Margot POV
Not long after my call with Professor Cole ended, Rhett’s personal physician arrived to draw my blood.
I sat quietly and held out my arm while he worked.
I didn’t ask questions until he was packing up his medical kit.
“When will the results be ready?”
The doctor glanced at me, but he didn’t answer.
He gave me a polite nod, picked up his bag, and left.
I watched the door close before picking up the financial news I’d been reading earlier.
The article covered the recent power struggle over Vanderbilt Dominion’s shares, along with an analysis of the company’s position in the industry.
The rare-earth market had been struggling for years, and the enormous amount of capital required for research and development had only made things more difficult.
Arian’s ambition to re
