Chapter 537

There were those who willfully made the wrong choices for short term profits. Irene certainly learned her lesson this time. "Do you know what's going to happen if you insist on being so stubborn?" Her interrogator glared at her. "You're pregnant. Shouldn't you think of your child, even if you don't care about yourself?" Irene's fingers clenched. "I told you—I admit to damaging the research effort, and I'll take my punishment accordingly." After all, the hospital could only fire her and demand compensation, but it seems that the Minervan government wanted to make her crime a bigger issue than it was. She knew all too well that if she confessed, they would use her to cause an international conflict. Her interrogators suddenly stopped to whisper to each other. Irene could not hear what they were saying, but it definitely was nothing good given the looks on their faces. And her hunch proved right soon enough. It seemed that they could not get what they wanted from Irene, and the