The 24th Century Warrior Became a Fake Heiress novel Chapter 396

If Isabella lacked genuine scientific mastery, how could she have claimed the Neuro-Blocker was defective in the first place?

Had she been coerced by high-ranking Valorian officials into orchestrating a smear campaign against Ascent Dynamics and Andre?

Because they were a multinational conglomerate, naturally drawing the hostility of Valorians?

"Oh, those despicable Valorians!"

Steven and his officers could already envision the chaotic fallout if Isabella failed to answer Andre's challenge.

Malice of that magnitude was enough to shatter a young girl who had barely stepped into the world.

No, that wasn't right—even seasoned adults couldn't endure an onslaught like that.

Just imagine facing the condemnation and fury of the entire world.

Foreign mobs who assumed they'd get Andre's miracle cure for free would tear Isabella to shreds with their venom.

Meanwhile, domestic public sentiment would turn on her for humiliating the nation on the world stage.

Single-handedly turning herself into an international pariah and a magnet for global disdain.

We're finished!

"Cut the live feed on Andre Grant's keynote immediately! Announce that the transmission suffered a technical failure and can't continue!"

Steven barked through the comms.

He couldn't let Isabella face that firing squad.

The briefing dossiers they'd prepped contained no data regarding the Neuro-Blocker.

After all, Andre had traveled to the campus specifically to promote the Golden Elixir.

And Steven's objective was to dismantle his conspiracy, meaning their research had focused almost exclusively on the Golden Elixir and Dextro-2.

The Neuro-Blocker hadn't even been on their radar.

Most critically, that device was Andre's newest proprietary prototype.

The sole functional unit had been hauled away by Preston Keller after the birthday gala debacle.

Consequently, Steven's task force had never secured a physical unit to reverse-engineer.

Isabella had pointed out clinical defects, but those observations were strictly based on symptomatic observation.

Knowing a tonic tasted vile and failed to heal didn't mean you knew the underlying chemical formula.

How could anyone expect her to articulate the theoretical engineering and technical schematics of Andre's prototype on the spot?

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