CHAPTER 304: CHAPTER 304: UPHOLDING JUSTICE OVER FAMILY

At the entrance of The Cloudmist Hotel, Lana Xavier was somewhat hesitant.

Have she and Julian Xavier really reconciled now?

After all, Julian had said he still loved her, so they must have reconciled!

Lana kept convincing herself in her mind.

If she and Julian were still in a breakup phase, following Julian to the hotel now seemed inappropriate.

"What’s wrong, Lana?"

Noticing Lana’s hesitation, Julian proactively asked, his eyes revealing a hurt emotion.

"Do you not love me anymore?"

"No... that’s not it..."

"Then there’s no problem."

Lana was led into the hotel by Julian.

Before this, Lana had wanted to ask Julian about his troubles several times.

However, seeing Julian reluctant to talk, she let him take the lead.

Julian said he still loved her, she thought... he wasn’t lying.

After all, Julian was so eager to be with her.

Lana had read online that if a man loves you, he must first desire you.

Her cheeks flushed, her heart raced, she felt extremely hot like being boiled.

This time, Julian was even more gentle than before, really giving Lana the illusion of being cherished in his hand.

Afterwards, the two of them had a shower, one after the other, then snuggled into bed.

The room’s atmosphere was somewhat awkward, seeing Julian not speak, Lana had to ask first:

"The trouble you mentioned earlier... what is it about?"

After Lana asked this question, she glimpsed at Julian.

The expression on Julian’s face became very serious, so serious that she felt she said something wrong and made Julian angry.

"What... what’s wrong?" Lana tightened her shoulders.

Next to her, Julian let out a heavy sigh, then turned to look at Lana.

At the moment their eyes met, Julian’s expression softened a lot.

"Lana..."

Julian held Lana’s hand.

"I mentioned breaking up with you before because I had no choice..."

"Had no choice?"

Lana was confused.

"Because I originally wanted to get close to Serena Jennings to stop her from doing harmful things."

"What?!"

Julian’s words left Lana stunned.

What did it mean that Julian wanted to get close to Serena?

And stop Serena from doing harmful things...

Seeing Lana’s face full of confusion and shock, Julian sighed and explained patiently:

"You should know that the company I work for, CelestiMed, is collaborating with the Lockwood Group on the FZZL System..."

"Yes, I know. It’s that AI-assisted diagnosis system, right?"

"Right."

Julian nodded, somewhat hesitant to speak.

"That system... actually has huge inaccuracies, it shouldn’t be launched yet..."

"Oh?"

Lana was surprised, "But I remember that system is already in use, and the media praised it as a medical miracle?"

"It is... but the system itself hasn’t passed my tests... yet Serena, eager for quick success, insisted on introducing it according to the schedule to recoup funds..."

"This..."

Lana’s eyes widened.

Although she couldn’t fully understand, she got the general idea.

"How could Serena..."

"I know she’s your best friend, and you’d naturally trust her..."

"No."

Lana held Julian’s hand tightly.

"I believe you."

Facing Julian, she declared this statement firmly.

Julian smiled.

His face wore a gentle smile.

The smile in his heart was contemptuous.

"Serena’s status now is completely different... she has countless assets, with the largest group being the Lockwood Group. When a person reaches this level, it’s inevitable they become eager for quick success and only care about profits... The FZZL has very hidden yet serious flaws, I advised Serena, but she didn’t listen... So I had no choice but to fake pursuing her, becoming her closest lover, to find an opportunity to plug this into her computer, to stop the FZZL from running."

Julian said, taking a USB drive out from the bag on the bedside table.

"But Serena is now very suspicious of me... she’s afraid I’ll shut down the FZZL causing her huge financial losses... plus, after I talked about breaking up with you, I truly felt very, very pained..."

Julian bit his lower lip, looking conflicted and tangled.

Lana felt heartache for Julian, her gaze inadvertently fell on the USB drive.

"If I were to put this in Serena’s company’s computer, could it shut down the flawed system?"

"Lana..."

Julian was shocked.

"I can’t let you take this risk for me... and besides, doing this, you might not be able to be friends with Serena anymore..."

After listening to Julian’s words, Lana stayed silent, her lips pressed tightly into a straight line.

"If Serena truly prioritizes money over the safety of patients using the AI-assisted diagnosis system... then doing this would be a righteous act."

Lana stated resolutely.

Julian realized that Lana wasn’t saying this to him.

But to herself.

"Lana..."

Julian kissed Lana’s cheek.

"Thank you for being willing to help me."

"Hmm... it’s what I should do..."

Even if not for Julian, she didn’t want Serena to become someone who only cares about profits.

Lana grasped the USB drive tightly, her determination strengthening in her eyes.

The night was deep and rich, like a polluted sea.

In the old house on Vornath, Caleb Lockwood, before receiving Mr. Miller’s investigation results on Wendy Linton, first received a call from Wendy herself.

"Caleb Lockwood... it’s my grandfather’s seventieth birthday the day after tomorrow, and I’ve sent the invitation to you on WeChat..."

"I’m not going."

Caleb refused resolutely, without hesitation.

The phone fell silent.

But the silence didn’t last long.

"Rejecting my grandfather’s invitation... won’t be beneficial for your family’s business."

Wendy’s voice was calm yet spiked, Caleb knew very well that Wendy was threatening him.

"I’m not going."

Caleb repeated.

This time, even across the phone, Caleb could feel Wendy’s anger.

Just as Caleb was about to hang up, Wendy’s voice came through the receiver again.

"Serena Jennings will also be there."

Caleb’s grip on the phone tightened.

"Why is Serena invited to your grandfather’s birthday?"

"Heh..."

A crisp laugh from Wendy rang in his ears.

"Why don’t you come and find out?"

Having said that, Wendy hung up first.

The beeping busy tone vibrated against his eardrum, Caleb slowly put down his phone.

At that moment, the phone rang again, the caller ID was no longer Wendy.

Caleb picked up the call.

"Hello, Mr. Miller?"

"President Lockwood..."

On the other end, Mr. Miller’s voice was as solemn as ever.

"There are two things I want to report to you."