Faye nodded at Jesse and felt slightly confused when seeing the excited look on his face. Did he recognize her?It seemed possible since they all trained together when they served in the army. Jesse was tall and muscular. He used to pick on her all the time because he didn't like the fact that she was a better fighter. Still, he would always end up getting defeated. Faye didn't hold back when she fought Jesse the day before. In comparison to her calm demeanor, Cedric's expression darkened as he glanced at Jesse. "Do you two know each other?"He realized that was a stupid question as soon as he asked it. Faye was here the day before, so she definitely ran into Jesse. Jesse was shocked and Cedric was puzzled to see him in such a state.Jesse was usually a rather composed person, after all. "Chief, of course we know each other," Jesse said with a playful look in his eyes. Did Cedric not know that he married a fellow comrade?"That's interesting," he thought, feeling sm
Facing the sharp gazes from Cedric and Faye, Jesse went over to lift the bed and tear apart the wooden board beneath. He then inspected the bed but didn't see anything out of place, baffling him. What exactly was Cedric and Faye trying to do? Were they bored to the point that they were just doing things to pass the time?Cedric ignored him and walked around the place with Faye before telling Jesse and Ryder to step out of the room. Then, he stomped on a certain spot on the ground. There were some noises and the ground split open, revealing a secret passage. "Damn!""Seriously?"Jesse and Ryder were both shocked. They assumed that a secret passage could only be opened by a hidden button. Who would have thought that it could be unlocked by a few stomps?Furthermore, the entrance was so far away from the bed. "How did you know that this is the entrance of the secret passage?" Jesse asked as he stared at Cedric in awe. Cedric glanced at him mockingly. "Did you think all
Jesse realized he was in a different space from what he had pictured. Indeed, this was not the cave they were just in. It was a luxurious and modern biotechnology laboratory. When Jesse finally entered, Cedric and Faye had already successfully opened several other doors inside within seconds. What appeared before them was a large laboratory filled with various high-tech equipment. It looked like they had mistakenly entered a facility from a movie set.Jesse slapped his cheek and cursed under his breath. This completely changed his view on the Anderson family. The Anderson family's position in Jorn City was far from that of the Shaw family. But if their laboratory was exposed, their status might surpass the Shaw family's—provided that what they were researching here was legal. Otherwise, they'd just be considered criminals.Jesse looked around inside and randomly touched a robot-like figure. To his surprise, it suddenly emitted a mechanical sound. "Welcome!"Startled, Jes
Cedric was glad that he didn't listen to Faye and wait outside; instead, he followed her into the lab. Otherwise, he would be anxiously waiting for her to reappear. Even though he was inside with her, he still felt like he had been waiting for a century as he watched her conduct all sorts of experiments. He was worried for her and overwhelmed by emotions. Faye's experiments lasted for over three hours. Thankfully Cedric had Faye's bag where he kept a bottle of water and a protein bar, for both himself and Faye.If he hadn't witnessed all the experiments she performed, he wouldn't have believed just how challenging it was. Upon observing how focused she was, he felt more impressed by her. Faye was hardworking and ambitious. He was lucky to be her man. She had failed countless times in the experiments, yet she kept her composure and kept trying. Cedric couldn't guarantee that he had that sort of patience. Three hours later, she picked up a vial of liquid and beamed at
After eating, Faye went straight back to the villa with the medicine. She wanted to have a chat with Daniella first. However, she learned from Victor that the Anderson family was ruthless and advised her to prioritize saving Flora instead. Faye thought it made sense. In addition, the effectiveness of the drugs she developed would decrease over time. Without a refrigerator, her efforts of four to five hours might be wasted.On the way home, Victor was extremely nervous. After over 20 years, he was finally going to meet Flora again. He was excited and somewhat overwhelmed by emotion.For the past two decades, he had been tirelessly searching for Flora's whereabouts. Thinking he would never see her again in this lifetime, he was just about to give up—when he finally received news about her.Victor didn't know how to describe this feeling. He was worried, anxious, and restless in Jorn City. He wanted to come to Jeorgia as soon as possible to see her, but now that he was finally
Daniella was confident that Faye would come begging for her help to cure Flora, but before she could voice more of her terms, Faye was already leaving. She even said that Daniella had no right to negotiate with her. Daniella thought to herself, "What a joke. Without me, Layla will definitely die. Since I have the antidote, why can't I negotiate my terms with her?" She had a few conditions to present Faye with and what she mentioned was hardly the most important one. How dare this wench ignore her and leave so arrogantly?Daniella scoffed as she watched Faye's receding back. "Very well—Leave. Tonight, your mother will have a seizure and be in so much pain that she'll vomit blood and die by tomorrow morning. You can choose not to believe me but consider the consequences carefully."She continued, "After tonight, I won't be able to save your mother even if you get on your knees to beg for my help."Listening to her arrogant tone, Faye stopped and turned to look at Daniella, w
Faye batted her lashes innocently. "I suppose that won't hold a candle to what your researchers can do."Daniella stood and slammed her fists against the sturdy glass as she stared at Faye mockingly. "You ignorant brat. How dare you try to fool me?"Her researchers took five years to produce the poison. The production was complicated as they needed to extract certain components from rare herbs. These extracts couldn't be bought, so the poison couldn't be produced in mass. They would need to extract the necessary components each time before producing the poison. Hence, they could only create dozens of vials each month, given that they had an abundant supply of herbs and could smoothly extract them all. Yet Faye told her that she produced over a hundred vials of drugs in just half a day. It was practically impossible. "You should at least check your facts before lying. If you're that great, go ahead and save Layla yourself. I can't wait to hear that you accidentally kille
Faye remained by Flora's side the whole night. She never left for even a second.Cedric and Victor wanted to come in to help, but she chased them both out. The two waited outside the door anxiously and could only hear faint noises coming from inside the room. At three in the morning, Ryder came to convince Victor to sleep yet again. "Mr. Victor, you need to sleep or you won't have the energy to speak to Ms. Reed when she wakes up tomorrow.""I'm fine," Victor said as he shook his head. He added, "Mr. Shaw, go take a rest. I'll wait here." "There's no need," Cedric said hoarsely. "You're still a patient, Mr. Victor. You should be listening to your doctor and getting enough rest. If Faye wakes up to find that you haven't rested, she won't have any energy left to treat you."Victor was rendered speechless, struck by his words. He couldn't argue with Cedric's point. Indeed, Faye had put a lot of effort into treating him. If he didn't treasure his own health, Faye might j