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Finally,aformulawhichDamien analyzed to be ninety-nine percent effective, a couple of more tests and I'd be able to start trials and we’d be on our way to helping Jordan. It was great news, indeed. Damien had rallied everyone up and they were sincerely joyful. Excitement oozed out of the lab and I knew the first place I wanted to go. I wanted to be the one to tell Daniel.
I entered the elevator and went up to the floor where his office was. I had to wait by the entrance as his assistant told me there was someone else in his office. It was a woman, a very beautiful one at that, and she looked very familiar, but I wasn’t fazed by that. Daniel introduced us and we exchanged pleasantries, after which I could not wait to deliver the good news to him.
“So, what is it?” he asked. “You look happier than normal.”
“You know that breakthrough we’ve been hoping for?”
“Yeah?” he replied anxiously.
“We just got it!” I said excitedly.
“What? That's great news,” he congratulated me. He pressed a button on his desk and his assistant rushed in almost immediately.
“Tell whoever might be on duty in the store today to bring me a bottle of chardonnay.”
The assistant nodded and left the office.
“So, that's your way of celebrating?” I teased.
“You can share any other ideas you have.” He laughed. “Come here,” he ordered. I loved it when he did that. I moved to his side of the desk and he sat me down on his lap, causing me to take a deep breath.
“What are you doing?” I inquired. “I still have work to do, but I wanted you to be the first to know outside of the lab team. I'll see you when I’m done.” I giggled and kissed the top of his nose. He pulled me close and nuzzled my neck while holding me tight.
“Alright then, but please make sure your team knows that this is confidential news. If the board must know about this, I'm the one that breaks it to them,” he explained.
“Sure, and don’t forget our agreement,” I reminded him.
“Of course I won’t.”
“Well, I should get going,” I said as I stood up from his lap. “I’ll see you later.”
Down at the lab, everyone was working rigorously, fueled by the positive results we had been able to get. The lab buzzed and chimed, and we continued to work to see if we could still improve the results. We needed to take the science to the edge of what had ever been seen before. The lives of many people around the world depended on this. Jordan’s life depended on it.
Chapter 40
Daniel
Ibrazenlywalkedthroughthe halls of the building, it had barely been three hours since the press conference and I could see the changes. Stocks were no longer falling and everyone was expectant of the new agricultural research. The reporters had captioned it “Reed Biotech to End World Hunger”-a fitting title, if you asked me. I didn’t expect it to blow up like it did, but when it did, I was pleased.
My phone rang multiple times, mostly calls from satisfied shareholders who liked what they were seeing. I walked into my office, ready to prepare for the shareholder’s meeting later that day. I didn’t have to do much apparently, but I had to be ready for the plethora of questions they were going to ask.
As I arranged my papers, my phone rang, so I glanced to see who was calling. What the hell? It was Jolene’s dad. I picked up the call out of curiosity. He congratulated me for taking the company in a humanitarian direction and even went on to say that the news would be on the front page of every major news outlet in the country. Evan's call came in immediately after.
“Dude, you’ve been blowing up the financial markets,” he said excitedly.
“I know, I had no idea that agricultural research could make it blow up like this.”
“That's not it, Daniel,” his voice suddenly dropped.
“What do you mean?” I asked, shrugging off whatever thought was starting to cloud my mind.
“Check the news, man. I thought you and Amy finally reached an agreement or something.”
I ended the call abruptly. If this was one of his jokes, I wasn’t in the mood for it. It was time for the meeting anyway and the CEO couldn’t be late, so I straightened my blazer and headed to the meeting room.
The room was lively today, as every director was present. Reed Biotech was a private company, so it couldn't have many shareholders. There were thirteen present, including Aaron Cooper. As expected, we discussed the issue that had been resolved, but I was asked questions about a different kind of research: Amy’s. Then one of the shareholders raised a question.
“The papers say we might produce a Nobel laureate winner.”
