Jordan, of course, was not going anywhere.He camped out in the ward's entrance for two whole days, too worried to even blink.Finally, Helma had enough. She shooed away the crowd of well-wishers and let him in.Edward peered through the glass, his throat dry. "Hemmy, is it really okay to leave them
The figure in the bed shifted slightly. The blanket fell away, revealing eyes red from crying. She just watched him silently. Yet to Jordan, her gaze said more than words ever could. His own eyes filled with tears. "Once you're better, you can be as mad as you want. Right now, you need to take care
Jordan's head snapped up. "Sophia, what's up?"The photo was in his hands in a flash. Tisha's voice was urgent, seeking confirmation, "Is this Neve or what?"The work photos, usually a blur, were no match for Jordan's eagle eyes. He recognized her instantly—the woman in the corner was Neve, the one
Trying to muster some courage, she snapped, "Jordan, if you even think about hurting me, Black Hawk will hunt you down!"Jordan held his wrist up to the light of the fire.He glanced at his watch, "You've been off the grid for nearly 12 hours. Black Hawk's only made a show of looking for you in the
In Greenville, the security company and Emeraldshade had summoned up many people.Helma would have been right there with them to go to Yare if it had not been for her being so close to giving birth.All she could do was wait.Jordan had his captive; however, he did not rush to bring her back home. T
One wrong piece of advice could do more harm than good.Helma was not worried about her rep; she was worried about steering the moms wrong and risking their little ones."Got it," Dory said with a serious nod, tucking the notebook away.Outside, the evening had wrapped the world in its quiet embrace
This was Dory's deepest desire.She had been haunted by her family's shadow since she was little, yet she never found the strength to break away for good.Her dad had come forward this time, promising to quit the gambling for good once he paid off his debts. He even said he would stop pushing her ar
"Mr. Moore was in the hole for a billion, and you didn't blink an eye. I'm just asking for four hundred thousand. Why is that a problem? It's all risky business, but when it's Mr. Moore, no sweat, and my dad's supposed to call the cops? Talk about double standards!""I thought you were different fro
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