The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1548

If there were future biological attacks, they needed a readily available source to synthesize the cure.

The higher-ups made the call purely based on national security.

When Colonel Harrison relayed the orders, Claire immediately grasped the logic.

"Understood. In that case, burning it all would be a massive mistake," Claire conceded, acknowledging the broader strategic picture.

It was highly likely the military intended to establish their own research division to study the Dreamweed.

Now that they knew a biological weapon of this magnitude existed, walking away from it would be negligent.

She just prayed no ambitious Solenian general decided to walk down the same dark path as the Sundarans.

"You have my word, Miss Claire. The military will never weaponize the Dreamweed for malicious purposes. You have to trust your country."

Colonel Harrison seemed to read the apprehension in her eyes and offered a firm reassurance.

Finding a young citizen with such an unwavering moral compass was rare, and he felt a strong duty to uphold her faith in the armed forces.

He couldn't let her walk away thinking they were just as corrupt as the enemy.

Claire offered a soft, "Mhm," though it was impossible to tell if she entirely believed him.

Harrison thought to himself that the Dreamweed was truly a catastrophic liability. Going forward, the military would likely establish a permanent garrison here just to guard the fields.

They would have to keep the research and development teams under absolute, suffocating surveillance.

No one could be allowed to slip through the cracks.

Because Claire was immovable in her decision to re-enter the mountains, and because the military genuinely wanted her medical oversight, Dane decided he had no choice but to deploy with her.

Claire, ironically, tried to talk him out of it.

"You should head back to Cabinda. I'll be surrounded by a heavily armed battalion; nothing is going to happen to me."

"Once you cross into the mountains, you'll lose all cellular service. Vertex International is a massive empire. What happens if they need you for an executive decision?"

Because they were currently staging near the edge of the range, Dane still had intermittent service and had been rapidly delegating authority to his board.

When the boss takes an abrupt leave of absence, what else could the executives do?

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