Swapping a Broken Heart for a New Start novel Chapter 1129

Professor Keri clenched his teeth and shot back, “There’s barely a line between genius and madness.”

Aaron wrinkled his nose. “Geniuses live long. Madmen don’t. Like you.” He dropped the words with a cold edge. “I’m asking you now as a favor, but don’t think for a second we couldn’t crack your password. We just don’t want to waste our time. So, I’ll give you ten seconds to decide.”

He tossed a small box onto the table in front of Professor Keri. The professor’s eyes widened right away. It was his precious data box, the one he’d guarded for years. Inside were all his carefully collected research notes, drug development records, experimental data, and reaction logs.

Aaron started counting down, skipping numbers. “Ten… nine… five… three…”

Professor Keri’s nerves snapped. “Why are you skipping numbers?” he blurted.

Aaron glanced down at him, totally unfazed. “Because I want to.”

The professor was left speechless. He finally realized Aaron wasn’t actually giving him time to think. He was pushing him into a corner, forcing him to make a choice. And in this situation, there was no room for resistance.

Faced with life or death, Professor Keri finally caved. With a dark look, he stepped forward, entered the password, and unlocked the box. He didn’t even bother trying to hand the data over. Dennis Williams just looked to Aaron, who got the message immediately and started copying everything inside.

The act worked. Professor Keri had no idea Dennis’s team had already tried to crack his password before they arrived. They had gotten stuck halfway, realizing the password was tricky. If they forced it, they could destroy everything inside. It was a clever security measure, but not impossible to break given enough time—and Dennis didn’t want to waste a second.

As soon as the data was secure, Dennis turned to Aaron. “Take this straight to Mr. Williams, now.”

Then he ordered his men to keep questioning Professor Keri about the drug. He wanted every detail: development process, side effects, possible complications. Professor Keri could only give a rough answer. “If you don’t solve it in six months, her body will start to shut down. Organs, brain—there’ll be damage.”

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