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
“He wouldn’t dare!” Dominic blurted it out.However, the look he gave Lily changed as he also felt that something was wrong.At first, he thought angrily that Austin was being disrespectful by hanging up on him and turning off his phone. Now that he had heard Lily’s reasoning, he felt that there was more than met the eye.“Then…” He frowned. “Why?”“Have you called his parents and asked why he has turned off his phone for two days?” Lily asked.Dominic shook his head vigorously. “No, no, no, I’d never ask them! I haven’t visited them for so many years. Besides, why should I inquire about this? What has it got to do with me? It should be turned off so he can’t bother me!”“What if he had an accident? Or something happened to him? You may brush it off if you don’t know any better, but how could you live without doing anything if you knew that something might be up?” It was not that she worried too much, but many things had happened recently.Besides, people were trying to hunt her
Austin’s father was embarrassed. “Well, Austin might be experimenting in the lab. He often turns off his phone while experimenting,” he explained thoughtfully. “What’s the matter? Has Austin done anything wrong?”Sensing that Dominic was upset, Quincy Fike asked carefully.“Experiment? It has gone on for so long, don’t you... Anyway, he’s your son. Haven’t you tried contacting him?” Dominic could not help but mock him.Quincy chuckled and explained, “Well, there’s a reason, Uncle Dom! Austin doesn’t like us to mind his business and is quite similar to you in some ways. He’s very focused on the work he’s doing. We called him before, but he either said it was inconvenient to talk while experimenting or he had no time to be outside and would contact us when he was free.“Both his mother and I are used to it, so we rarely call him unless there’s anything urgent.” Knowing Dominic was upset, he added, “Would you like to leave a message for him or know when Austin will be back? I’ll ask
Quincy nodded. “Well, that’s the best we can do for now.”Meanwhile, Dominic was upset after hanging up the phone, regretting making the call for nothing.A short while later, Lily and Galen return, holding hands. Seeing the old man’s furious look as she had expected, she laughingly asked, “You still couldn’t reach him?”“What kind of parents are they? Their son hasn’t returned home for days, yet they aren’t worried. They’re heartless like Austin’s grandpa!” Dominic thundered, attacking even his brother.“Austin hasn’t gone home for days?” Lily caught on to the critical point and could tell something was wrong.“Yes.” Dominic’s mood only got better seeing Galen. Grinning, he crouched down and hugged Galen lovingly.“Aren’t Austin’s parents worried that he hasn’t returned for a few days?”“Not even the slightest!” Dominic pouted. “They say it happens all the time and should mind their business since Austin is a grownup. Why should I be worried when his parents don’t even give a d
Right at that moment, Lily’s phone rang.The two exchanged a look and quieted down. Lily took out her phone and was surprised to see it was a call from Thompson.They had just mentioned the laboratory, and he called. Furthermore, he had not contacted Lily since she left. After all, she had a falling out with him and destroyed the data.‘Why is Professor Thompson calling me now?’She answered the call. “Professor Thompson?”“Lily, are you free? I have something to discuss with you, face-to-face.” Since Thompson’s voice was low, and there were noises, he did not seem to be in the laboratory.“What time?” Lily asked solemnly.“Now. Do you have time?”‘He’s in such a hurry, huh? Now, and face-to-face? It must be something serious.’“What’s it about?” Lily asked thoughtfully.“Well…” Thompson hesitated momentarily and seemed reluctant to tell her. “I’ll tell you later since it’s hard to describe it over the phone. It’s about the lab’s experiment. I hope you can help!” He spoke ear
“All right, old man, stop nagging! I have to get going and rush home.” Thinking that Thompson would be waiting for her, she wanted to hurry back and seek answers to her questions. She felt that what Thompson wanted to talk about could be related to Austin and perhaps even the laboratory's secret. Thinking so, she quickened her pace.“No, the key, the car key!” Swinging something in his hand, Dominic chased after her. “Your car is in such a terrible state. How are you going to drive it? Take one of the cars here.”Taking the key, Lily was moved. “Old man…”“Okay, I know! Just go stubborn girl, as long as you know what you’re doing. Remember that no matter how tough you are, you’re still a girl and pregnant, and your husband and son can’t live without you. Just don’t expect me to raise your child, okay?”He tried to act tough but failed to hide his concern for her. “Relax. I’ll make sure I won’t lose a single strand of hair, okay?” Lily joked light-heartedly, not wanting to sound