Leon walked away without a backward glance.In her hotel room, Wendy cried until she had no tears left.She should not have rushed things or tried to make him jealous with Helma.Wendy's emotions crumbled, and she fell to the floor, her pretty makeup smeared by tears.What now... What could she do..
Leon pushed back in his chair, making space between him and his computer. "Glad you understand. Get back to work."They were not meant to be close, although he did not want to be mean for the project's sake.Wendy felt a burst of happiness.Leon had forgiven her!Maybe things were not so hopeless!S
The project was on the home stretch, and Deputy Commander Bailey was due to inspect the place in just a week. Knowing everyone had been burning the midnight oil, Helma volunteered to whip up the report materials. "After the report, if Deputy Commander Bailey gives us the thumbs up, we'll get the gr
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
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
"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
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
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