After Julian left, Marcus immediately told his assistant to dig into the request.
As expected, the “friend” Julian wanted to enroll in the gene therapy trial wasn’t just some random patient — she was Violet’s cousin.
Marcus’s lips curved slightly. “Interesting,” he murmured, flipping through the report. Then, without hesitation, he said, “Approve it. Get her into the program.”
If Julian wanted a favor, Marcus would, of course, grant it. But favors always came with a price — and this one might serve him well later.
He tapped his fingers on the desk, thoughtful, then reached for his phone and called Serena, Julian’s stepmother.
She picked up quickly, her tone breezy and amused. “Well, well. To what do I owe the pleasure?”
The noise in the background suggested she was mid-conversation —
