On the day Neil and Wanda got back, Helma got a video call from Chandler.With bags under his eyes, Chandler was fuming, "Hemmy, I swear, if he were not your brother, I wouldn't let him off so easy!"Helma felt a twinge of guilt, "Thanks a bunch, Chandler."Chandler seemed to relax a bit, "I did wha
Mrs. Jones's pulse was still a bit weak and floaty, but it was a far cry from the erratic beats of before.Helma mulled over her next steps. There were a few potent herbs she had been cautious with at first, but now it seemed Mrs. Jones could handle a stronger dose.Lost in thought, she was brought
Alan had been down in the dumps lately, what with Ethan's health going downhill."What's up?"Helma let out a weary sigh. "I talked with the head over at Greenville First Hospital. Sounds like your brother's not doing too well."Alan's face clouded over, and Helma was quick to buoy his spirits with
Helma was leading the operation, with Benjamin, the hospital director, as her right-hand man.Dressed in her surgical gear, cap, and mask, they headed to a pre-op meeting with Benjamin at her heels. Benjamin had invited a bunch of interns to observe and learn.Inside the meeting room, Helma's voice
Madam Guller watched the figure, her feelings a tangled mess. Ever since Helma had rescued her and rushed her to the hospital, she started seeing her in a new light. With her daughter bringing up Helma's name every time she visited the hospital, Madam Guller had been doing some thinking.Maybe Helma
Back at Guller Mansion, Madam Guller had just checked out of the hospital scene and was chilling at home.With Greenville University on break, Rana was home every day, gabbing away with her mom.Lounging on the Guller Mansion's living room couch, Madam Guller was checking out some videos Rana had qu
Wanda's voice was a whisper, "Guess what? I'm flying solo too!"Neil had practically kidnapped her from Pacific City, and she had no say in the matter.Helma's eyes gave a knowing twinkle. Her brother had never been a fan of Cole, so it was a safe bet he would not be Wanda's plus-one."We'll just he
Anthony prided himself on his looks and charm, not to mention his knack for rubbing elbows with the elite, like Rana and Ximena. That was probably why he scored an invite to the party.He smoothed out his suit, grabbed a wine glass, and with a swagger, made his way over to Helma.A girl from his cre
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