effective for respiratory and lung problems. You should try it!"

Paige Walsh looked at the loquat paste and found it slightly amusing.

She herself was a leading expert in the pharmaceutical industry. She knew very well that loquat paste was of little use for serious lung problems. She figured Zara had probably been swindled by some scammer selling health supplements.

But seeing the hopeful look in Zara’s eyes, she picked up the loquat paste anyway, scooped out a spoonful, and put it in her mouth, letting it slowly slide down her throat.

Unexpectedly, the moment the paste flowed down her throat, Paige Walsh felt a soothing sensation in her respiratory tract. A moment later, the tight, stuffy feeling in her lungs vanished as well.

Paige Walsh was astonished. She picked up the jar of loquat paste and examined it closely, only to find there was no label on it.

She quickly asked Zara, "Zara, where did you buy this loquat paste? Do you still have the outer box?"

Zara heard this and replied, "There was no box, Aunt. I bought it from an online store called Arcadia. The store used to sell agricultural products. I think the owner probably makes this themselves..."

Arcadia?

Paige Walsh frowned, thinking. The name sounded very familiar.

She remembered drinking some honey water at her son Zane Simmons’s place before, which was also from the brand Arcadia.

That honey water had made her feel incredibly comfortable after drinking it.

Now there was this loquat paste...

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