Not knowing whether they saw through her thoughts or if it was time, the door suddenly swung open. The two thugs stood aside while someone pushed a food cart in. The three looked foreign.Without saying a word, the person parked the cart next to the table, opened the lid, and took out the dishes individually. The aroma was enticing as Lily looked on, only to discover the dishes were local.Moreover, they were her favorite foods. There were fajitas, pot roasts, tater tots, etcetera. The table was full of various dishes, a feast, even for her eyes. After laying out the food, the person glanced at Lily before pushing the cart out.Lily sat down, looking at the table full of food. She knew they were trying to convey a message. They knew her well, even up to what she liked eating. Since they had gone to such lengths to bring her here, they would not simply poison her food and end everything so quickly.However, there was no guarantee they would not tamper with the food. After all, these
Before this, the organization had urged Lily to speed up the experiment’s progress, emphasizing time was running out. Now, they seemed less urgent. Still, she did not know the situation on Alexander’s side or what had happened at the research base.‘What will Mike and Rhea do now that the organization has taken me away? Has Edward already left?’…Mike immediately returned to the research base after hearing about Alexander’s situation. Rick, who had taken Lily away, had caught Mike off-guard, quickly sending Mike into a spiral.Mike only remembered the “boss” was still locked inside the secret room while returning to the research base. Mike had planned to find an opportunity to move the boss out, but now it seemed no one cared about the boss.However, it was a good chance for Mike to gamble. He wanted to see if this vicious man, who the organization had already discarded, would still be as arrogant, fearful, or angry. Mike also wanted to see if there was a chance he could discover
Mike suddenly relaxed after seeing the agitated Rhea and the half-dead “boss.” He was interested in what Rhea had to say."So, tell me. How can we cooperate? How will we fight against the organization?" He asked, casually pulling over a chair to sit as he calmly engaged her.Rhea looked at him and said firmly, "I still have leverage.""Oh?" He raised his eyebrow and smiled. "What leverage? Don't tell me you have an even more powerful virus that can force the organization to listen to you.""What makes you think I don't?" She sneered, exuding an air of confidence.Mike noticed how she brimmed with confidence and started having doubts and hesitation from his initial questioning and disdain.‘Does she genuinely have something we can use?’"What's your leverage?" He asked again."It's none of your concern. You just have to know we have bargaining power," Rhea replied, "Mike, will you cooperate with me or not?"Mike collected his thoughts while lowering his gaze to the ground. He w
Mike’s heart raced, and his stomach turned. However, Rhea gave no response to the “boss’s” face and instead cocked her head to admire it. She loosened her grip after a while, and the “boss” simply slid back onto the chair.Rhea took a wet wipe to clean her fingers, then drawled, “What do you think of my bargaining chip?”“Bargaining chip?” Stunned, Mike looked over his shoulder at her and caught on after two seconds. “You’re saying he’s your bargaining chip?”He pointed toward the man.‘Yes, he used to be somebody but not anymore. Why would Rhea treat him as her bargaining chip?’“Didn’t you say the organization abandoned him, and he now means nothing to them?” Mike took a deep breath to calm himself down, disgusted by what he saw. When he first saw what the boss looked like, he felt appalled but not as revolted as he was now.The scary and dirty face had a few more bloody wounds, making it look even more unnerving and disgusting. However, the young and beautiful Rhea calmly admi
Mike was staggered by what Rhea said. He could not imagine her turning the “boss” into a guinea pig. Although he had witnessed humankind’s ugly side and many inhumane experiments, he found it hard to accept seeing how horrifying the man looked now.After all, hearing and witnessing something firsthand were wholly different experiences. The gory sight before Mike greatly affected him, but Rhea, having caused it, was unbothered.“Why are you…” Mike cleared his throat and continued, “Why are you so sure your experiment is what the organization wants? If they truly want it, I doubt you need to approach them, right? Perhaps what you think is great means nothing to them.”It was only a casual remark, but he hit her sore spot. Mike was right when he said the organization did not care about Rhea’s experiment. If they did, she would have openly conducted it with their support.Rhea only obeyed the “boss” and the organization to repay them for recognizing her skills. More importantly, her fa
When Rhea considered how the organization had abandoned the “boss,” she decided to use him as a guinea pig for her experiment to show the organization how hardworking and outstanding she was.Her fingers sank into her palms as she clenched them and said grimly, “How could you possibly know the organization won’t need my experiment?“You guys have no idea what my creation could do if I succeeded. It’ll be far more powerful than those R series research products!” she sneered, “Let’s not waste our f*cking time. Are you going to take me to see them or not?”Mike noticed her getting upset and regained his composure. He sighed, “It’s not that I don’t want to do it, but… I can’t. I don’t even—”“Mike!” Rhea impatiently interjected, “How could you not know how? Don’t you f*cking know where your son is? I don’t believe you haven’t attempted to find him.”She focused her beautiful eyes on Mike, sizing him up. Mike knew she was convinced he knew where his son was from her gaze.He was shock
“You could rescue your son,” Rhea said calmly, “When you find the organization, you will have the chance to save him, won’t you?”“I could still save my son without locating the organization.” Mike shook his head to signal she had failed to convince him to help her.However, Rhea sneered, “How will you do that?” Without waiting for his reply, she added, “If you could, you would’ve rescued him long ago, wouldn’t you?“As you said, your son is out of reach, so the place must be impenetrable. However, I could help you hold the organization’s key members hostage if we locate them. I’m sure the organization will be willing to exchange your son for them, don’t you think?”Mike felt tempted by what she said. He blamed himself for not thinking about that sooner. He had gradually lost his nerve to fight back, probably because they had forced him to do their bidding for too long.He had become so afraid of the organization that he did not even consider the possibility of kidnapping its memb
“The organization doesn’t need us either,” Mike said with mixed emotions, not trying to convince Rhea.‘All Rhea cares about is her research. She’s obsessed with it, and getting her to fight against the organization or shut down this evil place is impossible. It’s pointless to convince her since only her experiments and fame matter to her.’Rhea nodded, “Yes, you’re right! However, the world always needs someone valuable. As long as I prove useful to them, they’ll need me. Just like how they need Lily now.”A mysterious smile formed on her face after a while. “However, it won’t be long for her case.”She said it before, but Mike did not take it too seriously. Now that she had repeated it, he couldn’t help but ask, “What the hell do you mean? Why wouldn’t the organization need Lily? Anyone could be a test subject. Why must it be Lily? With her abilities—”“With her abilities, she could do much more for the organization?” Rhea interrupted, knowing full well what he wanted to say.M