That kind of intense warmth.
That level of respect.
It was something they had never experienced in their entire lives.
The feeling was completely alien to them.
They had never imagined in a million years...
That the Lancasters, the most powerful family in the city, would treat two broke students with such overwhelming kindness.
Serena led them through a sprawling, meticulously manicured garden that felt more like a hedge maze.
It was massive.
Exotic, breathtaking flowers bloomed in every direction, bursting with color.
Plants they had only ever read about in textbooks or seen in documentaries were growing casually along the path.
Deep within the vibrant foliage, the structure of an entirely glass building came into view.
As Serena brought them closer.
They realized it was a colossal Glass Conservatory.
She pushed the doors open.
The interior was packed with state-of-the-art scientific equipment...
High-end microscopes, industrial centrifuges, endless racks of test tubes...
The absolute peak of modern technology was all housed in this one room.
There was even an entire wall dedicated to a massive, traditional herbal medicine cabinet.
It was a fully functional, cutting-edge pharmaceutical laboratory.
"Oh my god!"
Lydia gasped, her jaw dropping as she stared in awe at the Conservatory. "Serena, you have a literal science lab in your backyard?!"
The setup...
It made the university's "advanced" laboratories look like a middle school science fair.
"Yeah," Serena replied casually. "This is where I mess around with my formulas."
She needed a space to synthesize the treatments for her grandfather's legs.
And she enjoyed making her own specialized pills.
So her family had simply built her a world-class lab in the garden. It definitely made things easier.

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