JAMES' POV

The call ended as my phone slowly lowered from my hands. I stared at the screen for a moment, still processing what I’d just heard.

Symptoms? How could they be having symptoms?

The drugs were made to cure the illness. They were designed specifically to treat it down to the root. So how did they suddenly begin to have symptoms 3 to 5 years later?

It didn’t make sense — not scientifically, not logically. Unless something went wrong. Unless something was overlooked. But that was impossible. We made sure every formula was perfect. I tested every dosage, every combination. There shouldn’t be anything wrong.

“Who was that and...