"My family was in danger the second you put my blood under a microscope!" Max snapped unexpectedly, causing one of the light bulbs to explode in response. "I never said it was intentional, or that you didn't care, but you know I'm right, Liz." He turned again and took a few steps before inhaling deeply.
"I didn't have a chance, Liz. I knew something was up and I couldn't trust him." The last thing he had wanted was to get in he way of Arturo being granted citizenship. Diego had the means and power to make it happen and he wasn't about to give the man a reason to change his mind. So, he did the only thing he could think of. If the lab blew up it would have been through no fault of Liz's, and everything would still be on the up and up. "I don't know that he was up to something. He was invested in your research and nothing else mattered to him."