"You may not have your memory now, but you should have heard from Mr. Martinez and Lionel that you all developed a special medicine, which is currently in clinical trials. Once its efficacy is proven, it will be made public. At that time, you, along with Mr. Martinez and Lionel, will receive commendations from the higher-ups and the whole society. Besides the special medicine, you have also developed many low-cost, highly effective drugs."
"So, you don't need to worry about dragging me down. On the contrary, I should be the one worried. You're so outstanding that I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with you one day!"
Lance said the last sentence sincerely.
In the past, Deanna's talents were buried due to lack of opportunities and the suppression from the Jones family.
But now it's different. Besides the power of the Mercer Group, Deanna also has the backing of a hidden family that surpasses first-class families.
Therefore, Deanna's future achievements will only grow higher and higher.
Deanna didn't know all this, but she felt delighted by Lance's words and soon fell asleep holding the phone.
Listening to her steady breathing over the phone, Lance's eyes were full of affection.
However, even though he was reluctant to hang up, he eventually had to end the call.
He had matters to deal with and didn't want his talking to wake Deanna.
In fact, he hadn't told Deanna about Eula coming to him; Shannon had already reported it to him.
He had called Xavier over, intending to instruct him to teach Eula a lesson when Deanna's call came through.
After hanging up, Lance put down his phone and instructed Xavier, "I heard Eula recently rented some plots of land and is preparing to start construction. Arrange for someone to cause some trouble and delay their start date. No need to hide our identity."
He wanted Eula to trace it back to him and clearly understand that this was the consequence of angering him.
Xavier nodded in agreement.
Then Lance shifted his focus and asked, "Has Duncan revealed anything during the interrogation?"
After Samantha arrived, she roughly recounted the follow-up events from last night to Lance, including the online commotion.
However, since Logan had already handled the online issues, Lance focused on Deanna being hypnotized.
Xavier knew the seriousness of this matter and reported solemnly, "Duncan mentioned that he had met a mysterious woman before. That woman knew he could control Deanna and had given her one of his hypnosis commands."
"A mysterious woman?"
Lance narrowed his eyes dangerously.
He then looked at Xavier and asked, "Who do you think this mysterious person could be?"
Upon hearing this, Xavier said, "At first, I suspected Eula because the timing matched. Eula was in Cloudmere at that time and had enough time. Additionally, according to the address Duncan provided, it was a place Eula had visited before."
He paused at this point.
Lance looked up and saw his peculiar expression as if he had figured something out. He continued, "Did you show Duncan a photo of Eula for identification, and he denied it was her?"
Xavier wasn't surprised that Mr. Mercer guessed the outcome.
He nodded, "Indeed, Duncan said Eula wasn't the mysterious woman he met. But apart from Eula, I can't think of anyone else who would target you and Missus so specifically."
Lance pondered for a few seconds after hearing this and then asked again, "Has Eula shown any unusual behavior recently?"
"No, Eula has been meeting leaders and networking or socializing during this period. Even her subordinates have been very well-behaved."
Xavier reported his recent surveillance results.
Lance listened, his eyes deepening as if contemplating something unfathomable.
Then he asked again, "What about last night? Did Eula leave midway or show any unusual behavior?"
"Last night she was also very well-behaved. She did leave midway to go to the restroom, but during that time Missus didn't receive any calls."
Xavier answered truthfully.
Lance narrowed his eyes again, "Do you think Eula would remain so calm given her temperament?"
"It's possible our people missed something. I'll instruct them to conduct a more detailed investigation on Eula."
Xavier's expression turned serious as he spoke.
He realized that perhaps it wasn't Eula being well-behaved but rather a smokescreen thrown by that woman to mislead them into overlooking details.
Lance didn't object to this.
Then he seemed to think of something and instructed, "Besides Eula, have someone investigate the whereabouts of her close confidants."
Eula's favorite trick was to divert attention.
Xavier nodded and turned to handle these tasks.
For a moment, only Lance remained in the ward.
He sat alone on the hospital bed with an inscrutable expression, making it hard for anyone to guess what he was thinking.