Chapter 197

"Evelyn Langley! How dare you ignore my calls?!" Sophia Laurent's furious voice exploded through the phone. "Twenty-seven missed calls!"

Evelyn frantically checked her call log. The screen was flooded with red missed call notifications.

She hunched her shoulders guiltily. "Sorry, the lab's been swamped with this project deadline..."

"Always the lab!" Sophia's voice trembled with anger. "Why don't you just marry your damn lab already!"

Evelyn quickly changed the subject. "I'll be there for your birthday next month! Already got your gift!"

"That's more like it." Sophia snorted. "Stand me up and I'll drag you out of that lab myself."

Hanging up, Evelyn rushed back to the laboratory.

The moment she opened the door, Oliver Lancelot's frustrated shout greeted her. "This data makes no sense! Eight calculations, eight different results!"

Vincent Macmillan adjusted his glasses. "The issue's in the third node."

"Impossible!" Natalie Blanchet countered immediately. "The formula's too complex."

Camille Valrose silently took the data sheet and began rapid calculations.

"Look here." She circled several key values. "It should be calculated this way."

The lab fell silent.

All eyes fixed on the formula-covered paper.

Oliver's eyes widened. "That's it!"