Whats She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 481

Chapter 481

“It’s that TCR–T cell therapy project you initiated at Aethelstan. You poured over two years of research into it, yielding beautiful data and a stable process, pushing it all the way to the IND Application Phase. Now that you’ve handed it over, they’ve completely botched it. They even arbitrarily changed the cell culture conditions for one of the critical steps. I heard Noelle signed off on it because the team claimed hypoxic culturing was too expensive and time–consuming, while normoxic culturing would save them a fortune. So, she just agreed to

it, Silas said ove

the phone, sounding deeply amused.

Kaia frowned. “That’s reckless. The consequences of altering that will be catastrophic.”

“And that’s exactly why they’re facing this massive loss. Changing the conditions caused the tumor inhibition rate to plummet from seventy–eight percent to a mere fifteen. It’s practically useless now. Factoring in all the prior investments and the agreements signed with major partners, the estimated loss is around a billion dollars. Noelle must be drowning in regret right now,” Silas mocked, unable to hold back his disdain.

“Of course she is. The loss causes a domino effect. The first three batches of the

formulation are completely ruined, which is an immediate loss of hundreds of millions of dollars, not to mention the upfront costs sunk by their partners. I wouldn’t be surprised if Aethelstan’s stock takes a massive nosedive tomorrow,” Kaia replied.

“That’s just the tip of the iceberg. The evaporated market value is hard to even estimate, and that billion–dollar figure doesn’t even account for the impending legal fees, patient compensation, and the long–term damage of partners severing ties. Let’s see how Finnian manages to cover for her this time.” Silas suddenly paused. “Sorry, I shouldn’t have brought that up.

“It’s fine,” Kaia said, her voice calm. “If he wants to protect her, he’ll find a way. It just depends on what lengths he’s willing to go to.”

“Kaia, if Finnian wanted you back at Aethelstan, offered you a major executive role, and asked you to resume the research, would you accept?” Silas’s voice grew slightly hoarse. Knowing Noelle couldn’t handle the responsibility, he was genuinely terrified Kaia might leave his team. He desperately wanted her to stay.

“No,” Kaia answered with absolute certainty. “I’m never going back to Aethelstan. I promised Finnian I would stay with the conglomerate for two years, and for those two years, I will only

work at Veridian.”

“Really? Just two years?” Silas’s voice noticeably brightened with a trace of excitement and joy. “Two years doesn’t seem that long. Couldn’t you stay a few more?”

Kaia laughed softly. “We’ll see when the time comes. For now, that’s my only plan.”

“Are you planning to start your own company? Do you want to scale up your research and

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build your own empire?” Silas asked in a low murmur.

Kaia let out a soft sigh. “It’s a nice thought, but I’m just a tech person. I don’t have any talent for management. I’ll probably stick to the technical route for the rest of my life. Trying to become a well–rounded executive would be an uphill battle for me.”

“If you wouldn’t mind, I could leave Veridian and come work for you.” Silas’s voice dropped, laced with profound sincerity. “I mean it.”

Kaja froze for a moment, then glanced out at the darkening sky. “Alright, it’s getting late. Im going to bed,” she said gently.

“Yeah. Goodnight,” Silas murmured softly.

Kaia hung up the phone, her mind a tangled mess. A perfectly good project had been completely destroyed just like that, and a heavy weight settled in her chest.

She had dedicated over two years to that research. Every single parameter had been rigorously verified. The hypoxic culturing wasn’t just a whim; it was the optimal condition she had established after running twenty–nine sets of comparative experiments. She remembered the three separate handover meetings she had held when she left Aethelstan, graciously reminding the new team to pay special attention to those exact details.

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