At two in the afternoon, Helma's eyes snapped open.She bolted upright, took a three-second flash to recall the horror, and was about to dash out when Neil pinned her down."Easy there. If you want to be awake for Smiley's update, cool it, or I will have to knock you out again!"Helma's hands were b
The house was silent, everyone deep in slumber. Helma descended to the first floor, glided through the hallway, and stopped before the basement door.She did not use the villa much, but she had stocked it with plenty of ‘toys’ for times like these.She pulled open the door and triggered the security
Helma's cry had its intended effect—Cole's companions rushed to shield him.Relief washed over Helma as she caught her breath, the image of Smiley falling through the skywell haunting her.A three-story drop.Smiley——She could not bear to finish the thought and focused instead on navigating the lon
The vibration of the phone interrupted that wonderful moment…The next second."Boom!!"A deafening explosion echoed throughout the space. The ground beneath their feet shook, throwing dust everywhere!Helma's pupils reflected the golden flames of the explosion.The explosion was not over yet. There
"Don't worry, Smiley was not injured. Cole tried his best to protect him. Now, he is just frightened and has a little scratch on his leg. He is in the ward now."Neil opened up a real-time video of Smiley on his phone and tossed the phone onto Helma's bed.The video showed Smiley lying on the hospit
The next day at noon.Helma finished her lunch and felt that she had regained a lot of her strength.She got out of bed and walked a few steps, holding onto the wall.Jade looked at her worriedly. "Hemmy, don't worry. Your brother has sent a few people to guard Smiley closely. If you miss him, I can
Sunday.Cole had another physical examination. When he saw that Benjamin's face was not looking good, he understood."Dean Levington, if you have anything to say, you can tell me directly."Benjamin tried to persuade Cole. "Mr. Guller, the doctors in this hospital do have limited medical skills. In
Helma lowered her head and ate without saying anything.Wanda wanted to persuade her again, but she saw droplets of tears falling into the food.She was startled. "Helma, are you crying? I, I'm not scolding you, please stop crying…"Helma wiped away her tears, lifted her head, and said, "Actually, I
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