If Jacob truly wanted such things, he could have them in an instant. But from his earliest memories, his father had instilled in him the virtue of humility. With the full weight of the Thompson family fortune behind him, what couldn't he attain?
"Professor Walter, thank you for the information," Jacob said, a knowing glint in his eye. "And I heard the research team is getting a new member?"
"Yes, that's right," the professor replied,
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