Austin raised his head and sighed. Then he began to laugh at his stupidity, innocence, and self-righteousness. He opened the vial's lid and brought it to his nose, sniffing it gently.The faint but refreshing fragrance calmed his anxious heart. This was the supposed result of the experiment. Little did he expect he would be the first test subject for it. However, in addition to soothing his mind, it reduced the pain.There were no other uses for this vial, and Austin almost contemplated drinking it. He quickly covered the lid again as the light from his eyes faded.At this time, the door opened again, but no sound of high heels followed. Whoever entered seemed on their tippy toes and moved quickly toward him.Austin quickly pushed his back against the wall, squinting to try and see who it was. "Who’s there?!""Hush!" At this moment, Austin finally saw the figure in front of him. "Professor Thompson?""Austin, are you hungry? I brought you some food and a drink. Quickly, eat up,"
Thompson was startled as he looked at Austin in horror. "N-No, I c-can't!"He was stuttering, seeming to have been overpowered by fear.This made Austin laugh. Of course, he knew Thompson would not dare let him escape. Thompson had stood silently aside when Austin attempted to run and when he argued with Rhea. How could he have the guts to let Austin out like this?Moreover, even if Thompson did let Austin out, Austin had no idea how many people were standing guard outside. He knew his chance of leaving the laboratory was close to zero. It was ridiculous.Austin was trapped and thought of the time he had spent countless nights here. He thought he was hard at work but had no idea what evil was going on behind closed doors. Now, he could not leave this place, even if he wanted to. If only he knew how to fight like those on TV or if he could climb walls. Maybe…‘Fight!’ He suddenly thought of how Lily had paralyzed him with a touch. ‘She knows how to fight!’Thinking of this, Austin
“Well…” As Thompson hesitated, Austin continued, “Professor, I know they’re watching you too. If you go to the police, I’m afraid you won’t be able to make it to the police station. It’s even more unlikely for you to reach my family.“Lily, however, is closely related to the laboratory. You can tell them you’re facing a bottleneck or want to ask her about previous lab data, and then they won’t suspect you if you meet her.“Lily can fight, and her husband is Alexander, whose family wields a huge influence in Kingsland. Only she can help you and me!” Probably because the bread and water had strengthened Austin, he could think clearly and calmly.Looking at Thompson’s expression, he slowly loosened his arm and said earnestly, “Professor Thompson, I have no idea what the experiment is about since you can’t tell me, and I’m not going to ask you about it.“However, you should know better than anyone that you can’t let it continue. Perhaps they’ve threatened you with your family's safety,
The car headed toward the estate and gradually moved onto a desolate stretch of road. It was empty, with almost no cars or people in sight.Lily did not drive fast on such a road, but a car followed them at a moderate distance, drawing her attention.She had not minded it at first, but whether she turned or braked, the car remained behind them without overtaking her or going off to a different road, seemingly keeping the same distance.Knitting her brow, she felt something was not right and glimpsed over her shoulder at her son, seated safely in the child safety seat with the belt tightly on. “Galen, sit tight! Mommy is going to speed up,” she said half-jokingly, not wanting to alarm her son.“Okay!” He nodded sharply and held onto the seat belt with one hand.Lily looked at him and then at the car through the rearview mirror. She stepped on the gas, and the car sped up and raced forward. The car behind did the same, tailing behind. Someone was indeed after her.Being alone wit
The car, which had kept a certain distance away, suddenly sped up and barreled toward them. Instead of trying to pass them, it was coming straight at them.‘The pursuer is hostile!’Narrowing her eyes, Lily cocked her head a bit and had no time to glance at her son. “Sit tight!”She floored the gas pedal, and the car shot forward like an arrow. Not wanting to make a single mistake, she focused on the road ahead as trees swept by the vehicle on both sides.Hearing that something was not right, Dominic hurriedly asked, “What happened? What happened?”“Nothing. The car behind us looked like it was about to hit us, so I sped up,” Lily answered.“Hit you?” Dominic shouted. “How is that nothing?”Lily then heard him talking on the phone with his men. “You guys heard that? Why are you so slow? Hurry up! If anything happens to them, I’ll kill you!”She had never heard him so angry before. No matter how angry he got, he never threatened to kill anyone. The most he would do was tell othe
There were two men in the car. One was the driver, and another the shooter. Lily could not see their faces clearly since the two men were wearing sunglasses, but she knew the gun was not a prop.As the two cars moved alongside, the man in the passenger seat aimed his gun at her. Lily held on to the steering wheel tightly, ready to make a sharp turn. ‘I’ve got to protect my son, no matter what!’The man showed no emotion and looked cold-blooded as his finger slowly pulled the trigger.Lily gritted her teeth. “Hang tight, son!”She turned the wheel sharply as she stepped off the gas pedal, then floored it again. The car swung abruptly toward the other vehicle and banged loudly against it. Three gunshots were fired.Lily’s car thrust the pursuers’ vehicle for quite a distance off the road across the muddy land on the side.Unprepared, the driver lost control of his car after the powerful impact while the shooter desperately tried to keep himself from falling.Dominic’s men were tai
After not stepping out of the estate for many years, Dominic finally broke his rules for the mother-son duo today.Dominic waved at Lily while she pulled her car over and was about to remove her seat belt. “No, no, park inside! It’s not safe outside.”Lily was surprised.“Grandpa, it’s safe. Bad guys are gone.” Galen leaned out of the window, excited that his mother had outmaneuvered the pursuers. “Okay, okay, go inside first.” Dominic was shocked to see how damaged Lily’s car was.Judging from its state, he could tell how dangerous it was. If his men did not arrive just in time, or if Lily did not know kickboxing and could not respond swiftly, things might have ended badly.Dominic took Galen from Lily and carefully examined the little guy inside the house. He breathed a sigh of relief after noticing Galen had not suffered even a scratch. “Good thing you’re not hurt. Were you scared?”Galen shook his head. “Nope!”“Ha, you weren’t scared, but I was terrified!” Dominic patted
Dominic sounded as if something had happened, and Lily was puzzled. “Austin? What’s wrong with him?”“There’s nothing wrong with him. He’s doing great! He also dared to hang up on me and has even turned his phone off for two days!” Dominic got upset and puffed his cheeks.Galen thought he looked funny and started to pinch and poke his puffy cheeks.“Hey, hey, you little brat! Don’t be so heartless like your mommy, okay? You’ve grown bolder after just surviving an ordeal, have you—hey, hey, not my beard!” Dominic whined as he played around with the boy.However, Lily had a vague feeling that something was not right. Having spent some time around Austin, she knew what kind of a person he was even though she was unfamiliar with him.‘Austin might behave like that to others, but he’s subservient to Dominic. Did he hang up on the old man? That’s so unlike Austin. Besides, he even turned off his phone for two days.’“Old man, why would Austin hang up on you? Were you fighting?” Lily as