The old man was stunned momentarily, and his expression immediately changed. He was about to hand the little guy over when he saw Galen’s innocent and pure eyes the moment he stretched out his hands, and his heart instantly softened. Then, Dominic retracted his arms and hugged Galen before reluctantly saying, “How dignified of you, Mr. Russell.“Do you think that if it were you who asked, I wouldn’t be able to refuse?” Dominic grumbled as he rubbed the little boy’s back.He was tired for such a long time. He could look past it if Lily asked him for help, but now even her husband was knocking at his door. He wasn’t a full-time nanny!“Mr. Fike, you’ve misunderstood me. I didn’t mean that. It’s just that, under such a special circumstance, I couldn’t find a suitable candidate,” Alexander begged with a troubled face, without any air of superiority.Hearing this, Dominic laughed mockingly. “Am I the right candidate? Then I should thank you for thinking so highly of me, Mr. Russell.”
Dominic’s uproar startled Alexander. Then he realized he had taken the older man lightly. He thought Dominic was angry at Lily for what she was doing. It turned out that Dominic was only concerned about her safety.After a momentary silence, Alexander sighed almost inaudibly and said, “It’s not like you don’t know how Lily is.”This one sentence almost shut Dominic up, but he was still dissatisfied. “So, what? Aren’t you like her? She is your wife! Shouldn’t you love and protect her? You weren’t here back then, but now that you are, how can you let her do such a dangerous thing? Don’t you know where she is? She’s entering the dragon’s pool and the tiger’s lair!”‘That brat, Austin, almost lost his life there, and now his life is still on the line. Now, Lily wants to join the organization?! If I recall, she barely got out of that research institute. Has she lost her mind?! Is Alex insane, or did they both go crazy?!’Dominic immediately felt another rush of anger when he thought of
Although it’s easier to catch the organization, having no evidence of what’s happening inside the lab would be pointless. On top of that, Alex is right. What if they have already begun spreading some sort of virus or worse?‘The last plague has caused a lot of trouble, and the aftermath of it still lingers. What if there is a more terrible virus?’ A chill ran down Dominic's spine as he sighed and kept quiet.Even so, he still felt it was too risky for Lily to go there."Don't worry. I will try my best to prevent this from happening," Alexander said, comforting the old man after seeing the saddened look on his face.Unexpectedly, Dominic looked up and glared at Alexander. "Who cares about that?! As long as you two are safe and remember you still have children to look after, that's all that matters. You two aren't the saviors of the world!"Alexander smiled when he heard this. These were the exact words he said to Lily as well. In the face of danger, she must remember she wasn't alo
After Alexander left, Dominic played with Galen for a while before the little boy started to feel sleepy. Dominic brought Galen into the room and watched the child sleep with a faint sigh.Dominic had always known that Lily was talented and intelligent from the beginning. He had imparted all his knowledge to her without reservation because of that. However, she was now in danger because of how much she knew.Dominic wondered whether or not what he did was right.After tucking Galen in, he turned to leave, only to find a servant at the door. "Sir, Young Master Austin asked if it’s done.""What does he mean if it's done?" Dominic frowned. Before the servant could answer, he immediately exclaimed in realization, "Sh*t! I forgot about him!"With that, he ran downstairs and headed straight to the backyard. Austin was still lying shirtless with silver needles stuck in his back.Although his body was getting cold, he dared not get up.‘What’s taking Uncle Dom so long? Did he forget abo
Seeing that Dominic had finally turned to look at him, Austin was delighted. "Uncle Dom, don't waste your time! These medical books are a thousand years old. No matter how good they were in the past, they can’t keep up with an ever-changing society.“Besides, these viruses were developed abroad. They’re new and mutable. There’s no way these ancient books know how to tackle them." He felt that what Dominic was doing was pointless.Although Austin had studied traditional medicine, he knew that no matter how good it was, it was only invented to cure everyday illnesses. This newly developed virus was something no one had seen before. When he was injected with it, the virus could even manipulate his pulse. Traditional medicine could never compete with technology from abroad."Who told you that?!" Dominic shot Austin a glare. "What have you learned from me these past few years?! Dogsh*t!"Austin immediately fell quiet."No matter how advanced modern medicine is, it's also based on the w
Lily followed Mike to the destination. She had known from the beginning where they were going, but she had assumed they would go in through the front entrance rather than the side. The car entered the place without causing any commotion.Although it was just a side entrance, there were surveillance and infrared cameras at the top. From what she understood about her house’s security system, this place had tight security.“This organization of yours is indeed something. They can even get into such a place,” Lily said, slightly surprised.The corners of Mike’s lips moved, but he did not say anything. Soon, they arrived at the underground parking lot. Once the car was parked, Mike led her into an elevator, scanned his access card, and pressed the button for the top floor.Lily noticed that there were only two buttons to press in this elevator, which were for the top floor and the underground parking, respectively. There were not any buttons for the floors in between, so they would not
“Great!” Lily heard the other person reply, but she still had not caught sight of him yet. She could only see that Mike was facing a huge office chair. However, it did not seem like anyone was sitting on it from behind. “Ms. Christian, it’s a pleasure to meet you!” With that, the office chair turned around slowly, and Lily finally saw the mastermind behind all this.She was surprised that the person who controlled Mike, forced him to succumb to his threats, committed all the hideous things, and planned the series of disasters was so small!With her widened eyes, she stared at the tiny man before her. The first thing that came into her mind was, ‘If he were standing up, he would just be slightly taller than Gale, right?’His limbs were stunted, and he had a mask on his face. The parts that were showing had hideous scars, and his dark, unsettling eyes were on Lily.His gaze alone was enough to make someone feel uneasy, even though he had said nothing and his hands were resting la
“Sir…” At this point, Mike had no idea how to help Lily.‘Is she crazy? Why did she have to mock him like that?’The man before them was physically deformed and had a twisted mind. Only someone as such would create all those horrendous things, after all. However, Lily insulted him straight to his face without caring about the consequences she would face.“Do you know what you’re doing? Do you have a death wish?” The man sneered coldly. His eyes, uncovered by the mask, revealed a hint of ferocity.Lily raised her brow. “You won’t kill me, at least not for now. Am I right?”“You seem pretty confident about it, huh?” The man turned around and jumped back onto his chair, swinging his crossed legs as he watched Lily nonchalantly. It looked like he asked purely out of curiosity and in a kind manner.His earlier hostility toward Lily seemingly diminished slightly, and his actions showed no signs of anger. Mike got the situation instantly. Since Lily could still provide value to the orga