Chapter 549

"Are they trying to kill me?" Liam asked bluntly the moment they reached the roof. The sunlight was as beautiful as ever, but Valerie felt a heavy weight in her chest. She did not want to answer his casual yet pointed question. As if sensing her hesitation, Liam gave a bitter laugh. "I only have three days of life left. Can they really not even wait that long?" Valerie did not have the heart to tell him the cruel reality. Those people were not necessarily after Liam. They simply did not want her to pass the assessment and be hired by the lab. She pushed his wheelchair into the sunlight. "I tend to overcomplicate things sometimes," she said. "Maybe Jason really was just having his assistant prepare equipment for Group D." Liam let out a mocking snort. "I've been treated like a lab rat for so long that I know exactly how dangerous dimethylmercury is. I'm sure Linda was being used by Jason." Valerie was surprised to hear him speak with such certainty. "What makes you so sure that s