The girl was laughing and crying, too choked up to speak.Someone passed her a mic, and the crowd was all eyes and cameras."I will," the girl finally said, "forever."Helma's gaze flickered, a pang of emptiness hitting her out of nowhere."There's no such thing as 'forever', just the here and now,"
Owen did not seem the least bit surprised that Cole was with Helma, his voice challenging, "Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but you're out of the running, buddy. The Millen family hasn't forgotten what you've done."Helma, anxious to prevent a clash, interjected with a frown, "Hand the phone back
Chris was confused but could not help smiling when he saw Wanda and then Neil, who had stuck around all night."Mom, you should head to bed."Mira, sharp as ever, caught on to what was happening."I've been here all night with you guys, and I'm beat. I can't keep up with you youngsters anymore. I'm
Helma had been sitting for what felt like an eternity, her mind insisting that she needed to chill out and sort through the tangled feelings of these two hot-headed souls.She waited until the first light of dawn painted the sky. Then Helma got up and made her way to the bathroom.After a refreshin
Rubbing her forehead, Helma checked her phone. It felt like she had barely closed her eyes, but it was already four in the afternoon.She got dressed and headed downstairs.Mary and Jade were mid-conversation in the living room.Helma scanned the room. "Where's Uncle?""He's at the office," Mary rep
Helma's grin said it all. She loved getting her way, especially if it made Grandma smile. On TV, Chris was the picture of suave, answering questions with his trademark charm. Dressed to the nines in a black suit with subtle silver threads, he was the epitome of elegance. "Cousin's got style, no dou
He glared at Helma through clenched teeth. "You set this up on purpose! Was it to get back at me for the Millen family, making me think that land was a gold mine?"Helma arched an eyebrow. "You must be out of your mind. My uncle told me you only bought that land because you think your dad's ghost ca
Helma chuckled, eyeing Levi as he clutched the prestigious black card. "But you see, I'm the cardholder, and I know the password. You might as well consider that card a memento."Levi's chest swelled with a rush of fury as the realization hit him.Helma was making a fool out of him!Standing up, Hel
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