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
Henry took a deep breath, gave Rana a reassuring hug, and said in a low voice, "Rana, we're about to start our new life. I've got the DJ and sound system all lined up. All that's left is to get the bar up and running."Rana bit her lip, "I think we could wait until after we're married to open it."I
After a tender moment together, Henry retreated to his bedroom for the night.Rana sat on the couch, her phone in hand, scrolling to her mom's contact. She hesitated, her fingers hovering over the screen, before finally typing out a message."Mom, I'm coming home tomorrow morning."The message sent,
Helma was at her wit's end, sliding her feet into her slippers as she spoke, "Can you even come up with another excuse? There is no way the Guller family is broke unless you are planning to spin the same tale about financial troubles to Rana. I've played that card before, and I doubt Rana will fall
Rana was under a spell; after her outburst, she spun around and bolted.Madam Guller was left stunned, tears streaming down her face after a moment. She could not believe her daughter, whom she cared for so deeply, would say such things. She just did not want Rana to be conned by that Henry!Rana da
"It's all yours," Neve said as she stood. "I'm here to help, remember? Keep Rana sweet, and if you do tie the knot, you'll be rolling in more dough than you can imagine."Henry eyed the cash on the table warily. Neve just laughed again and left, her bodyguards in tow.Henry watched the woman and her
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