In the Ferguson Group's living room, Yondu's glare was fixed on Lia, who was on the floor.His rage had cooled off. He had made calls and come up with a bunch of plans.When he settled back into his seat, he noticed Lia had picked herself up and was standing in a corner.In his rage, he had been rou
Yondu glanced over, barely batting an eye when he saw Neve. "Darling…""Thinking of joining us?" Yondu chuckled, eyeing Lia who lay there, out of it, on the floor."How could you do this to Lia…" All she could manage was that one line. Neve's heart seethed with hate. She loathed Yondu but was stuck
With the internet still buzzing, Helma dropped a tweet.[Countdown to the Green Tassel Fragrances perfume launch: 7 days! This is not just about Wild Tea. Check out Mountain Willow, Tibetan Blue, Lotus White, and Windsails for the gents...]Helma was all in, detailing each scent with passion and pre
Helma thought for a second and said, "Sophia, you can melt chocolate with a double boiler. If that's a no-go, ask the chef for a tempering pot. We make desserts all the time, so we should have one."Sophia stayed quiet, her stubbornness keeping her lips sealed.Helma remembered something else. "Oh,
Helma hung up the phone with Cole, her heart a tangle of emotions as she sat on her bed.Sleep was out of the question now, so she shrugged it off and headed to her cozy study.Firing up her computer, she logged into Emeraldshade and dropped a new quest into the digital realm: someone needed to dig
William's tone grew serious. "But wealth wasn't their greatest treasure. Legend has it, their most prized possession was a stone that fell from the heavens."Helma nodded. "A meteorite? Those aren't usually worth much."She knew meteorites were common, but then she remembered—the Book of Medical Rem
Cole gave a nod. "At least with a story, we have got something to go on."Helma's mind raced back to what Master Jones had said about the meteorite—it was as huge as a tiger, which made it seem almost like it had a life of its own.The meteorite was said to be soft to the touch, stretchable even.A
A heavy sense of dread weighed on Helma—the more she grasped the stone's worth, the clearer it became that Ethan would not back down.Driven by his wild dreams, paranoia, and cold heart, Ethan would not pass up this chance.Lips pressed tightly together, Helma studied the blueprint in her hands."Ma
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