Helma spun around and there was Lowry, grinning as he strolled up to her."Mr. Lowry." Helma let out a laugh, though it did not quite reach her eyes as she glanced at the person next to him.Cole, of all people. Why does he keep popping up?She remembered the evidence and recordings he'd sent over t
Stepping out of Mr. Lowry's office, Helma paused, then decided to break the silence."Cole?""Yeah?" Cole glanced over, walking in step with her."You know, after that showdown with the crossbow guy, I had a friend track his last known whereabouts." Helma's brow creased with concern. "He vanished so
The Book Of Medical Remedies was a treasure of culture, a testament to the rich legacy of alternative medicine.Helma had always planned to donate the book to a museum after she was done with it, but she knew now that no ordinary museum could safeguard such a treasure.Besides, without the book, she
After lounging in the living room for a bit, Helma retreated to the sanctuary of her bedroom.She dialed up Ximena, who had been going through a rough patch after losing her boyfriend and dealing with the aftermath. The poor girl had been down in the dumps for some time. Helma had been fretting over
Ever since Ximena's drama wrapped up, Cole had been checking in every few days just to see if she was okay.He had the timing down pat; any more often, and she might have just cut him off.Helma bit her lip, looking up at the sky.She could sense Cole's carefulness, and it was starting to shake her
Helma reached out her hand.The moment her fingers brushed the soft fabric, Old Madam Guller's hand gently covered hers. "Hemmy, don't worry. I'm okay."A shiver ran through Helma, and she glanced at the butler standing nearby."What's wrong with Grandma's leg?"The butler's eyes were full of concer
Helma hung around Guller Mansion until dusk before driving herself home.She joined Jade and Neil for dinner, and afterward, they lounged in the living room, just shooting the breeze.Neil grinned, "Mom, guess what? Wanda's coming over tomorrow to ring in Christmas with us.""Wanda's coming over? Bu
The similarities between them were too glaring, too risky.Helma's brow furrowed with worry."Relax, you're overthinking it. Everyone in Greenville thinks Smiley is Owen's kid, right?" Jade reassured her, bouncing Smiley gently."But he looks nothing like Owen, and I'm not actually going to marry Ow
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