When Andrew was done, Neil grabbed him angrily."Now that you have a clue, why didn't you tell me!"Andrew pursed his lips. His lips were dry and hollow. "This was Helma's choice. We brought enough men and thought there was no danger, but we didn't expect them to increase in strength so suddenly!"N
3 pm.Helma opened her eyes. She felt her physical strength had recovered a lot, but because of this, she felt a burning pain from all the injuries on her body.She got up, found a movie, and put it in the DVD player.It was a classic old movie—Silence of the Lambs.The protagonist had a sweet, remi
Helma waited half an hour after taking the capsule, but there was no reaction. She secretly clenched her hands and found she could not exert strength."Let's go." Ethan stretched out his arm towards Helma.Helma took his arm with a cold face and got off the freighter.Someone came to retrieve their
Was it all up to her?Helma's brows knitted together in confusion. "What's that supposed to mean?"Ethan flashed a grin. "I've got a story for Miss King."He spent the next while lost in memories of his childhood, the loss of his parents, and how he ended up joining some shadowy group.Casually, as
Lawrence, Felix, and Charles were flanked by a couple of guards each, herding them off to the dining hall.Helma tagged along with Ethan to a side dining room, where a spread of dishes, all signature eats from Cerezo Isle, was already waiting.An ace chef they had brought in was at the counter, work
Lawrence's eyes were icy as he glanced toward the door. "Looks like if we don't fix this, we're stuck here for good, huh?"Charles lost it again, his teeth clenched as he hammered the desk, only to wince and pull back in pain."I'm sorry. I didn't mean to freak out, but I'm terrified. This mission i
Ms. Shadow eyed the imposing figure before her, her heart doing a little flip.The Strategist was hands down the most commanding guy she had ever met—smart, and easy on the eyes, too.Thinking of Helma, who was currently holed up on the first floor, Ms. Shadow's resolve hardened."Strategist, about
The silence in the office was deafening. Cole broke the stillness, finally lifting his head to address Jordan."Go ahead, send all the research we've got over to the Kings! And make sure Andrew gets it, too!"In Greenville these days, the Kings' Guller Mansion was the hub of info, sharing intel with
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