Madam Guller got her hands on the phone but was stumped when it came to picking a username."What should I call myself?" she asked Rana.Meanwhile, Rana was busy trading jabs with Owen in the stream's chat, not missing a beat.[My name's Little Witch Ran, and guess what? My grandma's on here too, ro
Jade gave a nod of agreement.They reached the car, and Jade steadied Helma as she climbed in.Helma let out a half-hearted chuckle. "Mom, it's just a routine check-up, not like I'm laid up with a broken leg or anything.""Don't you start with me!" Jade shot back, half-serious, half-joking.Helma qu
Helma thought for a while and made an appointment with Cole to check out the contract at the Westwood Joint Department tomorrow.Half an hour later, Helma's car stopped at the main gate of the Cox Manor.The Cox butler came out in person shortly after the doorman notified him."Miss King, welcome. M
Wanda followed Helma nervously around the room."You said you knew the reason, then tell me quickly! Why did you say it was because he loved me?"After Helma finished inspecting Wanda's room, she pulled Wanda to the balcony.She took a deep breath. "Wanda, do you remember when I lived with the Gulle
Helma cringed at the mental picture of her brother with only his head intact, and her voice turned solemn."He can't live with only his head left on! Stop using such reckless, unlucky metaphors!""No matter what, I must marry him!" Wanda gritted her teeth and said, "Your brother has been harping on
Mr. Cox had a smile on his face too.Old Master Cox smiled and said, "Wanda, you should also learn from Hemmy. You two have been friends for so many years. Look at Hemmy, and then look at yourself. How reckless you are!"Wanda's eyes widened as she was gorging on her dinner. Without even a thought,
Helma thought, 'That was a ruthless move.'However…She frowned slightly.She texted Wanda: [My brother just rushed out like a raging lion. Are you sure your parents won't suspect anything if he rushed to your house like that?][Even if your parents agree for you and my brother to be together, would
Morgan: [I don't understand the life of rich people.]Heartless Rogue: [Isn't your family pretty rich too? I heard that you are a famous big shot in Brookville.]Morgan: [My family has money, but it's under my father's control! He didn't give me a penny. Why do you think I established Emeraldshade F
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