Chapter 212: Chapter 212: Forever Just a Little Brother (2)
Speaking of which, it seems his stepdad is seriously interested in Mom. Maybe he should consider making money a different way, like getting rid of Baby Hawthorne and becoming the new young prince of The Hawthorne Family?
Casper North rubbed his chin, struggling to think about the feasibility of this idea.
Raina smacked Casper North on the head and mercilessly took away the ribs, placing them on the small dining table: "Eat."
Shea jumped into Raina’s arms, wrapping his arms around Raina’s neck, and snuggled up warmly: "Mommy, you are the best."
Baby Hawthorne occupied the other side defiantly: "Raina becoming my mommy is the fortune cultivated by my ancestors for eight generations."
Casper North watched the three huddling together, feeling bitter inside. He definitely wasn’t biologically theirs; he must not be.
Raina glanced askance at Casper North: "What are you spacing out over there for? Aren’t you going to come eat?"
"Hmph, here I come." Casper North ran over quickly and gave Raina a big kiss on the cheek.
Shea and Baby Hawthorne also refused to be outdone.
Casper North leisurely thought, it’s just leftovers from his playtime, what’s there to be boastful about.
Elias Hawthorne stood at the kitchen doorway, watching the affectionate bundle of one big and three small. He was about to be drowned in jealousy. Such a big person here, at least give him a glance, don’t pretend he’s invisible!
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After feeding the three little ones and confirming Anna’s condition was stable, they drove to The Veridian Institute of Medicine.
As soon as they entered the laboratory, Leila Foster came up: "Raina, Director Woods just called, saying we should bring the newly developed drug to the pharmacy department. Apparently, the competition will start today."
Leila Foster was indignant: "It was originally scheduled for a week later, now suddenly rushing it, it’s definitely Aaron Warren’s trick."
"They’re just clowns jumping around, no matter how they bounce, they can’t become a serious threat."
"Raina is absolutely right." Leila Foster quickly expressed her worry: "Will our new drug be successful?"
Raina glanced askance at Leila Foster: "What do you think?"
Leila Foster immediately said: "I’m sure there’s no problem, Raina is so capable, shouldn’t she easily defeat them?"
Leila Foster spoke loudly, her face full of confidence, yet she was inwardly very anxious.
Raina is indeed capable, but the problem is that this time they’re developing an anti-cancer drug, and the other group is not only bigger but has been researching for a long time.
Raina has only been at The Veridian Institute of Medicine for a little over a week; even working tirelessly, it’s difficult to catch up with the other group’s progress, let alone successfully pressing ahead of them.
Raina reached out and pinched Leila Foster’s soft face: "Relax, follow your Raina and conquer everywhere. Let’s grab our pills and go."
When Raina took Leila Foster to the pharmacy department’s meeting room, Wanda Woods hadn’t arrived yet. It was said something important came up, delaying her by half an hour.
Bam—
The meeting room door was pushed open as two young women walked in.
Raina glanced over; she recognized them as newcomers from the other group, always close to Claire North.
Raina’s eyebrows slightly arched, fearing another brawl.
Sure enough, the two women approached her: "Isn’t this Apothecary North? Why arrive so early? Is it because you know you can only produce a heap of rubbish, so you decided to come early? This way, when the competition starts later, you can claim everyone’s late arrival hindered your research."
Raina acted as if she hadn’t heard, simply treating it as dogs barking.