Chapter 444 You Dare to Scold Me Even When Kissing!
Magnus's smile faded as he continued, "Just got word that GeneCipher Society's bases in Novaria haven't been completely relocated."
"You mean if we want to take them all down at once, we'll need to act in both countries simultaneously?"
"Yes." Magnus nodded.
If they only targeted one or a few bases, it would definitely alert the others.
That would only tip them off.
They were already operating in the shadows. If they caught wind of anything and went into hiding, it would be impossible to find them.
Plus, their bases weren't just in Novaria, which made things even harder.
Nineteen years ago, taking down just one base had already consumed massive resources.
Not to mention destroying dozens of facilities at once now.
It was practically impossible.
"So what we need to do now is find all of GeneCipher Society's locations?" Sophia's brow furrowed slightly, feeling it was too difficult.
They had enough people and equipment, but... GeneCipher Society was hidden too well.
"I've waited nineteen years. A few more days won't matter. No rush." Magnus said softly, trying to reassure her.
Benjamin suddenly looked up at him, his brow furrowing almost imperceptibly.
For some reason, M's tone gave him a sense of familiarity.
He seemed to have heard similar words somewhere before.
But he couldn't remember where, as if it was buried deep in his memory, separated by a long stretch of time.
The feeling vanished in an instant, too quickly for him to grasp.
Magnus remembered something and asked, "By the way Sophia, I heard you developed an antidote for the toxins in Benjamin's body. Do you still have any?"
Sophia glanced at Benjamin and shook her head. "It's not easy to gather all the ingredients."
Magnus: "I remember GeneCipher Society always said Benjamin's blood could cure the poison. Is that true?"
At the mention of this, Sophia's feelings became complicated. "It's true. The poison in my body was cured using his blood."
Magnus's eyes lit up, but before he could feel happy, he heard Sophia continue, "But it doesn't work anymore."
"What do you mean?"
"After Benjamin fell into the sea, I drew my own blood to study it, and indeed found I could develop an antidote, but..."
Magnus was left hanging, asking urgently, "But what?"
Sophia sighed heavily. "But three months later when I drew blood again, I found the detoxifying components were gone."
Back then, she was immersed in the pain of losing Benjamin and couldn't focus on research.
But three months later, she was surprised to discover her blood had returned to normal and could no longer cure the poison.
"Is there really no way?" Magnus was shocked, then felt a wave of disappointment.
In the end, what Magnus wanted to say turned into a sigh.
Sophia looked at him puzzled. "M, why do you need the antidote? Were you also injected with the serum?"
Magnus shook his head. "Not me. I just want to save those children being used as test subjects by GeneCipher Society."
He was also a father. Whenever he saw those children in GeneCipher Society suffering in agony, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
But there was nothing he could do.
That feeling was truly painful.
Sophia tilted her head, pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
"Actually... it's not completely hopeless."
"Really?" A glimmer of hope sparked in Magnus's eyes.
Benjamin helplessly tapped her forehead. "Alright, he's not young anymore. Don't scare him into having a heart attack."
Magnus: "..."
How could Benjamin's mouth be so sharp?
Even cursing his own father!
Sophia couldn't help but laugh, explaining softly, "When I used Benjamin's blood to cure my poison, I kept samples."
Those weren't blood samples, but elements extracted from Benjamin's blood that could neutralize the toxins.
As long as they could find the same elements and combine them in the same proportions, they should be able to make the antidote.
Though somewhat troublesome, this was the only method left.
"Great!" Magnus said excitedly.
They chatted for a while longer until the sky gradually darkened.
Benjamin immediately called Chase, telling him to pick up food from Harvest & Hearth.
When Chase received the call, he was at the Stewart Group with Alaric for negotiations.
The Stewart Group's stock had plummeted, leaving just an empty shell.
Many shareholders had suffered losses because of Zander and hated him bitterly.
But they couldn't think of a solution and were anxious as ants on a hot pan.
Just then, Alaric arrived at the Stewart Group with his legal team and Chase.
The first thing he said was: "I can help you through this crisis, but I need to see Zander."
Everyone felt a spark of hope, but also became wary.
After all, the Stewart Group had fallen to this state because of the White family and the Martinez family.
Would he really be so kind?
Chase saw what they were thinking and sneered, "You can keep stalling here if you want. We're happy to wait. But you'd better think carefully about whether you can afford to wait."
The Stewart Group's shareholders and employees couldn't help but gasp, immediately sending people to find Zander.
Since the Martinez family banquet, Zander hadn't appeared.
They had no idea where to find him.
But looking at Alaric's attitude, if they didn't find Zander, he definitely wouldn't let it go.
They immediately sent people to the Stewart Villa to search, finally managing to summon Zander.
Zander originally didn't want to come. After all, the Stewart Group's shareholders and employees now hated him to death.
He deeply regretted it now. If he'd known Isabella was trouble, he never would have rekindled their old flame.
Now look—he'd ruined the entire Stewart family.
When he heard Alaric was looking for him, his first reaction was to hide.
After all, he'd already experienced the White family's methods.
The White family was powerful—not something he could stand against.
If he couldn't fight them, couldn't he at least hide?
But then the shareholders said Alaric had sent word: if he didn't show up, he'd completely destroy the Stewart Group.
At that, Zander scrambled out of his room, changed clothes, and rushed over.
When he saw Alaric, his heart was filled with anxiety, not knowing what to do.
"Mr. White."
Alaric didn't even glance at him, directly asking a nearby shareholder, "Where's the conference room?"
Though his expression was calm, he emanated an indescribable pressure that sent chills down people's spines.
This was the powerful aura only those in positions of authority possessed.
He'd only seen this kind of presence in Preston, Tobias, and Benjamin.
The White family... truly weren't ordinary people.
The shareholder pointed tremblingly in a direction. "Over there."
Alaric nodded coldly and led his subordinates toward the conference room.
"Summon all Stewart Group shareholders for a shareholders' meeting."
Watching their retreating figures, Zander's eyelid twitched violently, and an ominous premonition suddenly arose in his heart.