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
‘That should be the device that destroyed the surveillance system.’ Lily secretly observed just now that the light on the CCTV cameras had turned off, and the surveillance system had indeed gotten destroyed.‘He’s not lying, but why did he do it?’“We’ve told you everything, and I don’t understand what kind of truth you would like to hear.” Lily turned to pick up a glass of water near her but leaned forward to add some warm water to the glass, probably feeling it had gotten a little cold.Mike saw this and went to help her before returning the glass to her.Lily smiled. “Thanks.”She took the glass and drank almost half the water to wet her throat.Rick stared at them quietly and waited until Lily finished drinking. “Given your relationship, I don’t believe you’re not colluding with each other.”Lily chuckled. “Colluding to do what, I wonder? How long have you stayed in Hyderland?” she suddenly asked.Rick narrowed his eyes. “What do you mean?”“Well, you probably haven’t stay
“Although I don’t participate in the experiment, I know the development of the drug has taken too long,” Rick said, getting to the point, “I don’t care if you can’t do it or are stalling, but I’m running out of patience.”“I want to see the final result by tomorrow,” he said, his tone as frigid as his gaze.Lily frowned. Before she could say anything, he added, “Don’t give me any excuses. I don’t f*cking care if you can succeed, but I want a result by tomorrow.”“So what you want is not a result but an excuse to kill me?” Lily coldly chuckled as she spoke.‘Tomorrow? How can that be possible?’Rick shook his head. “I don’t need an excuse to kill you, and I can do it anytime. For your information, I do want the drug, but we’ve delayed the experiment far too many times! In short, I want the result tomorrow. As for the boss,” he paused, “ I don’t f*cking care.”Then he turned aside and let out a cold sneer. He walked past Mike and glanced at him, “Mr. Corden, seriously, your tricks
“I have a way.” Mike lowered his voice, saying, “I handled several things when we first moved here, so I’m familiar with the routes and surveillance systems. There’s a route—”Lily seemingly realized something and suddenly interrupted him, “We might not need to trouble ourselves with it.”Mike was puzzled. “What do you mean?”She tipped her chin toward a nonfunctioning surveillance camera, removed the signal jammer from her person, and tossed it aside. “Has it ever occurred to you that he might’ve done all of this in front of us just to show he knows what we’re up to, even without the help of these gadgets? Besides, is he implying the higher-ups have already given up on the boss?”“Given up on him?” Mike found it hard to believe. After all, he had previously heard about the organization through the masked man, who was his sole point of contact.Although he knew the mysterious organization supported the “boss,” he never interacted directly with it. To him, the masked man was a mess
Lily was not upset nor behaving recklessly. The truth was that she had already succeeded but had not told anyone about it. She finally successfully created the latest batch of experimental products just two days ago.As the success was recent and she was uncertain of how stable the drug was—coupled with the fact that she did not want to hand it to the organization—she did not reveal it to anyone, including Mike.However, Rick’s attitude today puzzled her. The man gave the ultimatum as if he knew the experiment had succeeded.‘I haven’t told anyone, so how did Rick find out? Did he simply give me an ultimatum without knowing about it?’She noticed Mike’s confusion and curled her lips into a half-smile. “I mean, I’ll give my all to the experiment today. There is still a batch of experimental products, so I’ll know the result tomorrow. As he said, all he wants is the outcome, whether or not it works.”“But if you fail…”“If I fail, he can just kill me.” She shrugged and smiled casua