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
“Do you think the organization cares if she’s pregnant?” Rhea said coldly.Mike was at a loss for words.‘She’s right. Human lives mean nothing to Rhea, let alone to the inhumane organization. They only care about whether they can reach their goal and not bother about people’s lives. However, it matters to me!’Lily and Alexander had been doing their best to help Mike find his son even after what he had done. Mike knew he had to save Lily no matter what. Moreover, he had already failed to keep his promise to Alexander. ‘I’ll never forgive myself if Lily becomes a test subject!’“I’m willing to work with you, but you must listen to my instructions,” Mike said after taking a deep breath.Rhea raised her brow, but before she could say more, he added, “Well, you can forget it if you disagree. I know you’re good at using poisons, but no one else can help you locate the organization if you kill me. Furthermore…”After a pause, he said, “You can’t even show up in public after what you
As the matter was unimportant, Rhea continued, “The organization has considered everything. Why else would they rush her to complete the experiment? Why must they take her away as soon as it worked?“Surely you wouldn’t think it has anything to do with the boss’s disappearance? What happened to him was only a coincidence. What mattered most was for her to create R10 at this moment.” She sighed quietly.‘Well, Lily brought it onto herself, didn’t she?’“They’ve been waiting for her to give birth?” Mike suddenly realized what she was referring to.Rhea threw him a look but did not elaborate further. She would not have told him so much if it were not for getting him to cooperate. She thought she had already told him enough.“You don’t have time to lose. Even if I can wait, Lily can’t, okay?” Rhea carried the “boss” by his neck and turned to walk toward the secret room. She held him like a tattered doll.Mike felt a chill run down his spine as he stared after her.‘I wonder how many
Austin felt a surge of shame when he saw the blood and remembered how Dominic had cared for himself when he was sick. “I’m so sorry, Uncle Dom!”“Sorry, my *ss!” Dominic suddenly spoke, to his astonishment.Austin was overjoyed. “Uncle Dom, you’re awake!”Dominic had been in a stupor since Alexander left. The older man sometimes moaned and coughed but had never woken up or even opened his eyes. However, to Austin’s surprise, Dominic opened his eyes and spoke.“I’m not dead yet, all right?” Although the older man was weak, he was still as feisty as before, and Austin was grateful for that.“Thank goodness you finally woke up! Not only are you not dead, you’ll also live a long life, I’m sure,” he said as he hugged Dominic tightly.“Hey… Hey…” Dominic could hardly breathe.Austin quickly let go and looked at him. “Are you thirsty? Would you like some water, or are you hungry? How about some food?”Dominic hardly ate anything for the past two days and was thin now. Previously, Aust