The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 925

Tara flips through Charles's old diary, desperate to find a hidden clue. She knows with absolute certainty that the mastermind pulling Jovani's strings is not Gregory. There is no way Gregory has the intellect or the resources to fund and manage a highly advanced, clandestine biological laboratory. The true puppet master is still hiding in the shadows.

Tara strongly suspects the mastermind is connected to the Sector 01 Research Institute—perhaps even hiding among its elite ranks. She has already asked her mentor, Joseph, to discreetly look into it. She trusts Joseph with her life and refuses to doubt him.

While she is lost in thought, her phone rings. It is Victor.

"Tara, my dear. I hope I'm not calling too late," Victor's warm, grandfatherly voice comes through the speaker.

"Not at all, Mr. Yates. Is everything okay?" she answers politely.

"Oh, everything is fine. Your mentor has been hoping you'd return to the institute to help with the new pharmaceutical trials, but he knows you've been overwhelmed lately, so he hasn't pushed. However, the development has hit a wall, and everyone knows how gifted you are. We've all been talking about you," Victor says with a hearty chuckle. His easygoing nature always makes him a comfort to talk to.

Tara's stomach tightens. Victor is incredibly sharp; her brief pause didn't slip past him. She forces a light, breezy tone. "No, nothing like that, Mr. Yates. Just a lot on my plate recently. You know how crazy things have been for me lately. My brain feels a bit scrambled."

She expertly deflects, steering the conversation away from dangerous territory. Victor, never one to pry aggressively, takes the hint and offers a comforting reply.