The next day was the weekend, so Helma arrived at the Joint Department early.She and Cole sat side by side in the conference room.Guller Group’s person in charge made a suggestion. "The artificial lake that we’ve planned has an intricate underground structure for gas, water, and electricity pipeli
"Where are we going to eat? Is it far away?" Helma said half an hour later.Cole looked away. "Are you hungry?"His voice was tender and soft, with a hint of endearment.Helma pursed her lips, shaking off what she thought was her illusion. "A little bit.""Jordan, how long will it take?""Mr. Guller
The car was driving smoothly. A sports car suddenly sped out from the side road as they passed an intersection.Jordan braked suddenly. Helma did not react in time, and the force threw her forward!The sound of chestnuts rolling on the ground was heard. Helma slowly sat up straight, holding her lowe
When Liam was done, he walked towards Cole and Helma.The woman wanted to chase after him but decided against it.Chandler stuck his hands in his pockets and glanced at the woman. "You’ve already got your benefit. Just leave, otherwise you won't get anything.""Liam, I really love you!" The woman gr
After several hours of card game, the group yawned and stretched out. They went to the garden behind the mansion.The back garden of the Guller Mansion was surrounded by mountains and rivers, with a large and beautiful artificial lake in the middle.Helma strolled around the lake several times, and
The men chatted while Helma rested on the sofa, waiting for dinner.Cole, Chandler, and Liam were talking about the recent economic situation in Brookville and Pacific City and business rivals.Helma listened.The Gullers controlled Brookville meticulously. No other wealthy families could slip past
Helma got up and went to the company with Neil the next day.On the way, Helma checked with Ronan about her afternoon schedule.Ronan answered as he drove. "Your afternoon schedule can be adjusted, but there is one scheduled meeting. Several managers flew in from Pacific City specially for this meet
Benjamin had left, leaving Helma. Her eyes wandered to the door, where a small window offered glimpses of the outside world. Even with just a door between them, it felt like a canyon separated them.Warm afternoon sunlight filtered through, prompting Helma to close her eyes momentarily. On waking ea
With everyone else keeping mum, Silver Obsidian cut to the chase, "We'll go with Helma's plan."For six months straight, Serena had practically lived in the lab. At first, Starlight Blossom did not seem to do much. Everyone was on edge, wondering if it would make any difference at all. Then, in the
During her month off, Helma took a break from the daily preschool runs and whisked her kids away on a travel spree.The trip was not without its scares—Serena had a severe bout of illness.Helma was prepared, yet the sudden severity of the attack caught her off guard.Without a second thought, she r
Under the questioning eyes of the crowd, Helma fired up her laptop and plugged in a USB stick.The video started playing on the massive screen.The timestamp in the corner showed it was from two nights ago.Usually, the lab was locked up tight after hours, and by eight or nine, the research center w
Hort watched her walk away, a storm of emotions on his face.Ever since she joined the research center, he had seen Wendy as this super-capable girl with a heart of gold.Whenever the team hit a wall with the experiments or the data just would not play nice, Wendy was the one who would spark up the
The poor thing's symptoms were straight out of a horror flick: muscles clenching like crazy, nerves on fire, bleeding inside, gasping for air, and foaming at the mouth. Some of them even had their hearts stop cold turkey.According to the timeline, the rat had been juiced up with three rounds of Sta
With the report out of the way, the experiment team kicked things into high gear to wrap up their project.The meticulously calculated data was in, and the verdict was clear: Starlight Blossom's effects were rock-solid stable. The only thing left for the lab mice was one final shot.The brain trust
"Come on, you think the boss is scatterbrained like you? Someone totally did this on purpose!" "Who would do something that evil?!" "Guess we're gonna have to push back the presentation." Everyone looked like they had lost their best friend, except Wendy. She had this worried frown, but her eyes w
After pulling two all-nighters, Helma had the report materials ready to go.The research center was deserted.She stretched, yawned, and glanced at the clock. One AM.She powered down her computer and left, still yawning.Once she was gone, a sneaky figure slipped into the office...Deputy Commander
Helma had tried to get the scoop from Leon, but the guy was like Fort Knox—nothing useful ever slipped out. Therefore, she backed off from the matchmaking game. Still, she was not blind to Wendy's little crush, especially with errands like these document deliveries. "You got it, boss," Wendy replied