A Replacement Bride

Chapter 88

Meanwhile, at Somar, the researchers at SQ Laboratory were gathered together as they celebrated how easily they managed to get the research data.

"I never thought that we could obtain the experimental report that easily this time round, which is really great. Now that we have gotten our hands on the sample as well, we could immediately replicate another dose after we have analyzed its components. By then, the patent will definitely be ours!" One of the elderly professors was shaking from the sudden wave of excitement.

The others standing around him couldn't hide their happiness too, as they stared at the data displayed on the computer screen. They even fantasized about finally getting the patent and winning international awards, which made their laboratory one of the best in the world because of the data they obtained. So far, their laboratory was ranked third internationally, and their ranking had been stagnant for some time now. It was a pleasant surprise to finally be able to get a hold of the much-coveted data.

While they were lost in their reverie, the computer screen suddenly turned black. Noticing that, the elderly professor immediately stretched his hand to press the start button, but the computer didn't start, as if the source of electricity had been cut off.

"Quick, go get our lab's IT expert over to take a look at it." The elderly professor instructed his staff anxiously.

Soon, the lab's IT expert got there, and after taking a look at the computer, he inserted a USB before typing on the keyboard. Finally, the computer turned on, which was a relief to everyone. However, when the computer was switched on, they noticed that all of the data in it had been deleted.

"How did this happen?" The elderly professor was so angry that he almost passed out while the others were anxious about it too. All of them stared at the IT expert that they had spent a fortune recruiting.

After the IT expert checked the computer's recycle bin and checked some of the settings, he turned over to the elderly professor and said, "What were all of you watching from the computer earlier on? I detected a very advanced Trojan computer program that had destroyed all the files on the computer. Based on my expertise, I cannot retrieve the data. Unfortunately, I doubt that anyone in the world will be able to recover the data."

"What?" A few of them were startled to find out about it. The elderly professor couldn't take the bad news and fainted on the spot.

"Quick, check whether the other computers are affected!." The other professor managed to stay calm and knew they should also check the data on the other computers.

A few of them instructed the other staff members in the laboratory to perform checks on all the computers in the laboratory. Once all the computers had been checked, they were utterly disappointed by the findings, as every single bit of data that they had stored on their server was wiped off. Based on what their IT expert said, there was no way for them to recover the lost data, which meant that all the experimental data that they had worked so hard on was gone.

It was a huge blow to everyone, and all of them were despaired by it. They found solace in remembering that they still had a sample of Sa-1 reagent on hand, but the bad news that followed had crushed their last hope. The Sa-1 sample had somehow evaporated from the test tube without any warning. They suffered a double whammy, as not only did they not get hold of the data after spending a fortune, they had lost their laboratory's research results that they had been working on for many years. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

"Darn it! We have been fooled by the woman from Cechirus! She will pay for this!" The researchers of SQ Laboratory were so mad at Beatrice that they blamed everything on her.

Meanwhile, in Cechirus, Beatrice realized that she was lying in one of the wards of Hovington Hospital when she woke up. At the same time, she couldn't feel her legs, which befuddled her. When she finally

made sense of the situation, she immediately stretched her hand out to touch her thigh, but she got the shock of her life and suddenly screamed as if she had already lost her legs!

When Joaquin received a message from the doctor, it was already afternoon when he reached the hospital. Beatrice had gone ballistic as she cried and screamed incessantly. She bawled the moment she saw him.

"Johdy, Johdy, m-my legs…"

Seeing her that way made his heart ache. He then walked toward her and caressed her head. "Don't worry. I won't leave you."

"Johdy, you will call off the wedding with Katherine and marry me, right? Promise me that you won't abandon me. Please don't abandon me… I-I have lost everything." At that instant, she couldn't afford to let him leave her alone anymore because she had been amputated.

Theodore didn't care about his granddaughter's feelings and agreed to her amputation without getting her consent nor informing her about it. She hated him for it so much that she felt that it was a shame that he survived the car crash.

"Don't worry. I will never leave you. Don't be too devastated about it, and rest well in the hospital. You can leave the rest to me, alright?" He comforted her and tried to calm her down.

Hearing that, she nodded as right now, Joaquin was the only one that she could rely on. She would have felt lost if he abandoned her. After everything, she was relieved that he was still bound by what happened five years ago, and since he was a responsible man, he had promised to look after her for the rest of her life. On top of that, he believed what she said about what happened five years ago and had never doubted her words. The thought of it had calmed her anxious heart down.

After Joaquin managed to calm Beatrice down, he hurriedly left the hospital, as there were still a lot of matters that required to be resolved at Area Seven. The existence of Area Seven was of great significance, and most of its members were undercover agents who were sent to perform tasks in various countries and regions. However, due to the accident, the list of personnel was leaked, which was no trivial matter. They would need to call back everyone who was performing undercover operations in order to avoid casualties.

It had only been a day since the list was leaked, but they were afraid that many forces had already taken action against their undercover members. The accident this time round had caused them major losses.

Joaquin looked glum when he reached Area Seven. Jeremy and the others stood in front of him and looked down when they noticed him walking in.

"Have you done a thorough check? How could the name list of our members be leaked? Do you know what this means? It meant that all of our hard work had gone down the drain, and we had put our brothers' lives in danger." Joaquin criticized coldly, not intending to hide his distress.

"Joaquin, the IT team is still checking on it. But what we had found so far was that our system had been hacked, and the hacker was extremely skilled, as they managed to stay undetected after breaking through our firewall to obtain the name list. It was already too late when we found out about it because the data had already been leaked."