Chapter 197: Sloane Bennett's Furious Voice Exploded Through the Phone

"Clara Whitmore! How dare you ignore my calls?!" Sloane Bennett's furious voice exploded through the phone. "Twenty-seven missed calls!"

Clara 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!" Sloane's voice trembled with anger. "Why don't you just marry your damn lab already!"

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

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

Hanging up, Clara rushed back to the laboratory.

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

Theo Marsh adjusted his glasses. "The issue's in the third node."

"Impossible!" Elise Warren countered immediately. "The formula's too complex."

Celia Monroe 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.

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