Chapter 97
Chapter 97
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Eden could tell she wasn’t going to elaborate, so he wisely let it go. Without another word, he started the engine and drove out of the hospital’s parking lot.
As they hit the road, Eden brought up another topic. “Aside from Galloway Group, there’s another company involved in the AIDS treatment project–an Avaloria–based firm called Ascend Group. Lately, their person in charge has been in talks with Apex Biotech.”
Rosalie raised her brows and repeated, “Ascend Group?”
She thought in her mind, ‘Isn’t that the business of Julian’s ex–girlfriend’s family?‘
Eden added, “Yeah. It’s a publicly listed company in Avaloria, but their research division looks pretty sketchy. I doubt they can bring anything worthwhile to the table. If Apex Biotech partners with them, they’ll just give them a free ride.”
Rosalie lowered her gaze, thinking for a moment before replying, “Doesn’t matter. Let them do their thing. We’ll focus on our own work.”
Ascend Group’s so–called research facility was nothing more than a glorified backroom lab with no real credibility. Theo reaching out to Apex Biotech had nothing to do with science–it was purely about Roseanne’s connection to Julian.
In Rosalie’s last life, Julian had never let Ascend Group get involved with Apex Biotech’s projects. This time around, he probably wouldn’t either.
Relationship was one thing,
