Ch. My previous life 25 My previous life 25

“For the last time—that is my work.” 

Her voice was cold and unyielding as she glared at him. 

“The patent is in my name. You don’t even understand the core technology, and you think you can negotiate a deal? As long as I’m alive, it’s not happening. 

“And one more thing we’re done. From now on, you have nothing to do with me.” 

With that, she turned and walled away without looking back. 

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Harold stood frozen, his gaze fixed on her retreating figure. 

Slowly, his eyes darkened, and a sharp glint of malice flickered in them. 

I stood there in silence, watching the scene unfold, and at that moment, I understood everything. 

Chapter 13 

In my previous life, I once overheard Linda asking Shawn how he managed to keep someone as talented as Harold under his thumb. 

At the time, Shawn had his arm around her as they sat by the pool. 

He chuckled at her question and replied, “Because he needs something from me.” 

However, I realized something far more significant. 

In my previous life, I had never even heard of Zoe 

I found a way to meet Zoe, 

way to meet Z 

She agreed to meet at a coffee shop far from her university. 

When she arrived, she sat across from me and got straight to the point. 

“Miss Wood, I know why you’re here, but my work is not for sale.” 

“Why not?” 

She hesitated briefly before speaking. 

“Because right now, it’s only a prototype,” 

The motion of lifting my coffee cup to my lips froze mid–air 

“I understand that businesspeople like yourself only care about its commercial value, but I don’t 

“What matters to me is the end result–what it can achieve and how it can revolutionize technology for humanity. That, to me, is what’s truly important.” 

I studied her intently, 

As she spoke of her vision, her plain, makeup–free face radiated an indescribable brilliance. 

was a remarkable woman, someone who should have gone down in history as a groundbreaking scientist. 

She was a 

But in my previous life, because of the selfish ambitions of two men, she died in a foreign country, forgotten like a speck of dust swept the wheels of time. 

“Miss Wood, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now.”