Whats She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 272

Chapter 272

Most of the medical formulas and the core inspiration came from the classic texts left behind by her late grandmother.

Combining modern pharmaceutical technology, Kaia had resurrected several ancient preparation methods that were on the brink of being lost,

g them into a sble new technological pipeline.

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or Vance, told her that with her top-tier grades, her

odern medicine, and the wisdom of their ancestors,

ly make it shine.

ed every word. Over the next five years, she turned those cepts into

quantifiable, replicable, and promotable

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“I saw it.” Kaia lowered her eyes, fiddling with a fountain pen on her desk.

Silas paused, noticing her demeanor. Kaia was always so resilient and calm, rarely letting her personal emotions slip.

But right now, he could feel the palpable wave of disappointment and grievance radiating from her.

“About the group award…” Silas hesitated before continuing. “Aethelstan submitted it under the company name without listing a specific lead. According to the rules, the company can send a representative to accept

it.”

Kaia pressed her lips together, keeping her head bowed in silence.

Seeing her like this brought a sudden, unconscious pang of sympathy to Silas’s chest.

To any researcher, a project was like a child they had painstakingly raised. He completely understood her crushing sense of loss.

“By all rights, you should be the one to go up there and accept it,” Silas declared, seeing right through her. “The origin of this project came from the formulas passed down by your grandmother and your mentor. Sure, the execution happened at Aethelstan, but the credit is entirely yours. I just don’t know what headquarters is planning. I haven’t heard any internal updates yet.”

“Yeah, we’ll just wait for the higher-ups to decide,” Kaia nodded.

For the first time, Silas saw a glimpse of a lost, almost childlike vulnerability in Kaia. It made him feel uneasy, so he excused himself to give her some space.

Kaia looked out at the bright sky, remembering her grandmother clutching her fingers in her final moments, using her last ounce of strength to say, ‘You have to help me pass these old formulas on.’

She had done exactly that, but she wouldn’t be the one standing on the stage.

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The internal memo regarding the award ceremony was sent out on Thursday. Naturally, Kaia would accept her four individual awards herself, but the group award would be accepted by a representative from Aethelstan.

The person chosen wasn’t Kaia. It was Noelle Lawrence.

Silas called to give her the news. He was over at headquarters at the time.

“Headquarters claims that since Noelle is currently in charge of

Aethelstan, it’s perfectly reasonable for her to accept it on the company’s behalf,” Silas said, suppressing his anger. “Finnian personally approved

this.”

Kaia’s fingers went rigid around her phone before she let out a bitter scoff.

Hearing the utter disappointment in her laugh, Silas added, “I brought it up with him. I told him you were the primary contributor and that the traditional techniques came from your family and Dr. Vance. But headquarters argued that since you’re already getting four individual awards, they wanted to give Aethelstan some exposure to balance things

out.”

Balance?

Kaia wasn’t surprised by that word at all. It was classic Finnian.

“He really does know how to balance things,” she mocked in self-deprecation.

Even though she expected it, the reality still twisted like a knife in her gut. She thought of the yellowed pages of ancient remedies her grandmother had transcribed for her, the countless miles she had traveled across the country to collect those lost texts, and the endless hardships she had endured.

She had carried on her grandmother’s legacy, burning the midnight oil for five grueling years to turn forgotten history into modern laboratory data and mess-produced medicine.

nd, with a single word about ‘balance, Finnian plucked the

labor and handed it to someone else.

Silas called out softly over the line.

fine,” she took a deep breath. “Let her go. But this is the last time.”

las gripped his phone, his knuckles turning white. “I’m sorry,” he murmured.

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