I glanced at the three eager men, practically begging with their eyes to be let into my workspace."I'd like to work alone," I said, cutting them off before they could even pitch themselves.I didn't do teams. Especially not in a lab.In my line of work, a team wasn't an asset, it was a liability, a cluster of moving parts that slowed me down and got in my way.Disappointment washed over their faces instantly, but none of them dared to push the issue. Victor's icy aura alone was enough to keep them glued to the floor.Turning my back on the crowd, I stepped into the research laboratory and let the heavy doors seal the world out.As the hours ticked by, the sun dipped below the city skyline, casting long, bleeding shadows across the room.I sat completely isolated in the center of the sterile space. My counter was a crowded graveyard of hundreds of test tubes, while a ventilation cage housing several motionless lab mice sat on the
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