Smack!

The top floor of Genesis Bio headquarters.

Domingo, who had been waiting outside, opened the door to Bella Clements’s office.

Max Steiger then offered a respectful greeting and stepped into the heart of power.

Bella stopped what she was doing and welcomed her guest.

“I never meant to make a patient come all the way here. I feel bad about it.”

“Not at all. I’ve been lying down for so long that my body’s stiff. I was hoping to get a little exercise.”

They headed to the reception table in one corner of the spacious office and sat across from each other.

“You don’t have to be so formal. Make yourself comfortable.”

“Understood.”

With that, he took a drink Domingo had prepared for him...