A dozen lab technicians filed into the conference room, every one of them visibly struggling to contain their excitement, eyes bright with something close to awe.
"Well? What's the verdict?" Carson hadn't noticed the shift in their demeanor. He stood with his arms folded, voice dripping with certainty. "Let me guess. You've confirmed once and for all that this guy's a fraud?"
A cold smirk tugged at his lips. He was already imagining what kind of lesson he'd teach this pretty-boy nobody once the results were announced.
But the lead researcher shook his head and delivered an answer that stunned the entire room.
"That's not what we found, Carson. Once we pooled ten Cure-All Pills together for batch analysis, we discovered something. The pill is genuinely toxic."
His voice rang with convi
