All Chapters of Chasing his billionaire ex wife: Chapter 31 - Chapter 34

Elara started to notice looks.They weren't obvious or confrontational. They were there.Two researchers stopped talking when she walked into the hallway. A nurse who usually smiled at her became formal all of a sudden. Silas watched her for a moment before saying, "Something’s changing outside this room.”Elara knew what he meant. News didn’t have to spread for people to get curious. They sensed patterns. Ryan visited her every day. Chloe was getting better. There was security around the lab. They had late-night sessions.Patterns made people ask questions.That afternoon the administration asked for a meeting.Not about Chloe’s health.About "project activity.”Elara sat at the conference table with Ryan and Silas. Across from them were three board members and the facility director.“Dr. Vale," the director started carefully "we’ve seen equipment usage and extended access hours. We need to know what’s going on.”Elara spoke calmly. "Medical monitoring for my daughter.”One board mem

The leak did not come from the lab. It came from a phone. Someone had taken a photo of Chloe in the chair a few weeks ago. This photo showed up on a forum then it jumped to a tech blog and then it went to mainstream feeds within a few hours. The picture showed Chloe in the chair with cables that you could barely see. Elara was in the background. The headline was careful. It was still a big deal: Unregistered Neural Interface Trial in Private Facility. By noon there were three news vans outside the facilitys gate. By two Hamilton Globals phone was ringing nonstop. Silas went into Elaras office with a tablet in his hand and a look on his face that said things were about to get busy. "We can still get ahead of this " he said. ". We have to do it now." Ryan closed the blinds without being asked. Elara did not panic. She read the article once then she read it again. Then she put the tablet down. "They do not know what they are looking at " she said. "Not yet." Silas nodded. "That is why we