Helma loved Alan like her younger brother. His check-in message and concern made her feel warm.She replied to his message and made plans to do a weekend livestream with him. Then, she checked on her friends' social media posts.Ximena just posted a selfie with Rana.Helma looked at it briefly befor
'Not just having common interests, 'William James' is now your apprentice too,' Helma thought, but her face remained neutral."That's just something I heard from Director Lee. Let's talk about this later."Helma looked at the time. It was already four o'clock in the afternoon.Sophia would be coming
Early the next morning.Jade and Neil went out early.It was already 10:30 when Helma got up. She received a message from Alan right after breakfast.Alan: [Miss Helma, will the live streaming start as usual tomorrow?]Helma replied: [Yup. Start as normal.]After she washed up, she sent a message to
The next day, Monday.Helma received a call from the funeral home early in the morning.The leader who had 'forced' her to take a leave of absence sounded extremely respectful."Helma, all thanks to you that the city has commended our funeral home. The director said that you can return to work if yo
Helma wasted no time with William's consent.She cleared away the drawings on the table."Let's go, Master Jones."William walked out with his hands behind his back.He took two steps, then turned to look at Cole."Cole, aren't you coming? Mrs. Jones said that she wanted you to try the snacks she ma
Cole looked at Helma gently, his eyes falling on her belly, as if he understood her inner turmoil."We will draw up a contract in a few days. I will ask Jordan to book a flight, and then I will go over and sign the contract."Helma looked at Cole and furrowed her brows in confusion. This man seemed
The stars were clearly visible across the dark night sky.Under the starry sky, Helma and Sophia soaked in the hot spring pool.Sophia leaned against the edge of the hot spring. The edge of the hot spring pool was made from smooth, natural stones."Cole really knows how to enjoy life. His hot spring
Helma took a step back in the dark room.She raised her eyes and looked at Cole."That's all I want to say."Obviously, she was not the one affected by what she just said.Cole's presence changed from his usual indifference to being extremely aggressive.Helma subconsciously took another step back.
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