"Hey, didn't you say you would leave him here? W-Why are you changing your mind?" Dominic chased after the mother-son duo without putting his shoes on and complained."I'm not leaving yet. I'll bring Galen over when I am," Lily replied helplessly. "Didn't you tell me to take him elsewhere?""Does Grandpa hate me?" Galen's eyes widened. Hurt was evident on his face, and he dropped the little toy car in his hand out of shock.Seeing this, Dominic was immediately distressed. "No, no. How could I hate you? I will always dote on you!"With that, he pursed his lips and leaned toward Galen's cheek. However, Galen turned away and said, "What do you mean?""It means I like you! You are my favorite person in the world!" It was only in front of Galen that Dominic would proclaim his love so directly like this.Lily could not stand watching this and turned away with a sigh. She did not blame her son for always pulling Dominic's beard or destroying his things. At this moment, Galen had buried
‘That can’t be Professor Thompson, so who is it?’The first person that came to Austin’s mind was Rhea. There was only a few female staff at the institute, and he could only think of one person who loved wearing heels that would work till this hour.‘Why is she coming to look for Professor Thompson at this time?’Austin did not know why, but he changed his mind and instantly retracted his foot into the room. Then he closed the door and even took two steps back. Just after he did that, the woman in heels entered the room.There was more than one person, judging from the sound of the footsteps, and the other person’s footsteps sounded heavier.“Professor Thompson, I’m sure you’ve heard what our superior said earlier. I’d advise you not to be too stubborn about this. We can’t stop this project after how far we’ve come. Plus, you’ve seen the results too. Do you want to see all your hard work go to waste?”It was Rhea’s voice.‘What is she saying? What superior? What do they need to
Before Austin could think any further, he heard Rhea's voice, which was now even colder from outside. There was a hint of warning in her words. “Professor Thompson, I understand you’re an old-fashioned old man, but you need to understand that you no longer have full control of the experiment. Do you want to stop it now? That’s impossible! You can’t quit either! You’re a different case from Lily because you know way too much!”Austin did not hear any reply from Thompson, but he heard the older man’s long sigh instead. ‘Professor Thompson must be feeling helpless about the situation.’However, what had just happened left Austin reeling, perhaps because he had not expected Rhea to dare speak so rudely to Thompson or threaten him. Suddenly, he felt that he knew nothing about this research at all.‘Who’s the superior they’re talking about? Is someone else in control of this besides the investors?’After spending so much time and effort on the experiment, Austin thought he was close to
The light came in through the door, and Austin entered Thompson’s sight. “You!” Thompson widened his eyes, taken aback as he was not expecting someone to hide in the room.“Professor Thompson, it’s me,” Austin whispered and put his finger to his lips, signaling Thompson to be quiet. He feared Rhea would hear them, even though she had left a while ago. He knew he would be in deep sh*t if Rhea returned.“Aus…tin?” Fortunately, Thompson softened his voice, and it did not look like he wanted to make this a big issue.“Professor Thompson, it’s me!” Austin repeated himself, but with a different tone and meaning this time.“You…” Thompson sighed as he looked outside before heading into the room, quickly closing and locking the door after him. While he approached Austin, he asked, “Why are you here?”“I…” Austin let out a bitter smile.‘Why am I here? D*mn it! That’s what I’d like to know as well! I heard something I shouldn’t have!’Austin patted his chest and finally remembered the
“Don’t do that!” Thompson, who had his back to Austin, suddenly turned around because he thought the latter would call the cops right then.When he saw that Austin was not holding his phone but only had the research sample in his hand, he felt more at ease.However, Austin understood something from his reaction to his suggestion. “Professor Thompson, you’re threatened by them, right? What did they threaten you with? You’re highly respected in the industry and have put much effort into this research. If they have ill intentions, we should call the cops and let the law punish them!”“It isn’t as simple as you think! You’re still young and don’t understand everything that goes on in the dark.” Thompson started to push Austin with both his hands. “Get out of here now, and don’t come back anytime soon! I’m giving you a break, so you no longer need to worry about the research!”“How can I just leave everything behind?” At this time, Austin just had to be stubborn. “Professor Thompson, yo
Thompson was speechless.“Those things are meaningless anyway. Could it relieve their pain and reduce their suffering? If they want to be free from pain, why don’t they just die? They won’t feel anything by then,” Rhea said nonchalantly.Those words shocked Austin to his core. As a medical student, he did not understand how she could say such words.‘How can she be so indifferent to other people’s lives?’Rhea pushed Thompson to the side slightly and approached Austin. “Initially, your presence made no difference to me, but since you’ve involved yourself in this, you can no longer leave. Join us instead. What do you say to that?”Austin looked at Rhea and felt she was a completely different person now. He thought she was adorable before this, but she became a devil with a beautiful face.“If it’s something that would harm other people, I’ll never join you guys. I’m sorry!” Austin said.Rhea just scoffed, clearly in disapproval of him. “What a nerd! Who cares if it’ll be benefici
Something suddenly pulled Austin’s wrist, not allowing him to leave.Rhea stood there, unmoved. Her hand was outstretched, grabbing onto his wrist as she raised her chin and said coldly, "Do you honestly think you can leave? Now that you know so much, how can I let you go?""What's wrong? Are you going to stop me?" Austin lowered her head and glanced at the hand holding his wrist. It was fair and slender with manicured fingers. She had beautiful hands, but they were dirty.He turned his wrist, and her fingers soon loosened, unable to bear the pain.Austin knew Rhea was not a kickboxer like Lily and was just another woman. If he wanted to leave, she had no way of stopping him.The only way Rhea could stop him was with the help of other people. With that in mind, Austin’s lips curled upward. After all, he was familiar with this place, so it was not difficult to escape."Do you think you can stop me?" He smiled, and with a sudden burst of strength, he broke free from her. Then he ru
"Shut up!" Rhea was furious as she raised her hand and slapped Austin across the face. "You have no right to speak!" This seemed to have woken her up, and she sneered, "You can try if you dare!"Austin did not reply, and his mind began to spin. He was gambling on whether the gun in Rhea's hand was real or just a prop to intimidate people.‘What kind of place is this? We’re in the lab! If she shoots me, she can’t cover it up. Law enforcement would soon discover my dead body; at this point, there must be other employees at the institute. Doesn’t that mean she’d have to kill everyone?’Austin did not believe that everyone in the laboratory knew what was happening behind the scenes, and he was one of them. He made a decision with that in mind. He cast a sideway glance at Rhea and grinned. "I'll give it a try!"With that, he began to sprint away. He was as swift as the wind because of his tall build and long legs. He was already in the corridor in just a few strides. He did not dare to