What She Broke

Everyone in the lab was stunned by my reaction. No one had expected me to go straight for Sheila.She had been playing the victim, sniffling and crying, but the moment I shoved her close enough that her face nearly touched a sharp lab blade, she dropped the act completely and shrieked."Rose, are you crazy? Are you trying to ruin my face?"I let out an icy laugh and flung her aside. Looking down at her, I said, "Weren't you acting all pitiful just now? Why'd you stop crying?"Sheila forced down the hatred in her eyes. When she looked up again, her face was full of guilt."Rose, I'm really sorry… If cutting my face will make you feel better, then go ahead."I know you've always hated this face of mine anyway. Just because I'm prettier than you… If that's the case, then I'll destroy it."As she spoke, she reached for the blade, pretending like she was about to slash her own face.Of course, the others were not about to let her hurt herself. They rushed forward to stop her.Sheil

I broke up with Andrew as fast as I could.I returned every gift he had ever given me, packed my things, and moved out of the apartment we had shared. In the shortest time possible, I cut every tie between us.However, to him, I was just being dramatic. He kept coming after me, complaining again and again."Over one experiment? You're really breaking up with me over that? I already bought the diamond ring. I was going to propose to you, and this is how you treat me?"Listening to him, I almost laughed.If Andrew ever found out that the antigen he dismissed so casually could have cured his illness, would he still think I was overreacting?I stopped responding to him. My paper deadline was coming up fast. Without my experimental data, there was no way I could submit it in time. Without that, my chance to study abroad was gone too.Just when I felt completely stuck, a top research lab in the country suddenly reached out to me. They said they were very interested in my work. If I jo

As the whispers spread through the room, Sheila's face went completely pale.She lunged forward, snatched the remote from my hand, and shut off the screen in a panic. "This is fake! Rose made it up to frame me!"Andrew clenched his teeth and glared at me. "The cameras were turned off, so how did you…"I stepped closer and locked eyes with him, my voice dripping with sarcasm. "That's because I turned them back on. Andrew, if you cheated, then own up to it. Is that so hard? You're out here talking about marrying me while keeping Sheila on the side. With your condition, can you even handle that?"A few of the people around us could not help it. They almost laughed. Everyone could tell exactly what I was implying.Andrew's face turned a dark shade of green. He ground out his words."Fine. I cheated on you with Sheila, and I'm going to marry her. So what?"You always act like you're above everyone. Why should I stay loyal to you? You're not worth it. I'm seriously ill, and all you

Our lab took the top honor. Everyone went out to celebrate, including Clarence's ridiculously rich son, Jack Harris.He pulled up to the restaurant in a Rolls-Royce. When it came time to pay, he looked completely speechless."Dad, I get that you want me to fully fund your lab, but now, I'm supposed to pay for your team dinners too?"Clarence, the most cheerful old man alive, just chuckled."Don't be so stingy about money, son. It's not like I'm making you pay for nothing.""Oh? Then, come up with a contract."Clearly not interested in putting together any kind of contract, Clarence's eyes lit up. He suddenly pushed me forward like he had just struck gold."How about I introduce you to a girlfriend instead? Rose is the prettiest and most promising girl in our lab. Introducing her to you is a great deal, isn't it?"Jack looked at me. His sharp, slightly upturned eyes filled with amusement as he smirked."Yeah. I'm definitely the one coming out ahead."Just like that, I was some

After several rounds of emergency treatment, Andrew's condition only kept getting worse. He wanted to see me. He called again and again, but I never picked up.In the end, his mother came to find me. She cried as she begged me to visit him.That was the only reason I went.When I walked into the hospital room, I almost did not recognize him.The man lying in that bed had been completely worn down by illness. However, the moment he saw me, his eyes lit up."Rose, I knew you'd come save me. About that experiment… If you succeeded once, you can do it again, right? There's still hope for me… Right?"I looked into his eyes.Even though I did not want to say it, I told him the truth."It won't work again. Andrew, over the past year, I've tried to recreate that experiment countless times. It has never succeeded again."Tens of thousands of trials, and only that one worked. I still don't know why. Later, I figured… Maybe it was because, back then, I loved you so much that even God was