"Today, I have some good news to share with you."
In the living room, Gunner sat on the sofa, sipping tea with a pleased expression.
Deanna sensed his change in mood and exchanged a glance with Lance.
Lance shook his head at her, signaling to wait.
Sure enough, the next second, without needing them to ask, Gunner voluntarily shared the good news.
"Do you remember I mentioned before that we developed a new special medicine, which is more effective than the one from Abla? It was sent for clinical trials, and after more than half a year, the trial data has been very successful. The authorities have approved its production. In two months, our country will have its own special medicine, and we won't need to pay high prices to buy it from Abla anymore!"
Gunner's eyes were filled with joy as he spoke.
Seeing this, Deanna, although she had no memories of the past, was also very pleased with this development.
Her grandmother was a brain cancer patient, so she had specifically looked into the purchase of anti-cancer drugs and knew that Abla had set many terms for Chiaz's purchases.
Moreover, a single bottle of the drug cost tens of thousands of dollars, which ordinary families could not afford.
But things would be different now. Chiaz had its own special medicine, which was even more effective than Abla's. In the future, Abla would be the one seeking their help.
At this moment, Mr. Martinez's slightly excited voice sounded again, "I almost forgot the main thing. In a few days, prepare yourself to go with me to Abla for the Chopel Prize. When the special medicine entered clinical trials, I sent a sample to the International Pharmaceutical Bureau, and it won the Chopel Innovation Award!"
"Master, are you serious? Our special medicine won the Chopel Innovation Award?"
Deanna showed a shocked expression.
Lance was also stunned.
The Chopel Prize was the highest honor in international medicine. Generally, those who won this award were top figures in the medical field.
Seeing their surprised faces, Gunner knew what they were thinking. "Although historically, those who won this award were industry giants, there are exceptions. It just means our special medicine is effective and surpassed other drugs submitted for evaluation."
Deanna agreed with this statement.
Then she seemed to remember something and quickly said, "Lionel will go with us, right? I remember Master said that this special medicine was developed by the three of us together."
"Of course. Do you think I'm the kind of unreliable person who would take credit for others' work?"
Gunner's face turned serious at the end.
Deanna realized she hadn't made herself clear and quickly explained, "Master, I didn't mean that. I just asked because you only mentioned me earlier."
Gunner knew she didn't mean any harm, so his expression quickly returned to normal.
...
Meanwhile, in a research institute in Abla.
Hank stared at his assistant with a grim face. "Did you find out what I asked?"
"Professor, the winner of this innovation award is Chiaz's Martinez family research institute. The lead researcher is Gunner, who won the Chopel Medical Prize fifteen years ago. The other two members are his students, Deanna and Lionel."
The assistant reported his findings.
Hank frowned deeply after hearing this. "So it's Gunner."
He had thought that if it wasn't someone influential, he could manipulate things to get the award himself.
But if it was Gunner, he didn't dare make a move.
Gunner had not only an ancient family backing him but also the entire Chiaz as support.
However, while he didn't dare confront Gunner directly, it didn't mean others wouldn't.
After all, the drug Gunner's team developed had disrupted many powerful people's interests.
Soon, it was time to depart.
Since it was a holiday, Deanna planned to take this opportunity to travel abroad with her two little ones.
Early in the morning, the family of four got up and packed, then headed to the airport to meet Gunner and others.
When they arrived, Gunner and Lionel were already sitting in the waiting lounge.
Julia was there too, eating snacks provided by the airport.
Seeing Julia's cheeks puffed up with food, Deanna couldn't help but tease her. "Julia, it looks like you've gained a lot of weight in just a few days?"
"Really?"
Julia looked over in surprise.
Lionel quickly gave Deanna a look.
Deanna understood immediately that her joke had hit a sore spot.
She gave Lionel an apologetic look and then responded to Julia. "Just kidding! You look perfect. Is that cake good? You seemed to enjoy it so much that now I'm feeling hungry too."
These last two sentences were deliberately said to divert Julia's attention.
Fortunately, Julia's attention was indeed diverted. She held out her cake and shared it. "It's pretty good. You should try some."