"I found out it was the Mendez who were behind this. The landlords of both the lab and the factory are so scared of them that they'd rather pay us double compensation just to get us out. The landlord of the lab even showed up in the dead of night to lock the door, but Sean caught him in the act."
"And now the suppliers are backing out of their contracts with us!"
Lyra sat in her dorm, listening to Sorren rant while skimming the progress report he'd sent her. She quickly devised a plan.
"Send over the first batch of goods to the school. Have the medical devices been shipped?"
Sorren hesitated, looking a bit guilty. "Uh... Blackheart didn't agree..."
SNAP!
The pen in Lyra's hand broke, and Sorren flinched as if it were his own neck that snapped. He didn't dare to meet her eyes.
