Rhea stood behind her mother, silently watching her figure with deep, enigmatic eyes."He is my colleague," Rhea spoke calmly, "He’s aware of this situation too.""Colleague?" Maria turned to look at her daughter. She was uncertain and somewhat skeptical.Maria had been living in pain since Rhea faked her death. The former only regained her courage to continue living when her daughter returned. Maria followed her daughter’s instructions without question since her return.Whatever her daughter said, she obeyed. Maria had no other desires as long as her daughter was content. Nothing else mattered to Maria anymore."Yup." Rhea nodded, looking at Mike. "This is my mom. Since you're here today, you're already an accomplice. Do you think you can still stay out of this?"Mike hesitated. He did not want to get involved but seemed trapped between a rock and a hard place. After a moment of thought, he decided to bring the situation under control.He took a deep breath and looked at Maria.
Maria became nervous when Rhea said they were about to leave. “You’re leaving so soon? I haven’t even had a chance to talk to you much. Oh, I had someone prepare the kale soup for you and…”Before she could finish, Rhea impatiently interjected, “I already told you there’s no need for such things. I don’t have time to have soup. I have important matters to tend to. Don’t you understand?!”Her voice almost turned into a roar due to her frustration. Maria was shocked and stood there, not knowing what to say.Mike observed the situation and said, “Indeed, we have important things to do. You can save the kale soup for later.”His words seemed to ease Maria as her expression softened, and she repeated, "Yes, yes, you can have it later. I'll save it for you, and you can have it when you return!"Rhea was somewhat surprised that Mike helped defuse the situation. She glanced at him briefly but showed no gratitude. Instead, she waved and said, "All right, we're leaving. Take care of him. If
Mike felt a sharp object pressing against his waist. Although he could not see it, he knew it was unpleasant.Mike hesitated momentarily and cleared his throat. Then he answered the call and put it on speakerphone without a second thought, “Hello, what’s the matter? Is there any news from Lily? Did she find the person? Did she locate the organization? Has she rescued my son?”A series of questions followed, leaving no time for Alexander to catch his breath. There was a moment of silence from the other end of the phone."Are you going to say anything?" Mike's voice sounded irritable.Rhea shot him a warning look, and her grip on him tightened slightly. Mike felt the sharp object, seemingly piercing through his clothes. He instinctively tried to move away, but she moved faster and pressed him down firmly.Finally, Alexander spoke, "Where were you just now?"That one question instantly made the atmosphere in the car extremely tense.Mike looked at Rhea. He noticed her scrutinizing
Rhea watched Mike’s expression and maintained her posture without moving. After a while, she slowly withdrew her hand as if she had already believed him.However, Mike remained motionless, leaning against the wall desolately. "Just kill me. Kill me, and I'll be relieved!""What are you talking about?" Rhea said coldly. "You don't want to save your son anymore? Do you honestly think he's already dead?""Whether he's dead or not, what difference does it make? Can you help me save him? Alexander couldn't do it, so how can you?" Mike turned to look at her and noticed the long needle she was holding.The needle was no ordinary sewing needle or a regular hospital needle. It was longer than usual.‘If that’s what Rhea pressed against me earlier, it’s safe to assume it can pierce my clothes and penetrate my internal organs.’With that thought, Mike broke out in a cold sweat.Rhea remained nonchalant and glanced at him, saying, “How do you know I can’t?”"Heh, stop bragging. You don't e
"What else can the organization do with us? Keep you and me around to expose all their secrets?" Rhea chuckled.Mike asked calmly, “Then why are you desperately trying to find them and walking into a death trap?”“Of course not. I’m seeking hope because I don't want to die. Now I’m giving you a second chance to cooperate with me by offering you a way out too. Do you understand?” Rhea looked somewhat proud.It was as though she was his savior, and he should be grateful to her.Mike did not mince his words and asked directly, "Just by relying on Cameron Rollins?""Yes, him, among others. I just want the organization to see my potential," Rhea paused and continued, "Of course, everyone has shortcomings. I don't have your wealth and worldwide connections or your network. So there are some things only you can do."Mike said deeply, “Once I find the organization’s whereabouts and connect you to it, you’ll kick me aside like garbage.”Rhea chuckled softly. "Of course not! I told you. E
"Why not?" Rhea replied dismissively, "Have you ever considered that we don't know much about the organization? We think it's powerful and mysterious because we've never had contact with the top people.“We don't know the puppeteer behind the organization or the real mastermind. Indeed, the organization can do many things we can’t and has enough financial resources to support its experiments.“Still, does that automatically make it invincible?” Her rhetorical question puzzled Mike.He blinked at her and asked, “What do you mean?”“I mean, do you genuinely think the organization is as formidable as we imagine?” Rhea smiled and leaned back, looking ahead. “Regardless of how the organization is, it depends on our conjectures and guesses.“Perhaps it’s not as powerful as we think, and maybe we can take it down before replacing it. People always fear the unknown and are afraid of things they don’t understand. So, we’ve always obediently followed the organization’s orders.She shrugged
Meanwhile, Lily might have already become a victim of R10.…Lily endured another day in the enclosed environment. She never thought life could be so unbearable. In the past, she was always confident and could find hope for herself, no matter what dangers she faced.However, she felt hopeless here, unable to find the slightest loophole.‘That’s not right! I must be in Hyderland, in Kingsland. Although I don’t dare say the Russell family’s power can shake Kingsland, they would have found me already. Am I no longer within Kingsland’s range?’Lily tried every method she could think of, but no helpful tools were around, making it challenging to locate herself.The glass in this place was soundproof. Based on Lily’s probing over the past two days, even though she appeared to be in a hotel with corridors outside, her instincts told her otherwise.The man had not returned since his appearance yesterday, and Lily’s routine remained the same. Someone would bring food and clean up, but sh
After setting up everything, the doctor glanced at Lily. However, it was only brief, without speaking. His gaze seemed to signal her over, but she stayed still since he said nothing. Lily wanted to see what they were up to."Ms. Christian, please come and have a seat here," one guard said.Lily glanced at him and asked, "What will you do?""Please don't be nervous. It's just a routine health check-up for you," the person replied.Lily squinted, sensing it would not be anything good. She directly refused, "My health is fine. I don't need any check-ups!" ‘Why would they suddenly want to examine me? Who knows what their intentions are?”"Ms. Christian, this is for your benefit. If you don't consider yourself, at least think about your unborn child," the person continued, "Please rest assured. It's a typical health check-up, nothing more.“However, if you continue being stubborn, we must take extreme measures. At that point, we can't guarantee you won't get hurt."There was an evi