From that day on, I completely blocked everyone and everything related to Jason.
I made up my mind that I would walk my own path from now on.
I contacted an old classmate who had once done research with me.
Together, we invested in a small laboratory.
Although I had been out of the field for several years, my skills came back quickly.
It did not take long for me to find my rhythm again.
To solve technical problems, I spent almost every moment in the lab except for eating and sleeping.
After several all-nighters, we successfully applied for our first commercial patent.
But the cooperation talks that followed were not easy.
Every time potential partners came to inspect the site, they took one look at our crude lab and assumed we were scammers.
After repeated setbacks, one company f
