The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1541

"It's an emergency life-suspension pill, incredibly rare. It took me years to track down all the botanical ingredients just to refine three of them."

In truth, she had made more, but publicly claiming she only had three was safer.

Flouting such a miraculous medicine would paint a massive target on her back.

She actually had five. Three were meant for high-stakes auctions, while she kept two carefully preserved for her grandmother and grandfather.

Years ago, upon perfecting the formula, she had also given one to Mary.

So, in total, she had successfully crafted six.

"Within the next forty-eight hours, paired with my acupuncture, this will keep his heart beating."

"After that, it's up to fate."

Leaving severe trauma 'up to fate' sounded horribly unprofessional.

But coming from Claire, Elias knew better than to question it.

Claire then meticulously sutured the soldier's catastrophic wound.

Because of his massive blood loss, his vitals remained critically unstable despite the closure.

Still, watching her execute the flawless, high-pressure operation left Elias staring at her in absolute awe.

While Silas's team hunted the fugitives, Officer Miller led the remaining conscious men in a rapid sweep of the cavern.

The syndicate had hollowed out the rock to build a highly sophisticated biological laboratory. When Kael and Dr. Aris fled, they had triggered an automated lockdown.

The heavy blast doors to the inner lab were completely sealed. Miller's men tried to pry them open, but they wouldn't budge.

Rory and Jace, both trained in advanced infiltration and security bypass, examined the locking mechanism. Their expressions darkened.

"These Sundarans didn't cut any corners. The lock is wired directly into a high-explosive self-destruct sequence."

"If we attempt a hard breach, this entire lab—and everything inside it—is going up in flames."

"Our only play is waiting for Captain Carl to drag the passcode out of the doctor."

A passcode?

Claire stared intently at the glowing digital keypad on the blast door.

"Let me take a look."

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