Chapter 528

Hilda pressed the doorbell a few times before the door swung open automatically. Pushing through the main gate, she entered Linux' front yard. The French windows were dark and bleak as if no one was home. But after taking a couple of steps, the house lit up and Linux came out of his workroom.

He opened the door to let her in. "Hilda, what brings you here?"

She looked at him still dressed in his work attire and guessed, "You're still working at this hour?"

"Yeah."

When he saw the injuries on her lips and neck, he inquired, "What happened to you?"

Without hesitating, she answered, "I went out for a night run and slipped because the ground was too slippery."

Linux casted a quizzical glance at her but he did not press further. He did not know about the bad blood between her and Hex. He assumed that Hex had gotten attacked by Caleb's silver needles when he was trying to harm the Clemon's.

Hilda stated her purpose for coming, "I noticed that Caleb has an additional defense feature now that