The old man sounded a bit too pleased with himself.
So what if the brat actually liked Claire?
He needed a fighting spirit!
Getting depressed just hearing her fiancé's name? He didn't sound like a man of their family at all!
"It's not what you think."
Ewan could guess exactly what his grandfather was thinking.
But he honestly had zero romantic interest in Claire.
He already had someone he liked, which was why he dodged all the blind dates his mother tried to set up.
"Fine, fine, it's not what I think. Just make sure you don't get on Dane's bad side."
Their family had a solid standing, but Dane was not someone his grandson was equipped to handle.
Besides, the elder Mr. Green was still around. Everyone remembered how much the Green family had contributed to the country back in the day.
As long as the Greens didn't commit treason, they were practically untouchable.
"I wasn't planning on offending him," Ewan said, speechless.
Why would he want to make an enemy out of Dane? If they ended up as brothers- in-law, he'd need to get on his good side.
His grandfather, completely oblivious to his internal monologue, just urged him to regain his confidence.
Three months. He could afford to wait.
Ewan didn't say a word, but the very next day, he shaved his beard clean off.
He didn't just want to walk again. He wanted to win over Claire's cousin!
Back at the university, the semester was drawing to a close. While most students were buried in test prep, Claire was practically a ghost, vanishing all day.
Her three roommates assumed she was cramming for finals, but Claire didn't have time for that.
All her energy was focused on the Luminate laboratory.
The first batch of the Luminate Bone-Connecting Glaze had already been administered to two voluntary test subjects.
Claire had to monitor them closely, and Dr. Tandy had even sent his third student, Randall Cole, to act as her assistant.
Randall had volunteered for the role, though Claire felt a little overwhelmed by the gesture.
Randall was an expert in his own right, so having him trail after her like an errand boy made her feel slightly guilty.
Claire nearly missed her finals altogether. It took a call from
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She slid into the exam room right as the bell rang, sporting heavy, dark circles under
her eyes.
She had been swamped, practically living in the lab for days adjusting the Glaze's formula. This new batch was even more potent than the last.
Each variation was tested on small animals first, and only moved to human trials once deemed safe.
The two patients Randall had brought in were from impoverished backgrounds. They had already prepared for the worst.
For them, this was a last-ditch effort.
Claire hadn't wanted to use an unperfected formula on them, but both men had insisted on participating.
They argued that animal trials wouldn't yield data as accurate as human testing. Plus, animal trials took too much time.
They wanted the Glaze on the market as soon as possible.
Claire was shocked by their dedication, until Randall revealed that both men were military veterans.
Then it all made sense.
They wanted the finalized ointment distributed to the armed forces.
That was also the reason Randall was helping her.
Claire had almost forgotten that Dr. Tandy was a top-tier military surgeon.
The Federal Medical Center was heavily affiliated with the military.
The moment Dr. Tandy found out Claire was developing a
revolutionary bone healing ointment he had reported it up the chain of
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A product like that would be an absolute game-changer for soldiers.
The military was even willing to fund the clinical trials, just to guarantee they would have first access to the Glaze.
Dr. Tandy hadn't made any decisions on her behalf, but Randall had relayed the offer to her.
Claire agreed to let their personnel participate in the trials, but she turned down the funding.