Kaia paused, looking at him.
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Miles’s gaze carried a hint of caution, mixed with a touch of helplessness. “If you really want to thank me, just pick out a small gift for me some other time. I prefer returning the favor that way,” Miles said with a smile.
Kaia nodded. “Alright. I’ll get you a gift to say thank you.”
“Good. Let’s go, the restaurant is on the third floor.” Miles opened the door. “Hungry?”
Kaia nodded, and the two walked shoulder–to–shoulder out of the room
toward the restaurant.
Throughout dinner, they mostly discussed work. Since Kaia was freshly divorced, Miles carefully avoided touching on anything that might upset
her.
Three days later, Kaia was scheduled to lead her team to a coastal city for a week–long, in–depth technical exchange with Cytogene.
The project revolved around Cytogene’s top–three global research pipeline: a Novel Bispecific Antibody designed to treat a specific type of autoimmune disease.
The antibody’s mechanism was incredibly complex. Cytogene had tested the waters with seven different research teams globally, and none had delivered satisfactory clinical data. This time, Kaia was stepping into the arena representing Veridian, drawing immense attention from Cytogene.
Kaia and her team had spent nearly half a month untangling the target’s spatial structure, proposing an entirely new model based on the original foundation. The new model showed stellar performance–it allowed the antibody to maintain a low affinity in the bloodstream, avoiding excessive clearance of diseased tissue.
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When Cytogene’s Scientific Advisory Board saw the data she submitted, they immediately sent an invitation for a technical meeting.
This conference would serve as the key to officially launching the project. They would establish a preliminary collaboration framework: Veridian
ould handle the core molecular design and early process development, hile Cytogene would take on subsequent global clinical trials and ommercialization.
Kaia was currently the sole architect of this technical pathway and the absolute lifeline of the project. Her attendance was paramount.
While the exchange appeared to be a standard technical alignment between both sides, Cytogene was secretly sending a twelve–person team of top–tier experts to learn from her.
Kaia had to break down her design concepts into a teachable technical language, essentially walking the Cytogene research team through the process step by step.
Silas Sanders tagging along felt as natural as breathing.
Ostensibly the head of Veridian, he had fabricated a new title for himself: Project Coordination Director. He framed it as though he was just playing assistant to Kaia, but only he knew his true motives.
Everyone on the team had clear, defined roles for the trip. Silas happily took on ordering meals, running errands, intercepting drinks, and taking notes. He handled everything flawlessly without a single complaint. The team saw exactly what was going on–Dr. Chavez’s new assistant was throwing down clear signals of pursuit.
Whene
expl
heard the team whispering about it, he didn’t bother
ed a secretive smile.
ely in the shadows, how was it any different
actions proved he was enjoying every
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second of it.
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