Illusions of the island *A LOST fanfic*

Chapter 65: Escaping a fortress

Where had Ed gotten the money for all this equipment? There must've been hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of it here. There were at least fourteen electron microscopes sitting on one counter top alone. Juliet looked around the room and then made her way over to a refrigeration unit in the corner. It was only one of six. Opening it, she found a large amount of reserve blood inside.

Picking up a bag, she saw her name printed on the label attached to it. Looking through the rest of the bags, she found they were all labeled as her own. Something told her that it wasn't just her blood that was stored in these refrigeration units. Placing the unit of blood back inside the refrigeration unit, she was compelled to look in the one next to it.

Opening the door, she found more of her blood. Until she looked closer at it.

"Ed, you son of a bitch."

She knew that with Ed, nothing ever came the easy way. Taking the pack of blood with her, she went out of the lab and stomped down the hallway. She was going to give Ed a piece of her mind. Juliet tried every door she could find, but all were locked. Until she heard Ed's voice behind one. He sounded irate. Was she ready to endure his wrath? Gulping in a breath, she shoved the door open, throwing the pack of blood at Ed.

"What are you going to do with these?"

Ed smirked and picked up the pack, glancing down at it.

"You gave permission to donate when you signed my contract."

Worry and then anger flashed across the blonde's pretty face.

"I am not a donor Ed! You don't have any right to take that!"

Setting the pack down on the desk in front of him, Ed leaned back in his expensive office chair and put his hands behind his head.

"You know me Jules, I will do just about anything to get my money. Besides, you're still helping a lot of women."

Juliet got closer to Ed across the desk and was now in his face.

"I've already mapped out the problem. It starts at conception."

The smirk grew wider on Ed's smug face.

"Well Jules, I've got big plans for you. This is only a small sample of it."

Juliet grew furious.

"Helping these women is what I want, but not so you can gain millions off my hard work. I worked years to get this just right."

The smirk hadn't left Ed's face and it made Juliet slightly nervous, but she didn't show it.

"Even more reason to try it on yourself before we go to clinical trials. The results we get alone would put us years ahead of the competition. Think of the rewards. You'd never have to ask for grants from the University."

Reaching across the desk, Juliet swiped up the pack of her 'blood' and shook her head, anger dripping from her lips.

"The only thing you'll use that money for will be to drown yourself in a lifetime's supply of Scotch."

Ed smiled at the thought of a lifetime's supply of his favorite drink. Juliet just rolled her eyes in disgust. Looking thoughtful, Ed glanced over at Juliet, who had her fists balled and
was trying hard not to deck him.

"Ah, but you had your daughter... Hayley, is it? Through your own research, while you were still working for me. My question is this: How did you keep that from me? That's one thing I don't like Jules and you know that. It's secrets. Where was she born?"