Elysia exhaled slowly, but the thought of the virus still weighed heavily on her.

Humans were so fragile against something like this. Even if you survived, your body could be left weaker, the sickness was absolute hell, and there was always the risk of long-term effects afterward.

And then there was the mess with those monkeys from Alerasia-they''d escaped carrying the virus, and just thinking about it made Elysia angry and anxious all over again.

Some people respected life. Others just trampled all over it.

Turning to Tarquin, Elysia spoke with determination.

"If it gets out of hand, don''t hide it from me. No matter what, we cannot let Sabrina take over the Medical & Pharmaceutical Association!"

She''d rather expose herself than see Sabrina as president. If Victor retired and no one else could handle it, Elysia would step up herself.

Sabrina didn''t deserve that position. And the future of the Association meant the safety of so many people.

Tarquin looked rxed. "Don''t worry. It won''te to that."

He had solid evidence-enough that no matter what Sabrina tried, she''d only end up digging her own grave.

Elysia''s time woulde-just not yet.

"When they ask you questions, just..." Tarquin ran through the details with her before sending her in to meet the police.

In the hospital conference room, it wasn''t just the police-it was Victor and some government officials, too.

Sabrina was stuck in quarantine, so she could only join by video. The moment she saw Elysia, she practically spat out her words:

"It''s her! She''s the one who poisoned us! She hates me and dragged us all down with her!"

Elysia frowned. "Excuse me, what grudge do you think we have?"

Sabrina shot back instantly, "You stole my form for the antidote, then after I called you out on it, you poisoned us out of spite!"

She went on, "You''re afraid I''ll outshine you in the Association, so you tried to kill me with the virus!"

Elysia pressed her lips together. "You can''t heal a paper cut, but you sure know how to twist a story."

She turned to Victor.

"Victor, can I ask you something? Do you really believe your granddaughter

Sabrina has the skills to analyze an antidote form?"

Victor''s brow furrowed. He didn''t agree or disagree.

"We haven''t seen much of each othertely. I''m not sure how far her skills havee."

He paused, then asked,

"But you''re not a doctor either, Elysia. How did you figure it out?"

Just as Tarquin had coached her, Elysia answered calmly,

"I didn''t figure out the form myself. I got it from Central Pharmaceuticals."

Victor looked skeptical. "Central Pharmaceuticals?"

"Yeah. The police can check it out if they want. I''m not lying."

On the screen, Sabrina''s face was a picture of shock.

"You didn''t analyze the antidote form yourself?!"

Elysia shot her a look of disdain.

"Oh,e on. You''ve always known it wasn''t my work. You just used

me

of

copying you a

ng you a minute ago

s

Sabrina stammered, then switched tactics,

"That''s not the point! The point is you poisoned us!"

Elysia''s face went steely.

"You''re an adult, Sabrina. You need to take responsibility for what you say. If you''re making false, usations, there are consequences."  s

Sabrina grit her teeth. "I don''t need you to remind me. I know." Elysia looked back at Victor.

"Victor, I respect everything you''ve done for this country. But I have to ask-if your granddaughter is falsely using me can you be fair and let thew handle it?  s

Elysia wasn''t going to let this go. Someone like Sabrina had no ce in medicine.

If she had her way, Sabrina would be facing a long time to reflect-behind bars.