Jasper Fitzgerald instantly sensed sothing was wrong with her and imdiately asked, "Dr. Nash, what’s the matter with you?"
Sabrina hadn’t looked closely at the caller ID earlier, but now, hearing the familiar deep, warm voice of the man, she ca back to her senses.
She forced herself to perk up and responded, "Mr. Fitzgerald, is that you? I... I’m fine."
Jasper Fitzgerald didn’t believe her, of course.
The voice didn’t sound fine at all.
"You’re not well."
His tone was affirmative, steadily probing, "Is it a physical issue or a psychological one? I saw the news... Whatever it is, I hope you’ll tell promptly."
Sabrina originally didn’t want to bother him.
But at this mont, she was indeed unwell.
It wasn’t just psychological, but physical too.
She might really need him to help her work through it.
Soon, Sabrina replied, "I... I was indeed affected by the news. Today, the new drug released by the Hawthorne Group was stolen from . It’s the result of months of work with my team, and sohow, it ended up in their hands..."
Her voice was stuck and her tone carried a hint of vulnerability and helplessness, "I can’t find the person who leaked it... I’ve tried hard to analyze, yet I have no clue, and in a mont of panic, my mindset was affected, and even my heart doesn’t feel quite right."
Jasper Fitzgerald frowned.
At first, he thought she was affected by rumors about those two people; unexpectedly, there was sothing more serious.
The developnt of a special-effect drug, requiring so much effort and energy, is certainly unimaginable.
Now with the results directly stolen, anyone would be shaken.
Jasper Fitzgerald imdiately soothed her, "Especially at a ti like this, you can’t lose your composure. Clearly, they ca prepared, and no matter how grand their strategy, there will be tis they can’t prevent everything. At this point, if you panic, you’re falling right into their trap...
Perhaps those people just want to see you lose control and do sothing irrational.
Do you want to let them succeed?"
"No way!"
Sabrina responded without thinking.
Before the divorce, she fought desperately to prove herself.
The last thing she wanted was to be looked down upon by The Hawthornes!
She wanted to use her strength to smack them hard in the face.
Jasper Fitzgerald gently guided her, "That’s right, the most effective counterattack against an enemy is not internal strife but rationally finding a way to unravel and retaliate.
Do you trust ? If you trust , maybe you could tell about the processes in your previous research and the task allocation for each person.
Perhaps, an outsider’s perspective could extract so useful clues."
When he said this, his voice was so gentle it was almost tender, and to Sabrina’s ears, it was like a spring breeze.
Her anxious mood was instantly smoothed as if by a warm hand.
The discomfort also eased a little.
She nodded, "I certainly trust you."
Then she deliberated for a mont and quickly inford him of her investigation findings.
Jasper Fitzgerald pondered for a few seconds, "From what you say, everything happened without warning. It seems they are more cautious than imagined.
However, the core data from your research lab has an independent system protection; to transfer it would surely leave so traces!
Since the opponents are thieves, they likely didn’t dare to transfer little by little because it would be easily discovered.
So, the data should have been transferred out all at once. As for the transfer traces being deleted, there might be a way to recover them."
Sabrina imdiately said, "I tried to recover it but found nothing."
Jasper Fitzgerald chuckled softly, "Really? Then doesn’t that just point out the clue? There’s a computer expert in your pharmaceutical research team."
Sabrina was stunned.
She hadn’t really thought from that perspective.
But she had to admit that Jasper Fitzgerald made sense.
Only soone with a high enough computer skill level would escape her investigation.
But... throughout her recent interactions, she hadn’t noticed anyone with exceptionally high computer skills.
Jasper Fitzgerald seed to guess what she was thinking, speaking slowly, "Spies usually hide themselves very well; it’s unlikely you’d notice any hints in daily life... Perhaps trying other thods to solve this puzzle could work.
This crisis may just be a test for you. I believe, with your intelligence, you can think of a way to root out the mastermind behind it."
He didn’t give her more pointers, but his words were full of recognition for her.
One capable of developing top-notch special-effect drugs, with countless people scrambling to invest in their dical system, how could she be defeated by such a small matter?
She was just montarily shocked, not having adjusted just yet!
Sabrina picked up on it, and her heart was ward by a wave.
Her mind was now completely calm and much clearer, becoming more composed.
That’s right!
There’s no way she could be defeated like this.
Especially when the opponents are Jordan Hawthorne and Brooke Sinclairs!
Having her stuff stolen, she was determined to make them pay back tenfold!
Sabrina perked up and said, "I know what to do now. Thank you, Mr. Fitzgerald. You always manage to help when I most need it."
She said this sincerely and earnestly.
Yet she didn’t realize it contained so misleading ambiguous undertone.
Jasper Fitzgerald didn’t overthink it, but his gaze deepened a bit, "The Jade Pendant I gave you last ti, aren’t you wearing it? Next ti, when you’re in a bad mood, you can hold onto it; it can help calm your mind."
Sabrina felt a bit embarrassed, "I have it with , but I’m not wearing it at the mont. I’ll put it on now..."
There was so rustling on the other side, suggesting she was looking for the Jade Pendant.
Jasper Fitzgerald smiled gently and waited patiently.
A few seconds later, Sabrina put it on and said, "I’ll also give you a gift in return when you co back to Veridia after the New Year."
Jasper Fitzgerald gave a light smile, "Alright, I’ll look forward to it."
After saying this, he glanced at the ti; it was getting close, so he told Sabrina, "Since you’re alright, let’s leave it at that for now. I need to head to the airport."
Sabrina’s heart stirred, "You’re heading back to Aethel tonight?"
The man’s voice was warm and deep, "Yes, my flight is in an hour."
"Then go quickly, have a safe journey, I’ll be waiting for your return."
Sabrina hastily said.
As the words fell, she realized that the last sentence seed... too intimate???
She felt awkward, wanting to make ands, but she heard the man respond, "Alright."
After hanging up, his short response still echoed in her ears.
Does this count as... an agreent for the next eting?
After Jasper Fitzgerald’s guidance, Sabrina’s mindset completely improved, and she regained her spirit.
She first made a call to Josee Sheffield, instructing him, "Help check who in our pharmaceutical research team is proficient in computers and has hidden their true capabilities."
"Got it all figured out?"
Josee Sheffield perked up and imdiately inquired.
Sabrina nodded and conveyed Jasper Fitzgerald’s analysis, "The opponent has hidden their strength such that even I couldn’t detect it. Investigate it, and maybe you can uncover it.
Additionally, you can get the N.Z. Tech team to help with the trace; their capabilities are no less than mine, and there might be breakthroughs."
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