Cole was rooted to the spot. Time does not rewind, Helma thought as she turned and walked to her car, her hand clenched in an attempt to ignore the throbbing pain in her chest. Before pulling away, she caught a glimpse of Cole, standing like a statue at the alley's mouth, his gaze fixed in her direc
Neil had it figured out. "The Sableport branch is swamped right now, so I'll just say I am off on a business trip for a couple of weeks. For anything unexpected, I'm counting on you to have my back."Helma gave a firm nod. "You got it."Wanda was a bundle of nerves. After they dropped her off at the
Helma stepped into the OR, where the anesthesiologist—a world-class pro Helma had handpicked—was ready to roll.She had everything dialed in, down to catching extra Z's the night before to be on top of her game.The surgery kicked off, and the bright lights of the OR flickered on.Neil's face lost a
With her worries gone, she was fast asleep in no time.Their beds side by side, Neil craned his neck to see his sister sleeping peacefully and smiled softly."Hemmy's beat."Wanda's eyes welled up with tears, a twinge of guilt as she looked at Helma.While Neil was out, she had been too wrapped up i
After leaving the hospital, Helma hit the road back to King Residence.With each mile, her smile grew, lighting up her eyes like fireworks.Her once-heavy heart now felt like a wide-open window, letting in a fresh breeze of relief.The surgery was a success, and with that, her worries took a backsea
Helma inhaled sharply as the last piece of the puzzle fell into place: a photocopy of her application for the secret use of a new drug, filed under her alias, Professor Harlana. The street cams, hospital security footage, and the villa tied to the lab all registered in her name—every tiny detail had
Today, though, Helma was like a caged lioness on the brink of a rampage.Her eyes were like chips of ice, her tone low and loaded with warning."Yes, I am Professor Harlana, and no, I did not want the world to know. I just wanted to bury myself in my research. Also, a big shout-out to the paparazzo
Helma knelt there, heartbroken at the sight of Jade's tears."Mom, if my brother had spilled the beans earlier, you wouldn't have had two years of peace. You would have been all over the place, trying to find a cure. He kept quiet because he didn't want to worry you."Jade clenched her jaw and gave
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