Faced with Rhea’s doubts, Lily was neither angry nor nervous. Instead, she raised her pen upward and pointed to the ceiling. "Oh, but there are CCTVs."Rhea immediately fell silent but still did not believe Lily. "No one checks the surveillance footage, so you can run your mouth! Who knows if you were really at the lab?!""I did."Lily initially wanted to defend herself by saying Rhea could check the footage if she did not believe her, but before Lily could open her mouth, the man at the side spoke. Lily was startled and quickly swallowed her words."What?!" Rhea did not expect him to defend Lily and was momentarily stunned."I've checked all the monitoring systems, and she’s not lying," the man said in a deep voice.The 'she' he mentioned naturally referred to Lily.Rhea's lips moved as if he wanted to say something. Instead, she stared at Lily fiercely and leaned back, somewhat unconvinced."All right, it's useless to discuss this now. Our priority is to get the boss back as
"Someone has wronged you, Mr. Corden!" Rick raised his hand and lightly patted Mike’s shoulder. Then he glanced meaningfully at Mike’s injury before sitting down again.Mike sucked in a breath, obviously in much pain. As he put his leg away, he tied up the torn bandage again and said, "Rick, what were you trying to do? Did you think my injury was fake?"Rick's voice was cold as a smile crept onto his stoic face. "Well, not really. I just wanted to see what weapon the other party used."His excuse was superficial, and no one bought it. Mike snorted and said, "If you wanted to know what weapon they used, you could've just asked me. Also, don't change the topic! The most urgent thing right now is to find the boss quickly!"After a pause, he continued, "Do the higher-ups know about the boss’s disappearance?"Everyone was downplaying the situation before this. Now that Mike had mentioned the higher-ups, Rhea's face froze. Even Rick raised his brows.Only Lily did not react much to it.
Lily laughed mockingly. "So, you're saying we don't need evidence at all? As long as you want to do it, you can, right? The boss has only disappeared briefly, and you're already here, showcasing your power. Are you saying everything will be your call if the boss is gone? If that's the case, you're the prime suspect!"Lily downplayed herself and shifted the blame back unto Rhea in just a few sentences."I…" Shocked momentarily, Rhea immediately retorted, "I didn't say that!"She swallowed her words angrily, feeling Rick's calm eyes on her. The back of her spine felt a little chilly.She had met Rick several times, but not enough. However, she knew he often appeared by the boss's side. He was a man of very few words and always seemed indifferent. His actions were always cruel and vicious.Rhea accidentally ran into him once while he was punishing someone. Even though she had grown accustomed to various experiments and bloodshed, she still felt sick at that scene. Later, an inexplica
Rick only understood what Lily meant after a moment. He shook his head and said, “No. Before the boss returns, four of us can express our opinions and doubts. Anyone who has an opinion can speak up as well. Certainly…"After a pause, his eyes gradually turned cold and sullen. "If anyone is a traitor, they will not be let go!"Once the meeting adjourned, Rhea stood before Lily solemnly. "Is it you?""What do you think?" Lily looked at her leisurely, neither admitting nor denying it."It seems you are competent. I didn't expect you to be able to kidnap the boss. However, don't assume your plan is seamless. You have no idea how scary the people behind the boss are!" Rhea retorted.Fear quickly flashed across her eyes as she mentioned those working behind the scenes.Lily laughed lightly. "Why? Do you understand fear as well? Here I was, thinking you were a fearless psychopath!""You—!" Rhea was furious upon being ridiculed."Also, you said I can't assume the plan to be seamless, r
Just as Lily gulped down half the glass of water, a knock on the door sounded from outside."It's not locked," Lily called out, not bothering to get up. She predicted for a knock to come around this time.The door opened, and it was Mike outside. When he entered, he looked back and was about to close the door when Lily said, "Don't close it.""Huh?""If there were two pairs of eyes on you and me in the past, now it'll double. Whether or not you close the door doesn’t affect anything. It just makes you look more guilty," Lily explained lazily with an indifferent expression. "It's so messy now; there's nothing to avoid."Thinking about this, Mike quickly reopened the door widely. That way, he could observe the situation outside of her room.Lily seemed a little irritable. She put a cushion behind her and leaned back lazily with her brows furrowed. Mike could not tell what she was thinking about."The surveillance Rick saw…""The wound on your leg…"The two spoke almost simultane
"Since the boss is ‘missing,’ I guess Rick's also under pressure?" Lily asked lazily."That's inevitable. After all, we're not in direct contact with the higher-ups. Even if they wanted to pressure or punish us, they would do it through…" Mike stopped and looked at her. "So, what are you trying to say here?"She shook her head and said, "I think Edward’s reckless attack this time may not be entirely wrong. Before, we were fearful and hesitant, not daring to make a move on the boss because we had our reservations.“Edward doesn't know much, nor does he think things through. He’s highly straightforward, but sometimes, the simplest ideas and actions result in the biggest breakthroughs."Mike was deep in thought after listening to her words.‘She’s right. I didn’t dare to take action because I was worried about Nick. Meanwhile, Lily wanted to catch the bigger fish behind the boss, so she didn’t take action either. However, Edward knew nothing.’He only thought about blowing up and de
Mike nodded and said nothing more. However, he stopped again and turned to look at her when he reached the door."What?"He hesitated to speak. After a while, he finally said, "I know it's your body, so you should know best, but I've experienced this and know highly risky childbirth is. Nick's birth almost cost his mother’s life, and because of this, she spiraled out of control. I couldn't just disregard her.“You're six months pregnant and live in such a tense environment. You shouldn't be stubborn and try to do everything yourself."Lily did not like the word "stubborn" because it made her sound like she was trying too hard. However, she knew Mike said these things out of concern. She did not refute and instead nodded. “I understand. Thank you, Mike.”She found it tough to thank him.Since he confessed to his deception, they could no longer return to how they were before. Although they had joined forces and faced various difficulties and dangers together, they still were not fr
Mike was puzzled and had a vague sense of impending danger. He subconsciously looked at Lily but noticed her indifference. She was still sitting there lazily and even adjusted her position. "Mr. Rick, this seems to be an unwelcome visit.""There's a misunderstanding," Rick said coldly.At this time, he retracted his hand from Mike's shoulder and walked toward the chair across from Lily. He sat and said, "I came here because I have some questions I want to ask you two."Mike's shoulders loosened as he shrugged a little. He immediately froze after hearing Rick’s statement.Lily raised her brows and looked at Rick calmly. "I thought we've said everything in the meeting room."However, Rick raised his hand coldly and pressed something in his hand. Then a faint "pop" echoed, like a small explosion, followed by a faint burnt smell.Mike was stunned for a moment. "You…""There are too many things in here. I destroyed them." With that, Rick withdrew his hand. "Now, nothing can hinder us