As the road continued to narrow, she was beginning to lose phone signals as well. Finally, as she entered an extremely lush forest, she saw a small wooden cabin in the middle of the woods.The reality was grim, despite the fact that most log cabins in the woods sounded magical in fairy tales.The wooden cabin was simple and covered in moss. It was carefully hidden in the woods, unnoticeable to most. There was simple fencing around it, making it look like an ordinary farmer's hut.Lily checked the address on her phone again before looking up at the hut in front of her. She was sure this was the place. Other than the cabin, there seemed to be no other residences around.As she couldn't drive the car forward anymore, she stopped and got out before walking to the cabin. When she reached the door, she realized that the house was not as simple as it looked on the outside.There were surveillance cameras all around, and the cabin seemed to be fortified. This made her feel a little more a
At this point, it was impossible for her to back down. She pressed on the dagger pinned to her waist and slowly walked down.As she walked, she realized that there was no light on the stairs. Once they reached the bottom, there was a faint light source at the end. This was obviously a basement or a secret room.She did not expect such a simple wooden cabin, hidden inside the forest, to have such a room. It was a good place to recuperate and hide out. After walking a few steps forward, she heard a slight cough, and she could immediately tell that it was Alexander.Suddenly, she became excited again and took a few more steps forward, calling out softly, "Alex?"Unlike what she had imagined, the inside looked like a study room with bookshelves and computers. There was a big bed that was properly made on one side. Alexander was sitting behind the desk, coughing lightly into one hand while his other held the mouse. He was frowning as he seemed to be looking at something on the screen.
He looked normal even after taking off the mask. Other than his pale complexion, he did not seem any different. He was just a little weak.The plague had spread so quickly and fiercely, but there seemed to be nothing serious about contracting the disease.According to the news, those infected would be coughing non-stop, and those with severe symptoms might even cough up blood alongside other unknown symptoms. However, looking at Alexander, it wasn't as serious as it sounded."Stick out your tongue!" She ordered again.Alexander was taken aback for a moment before he laughed. "Look at you! You're quite thorough!""Enough nonsense! Stick out your tongue!" Lily had a solemn look on her face, looking like an extremely strict doctor.With a doting smile, Alexander obediently cooperated with her and stuck out his tongue.His tongue seemed to be covered in a thick layer of mucus with tooth marks on the edge and white patches in the middle.After studying medicine with Dominic for so m
Alexander was very thoughtful. However, judging from how Greg acted, Alexander had probably trained him. The security measures of this place were also very well planned."Then…" After pondering for a moment, Lily asked softly, "Where's Edward?"Alexander fell silent as soon as he heard that name, and his face turned solemn.From the looks of it, the situation might be more ominous than Lily had thought. Her mood dropped as well. On the one hand, she wanted to know the answer, but on the other, she was afraid of what she might hear.‘If something bad happened, how would Olivia take it?’"Many died in the factory," Alexander began slowly, "Some died from the war, and some from the plague. I knew I couldn't stay any longer and had to return."After a pause, he continued, "The whole situation was chaotic. Just as we were about to leave, we ran into a bunch of thugs. Edward took a bullet for me…""Is he dead?" Lily suppressed the sadness that startled to bubble in her heart and asked
"Is our son okay?" Once Alexander had updated Lily about the situation, he turned his concern toward his son."I left him in a very safe place for now. He's fine.""He's not at home?" Alexander asked, a little surprised."No." She shook her head. Then she suddenly remembered something. "By the way, there's something up with Daisy.""The new nanny?" After thinking for a while, Alexander frowned. "Didn't I do a background check and find nothing wrong with her? What happened? What did she do?"Alexander had specially hired Daisy to take care of his son. If there were something fishy about her, it would jeopardize his son's safety. Only people who had passed his background checks were allowed to work in his house. It would be a severe problem if he let a dangerous person near his son."She didn't do anything." Lily shook her head. Although she had put this matter on hold because she did not have time to deal with it, she was starting to feel more suspicious about Daisy as days passed
"A safe house," Lily deliberately answered in a way that kept Alexander on tenterhooks.Only a few people knew she studied medicine with Dominic. Although she had no intention of hiding it from Alexander, she did not feel the need to bring it up now."A safe house?" Alexander looked at her deeply before saying with a smile, "Are you hiding something from me?""What's wrong? If you can have a safe house, why can't I have one too?" She raised her head and looked around the secret underground room. Besides the lack of light, everything seemed nice. It was not even stuffy."There’s a ventilation system here that allows the outside air to flow into the room. That's why it's not very stuffy here, although it's underground. However, we can’t do anything about the lighting. It doesn't matter if it's a bit dark, as long as it's safe," Alexander explained as if he could read Lily’s thoughts."That's true." Lily nodded. "By the way, I saw in the news that people who contracted the disease wi
Maria had been asking around for the past two days, but she had received no news. This was very discouraging.She did not think it would be that hard to inquire about this, seeing that it was just gossip about someone's love life. However, after asking around, she still found nothing. She even asked the wives of some ministers, but they knew nothing of it.Initially, she thought they were reluctant to tell her because of her relationship with Cameron, so she convinced them it was fine. After all, Cameron had been single for so many years. It was a good thing for him to be seeing another woman. People stuck to their script of not knowing even after saying that.Some even asked her curiously about Cameron's new woman.After two days, her voice was starting to get hoarse, yet she did not gain any helpful information. Fabian was losing his patience. His face turned gloomier with each passing day."What's the use of going to all these spa sessions and hanging out with your friends all
"Didn't you guys tell me to apologize to her? Why can't I go?" Rhea frowned as she started to get a little irritated.‘What is this nonsense?!’She would have gone by herself if she had known this would happen. However, she wanted her parents to come along so that they could discuss the vaccine development project.Thinking of what the boss had said, she was starting to become restless, and her tone hinted at annoyance. "Are we going or not?""Yes!""No!"Two voices sounded at the same time.What Fabian meant by agreeing to go to Cameron's house was so that Rhea could put on a show, which might allow Cameron to forgive him.Even if Fabian did not get the vaccine development project, as long as he was still considered Cameron's brother-in-law, he would still have a chance to grow. On top of that, people would be fearful of him. Once his identity as Cameron's brother-in-law was gone, he would be a nobody.However, Maria did not want to go. She took a few steps forward and grabbe