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
Cole kept his word and stayed out of it.Helma had her team digging into Dory's background back in her hometown.To keep Dory safe, she had two undercover agents from Emeraldshade tag along.Two days later, Dory showed up at the doorstep, her arms laden with bags, big and small.She was red with emb
Boom.The rain suddenly came without warning.Drenched from head to toe, Dory walked on the empty road with no shelter from the rain. Seemingly unaware of her surroundings, Dory continued to walk in numbness.The man following lost his patience and held her. "Didn't you hear me talking to you?"She
"She didn’t take that long when she had Smiley!""How is she?""Brother-in-law, did you guys quarrel and cause my sister to have premature labor?""I visited my sister-in-law yesterday, and she was fine. Why did she suddenly end up in the emergency today?""Mr. Gu, how did Hemmy's amniotic water bre
Three hours later.A military helicopter landed on the rooftop helipad of the hospital.Jordan escorted a woman out of the cabin. Neve looked sluggish. Her chains clattered, and there were specks of blood all over her body. It looked like she had been tortured.She had no strength to resist and allo
Cole held her hand and said in a deep voice, "That must be hard."Helma shook her head. As long as her baby was safe, she did not think it was hard.Neil put his arm around his wife's shoulders and said to the two elders, "Mom, Madam Guller, let's go out first and let them be alone for a while."The
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