His secret spoiled wife (Lily and Alexander)
Chapter 1244

Chapter 1244

With that, Anastasia turned around and left. After walking two steps, she suddenly turned back and looked at Lily. "By the way, I have a birthday party next week. Please come with Mr. Russell!"

Before this, Lily had no plans to follow Alexander to this party, but after today, she changed her mind. "It'd be an honor!"

Anastasia beamed and finally left.

The Institute of Medicinal Herbs had a laboratory that had just been renovated and cleared out for their new project, Blossom.

Inside, everyone seemed busy at work with solemn yet nervous faces. The numbers on the computers were beeping, and the reagents in the test tubes were being extracted little by little. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. The room was silent, with only the soft beeps from the computer and the trickling of the reagent from the test tubes echoing in the air.

There were three test tubes placed on the experimental table. Once the timer on the computer reached zero, the extraction was deemed complete.

However, everyone did not relax. Instead, they tensed up even more. They were about to find the result, but no one could guarantee it would succeed.

Two older men stepped forward, put on their glasses, and went up to analyze the end product carefully. Then they slowly dipped a test strip into one of the test tubes and sniffed it. Their faces remained stoic with slightly scrunched-up eyebrows.

A few moments later...

"Achoo! Achoo!"

The two shook their heads repeatedly, and their faces dropped.

Needless to say, everyone knew they had failed again.

"You can still smell the medicinal herbs inside. The smell is even stronger once it is mixed with the essence. This finished product is horrible!" One of the men threw away the test strip in disappointment. "We're not well-versed when it comes to essences. Each herb has its own characteristics. It is difficult for US to achieve a perfect fusion in this manner. After all, we don't specialize in this," one staff member could not help but say.

When this project was first established, everyone was eager to be a part of it. After all, it sounded feasible on paper, but no one had ever tried it. If they succeeded, it would be a significant breakthrough in both industries.

However, after countless failures, they gradually became discouraged. At the same time, Lily proposed ending the experiment and withdrawing from the collaboration.

She had not been to the institute for the past few days. Even so, Professor Thompson said the progress of this project should not be halted because of her absence. Therefore, everyone proceeded according to the previously recorded data and steps.

However, they failed again and again. This was already the 288th time in a few days.

"We must bring Lily back! She's an expert when it comes to essences. Without her knowledge and guidance, there is no way we can move forward with this!"

"Who said there was no way for US to progress?" The laboratory door was pushed open, and Austin strode in with a lab coat.

He slowly scanned the room and said, "She's an expert in extracting essences; aren't we experts in medicinal herbs as well? Although we don't know much about essences, her understanding of medicinal herbs is superficial. If she can do it, why can't we? Why are we so self-deprecating?"

Everyone fell silent at his speech.

Although what he said made sense, this project was not established yesterday. They had seen what Lily could do before.

Sometimes, when they stumbled onto a weird fusion of scents and could not find the crux of the problem, Lily stepped in and helped.

Even a few milligrams of adjustment could have a completely different effect on the end product. When Austin heard no response, his eyes sank, and he walked inside.