Austin tried to be calm, but his voice was shaky. Mixed with his short breaths, it sounded unsettling.Mike looked at him with widened eyes. “What did you say?”“It’s Rhea. She’s missing!” he said, pointing toward the outhouse. “What do you mean she’s missing?!” Mike spun around, surprised to see Alexander standing behind him.Alexander only slept for a while and just woke up. He could not sleep well during this period because his family was not around, and so many bad things were happening. Furthermore, he had just received the two babies yesterday.Nonetheless, replenishing his energy through short naps was enough. After washing up and changing, he went downstairs to check on the babies. That was when he heard what Austin said.The latter gulped and stammered, “I-I went to see how Rhea was reacting to the virus, but she wasn’t there!”“Are you sure?” Alexander asked, stepping forward. Austin nodded repeatedly. “Yes! I looked many times, but there was no one!” Alexander f
“It will once we figure it out,” Alexander said as he picked up a pillow to examine it. Then he placed it down. “Come on, let’s go.”Since Rhea was no longer there, he did not bother locking the door. When he and Austin returned to the main house, Mike asked, “Is Rhea really gone?”Austin nodded. “Yeah.”“But how? Did someone come to rescue her? Was it people from the organization?” Mike looked confused. Austin shook his head. “No idea.”It was strange that no one knew what happened. Meanwhile, Alexander remained quiet with a frown. He considered what he saw in the outhouse and felt something was off. Still, he could not pinpoint it.Mike thought of something and murmured, “No way! That’s not possible!”He clicked his tongue, looking conflicted. “What’s wrong?” Austin nudged him, asking curiously.“Oh, I just remembered something, but it’s absurd and improbable,” Mike chuckled, shaking his head. “What’s so absurd? Tell us,” Austin was intrigued.Mike hesitated before clea
Mike tried to justify his reaction by pointing at Austin, who was trying hard not to laugh. Austin said, “Me? Hey, I laughed because you sounded insane when you said it. If that crazy woman said it to my face, I would never…”He trailed off as he met Mike’s gaze. Austin wanted to say he would never dismiss such a claim, but on second thought, he would have brushed her off as being crazy.“Whether or not it’s true, we must make sure,” Alexander spoke solemnly, not finding the incident amusing. After all, Rhea’s escape could threaten the world.“Mike, please take care of the babies.” Alexander turned and left. He planned to ask Cameron to initiate a city-wide search for Rhea and stop her from harming people again....The queen was napping in bed when someone knocked on the bedroom door. After three knocks, the person opened the door without her permission. She opened her eyes to look, then shut them again because she knew who the person was.Fred supported himself with his cane
The queen was tucked into a hospital bed when she awoke. She heard various monitoring devices emitting crisp sounds beside her. Although the queen felt fine, she was uneasy. After all, she had lost control of the situation.She yelled, “Fred? Fred!”She thought no one would respond, but Fred soon appeared before her. “What can I do for you, Your Majesty?”“Let me out!” she snapped.With a faint smile, Fred said, “Oh, I can’t, Your Majesty. We’re continuing with the experiment the day after tomorrow. You can’t leave now.”The queen frowned. “What? You just want to kill and dethrone me, don’t you?”“How could you think like that, Your Majesty? Would I go through so much trouble just to kill you? I’m doing this for your good, yet you stopped believing me because of that woman? What a shame.”Fred sighed and shook his head as if the queen was in the wrong. The latter suppressed her anger and said, “Then what are you doing? If the experiment is in two days, how can we return to Yudon
“What are you doing?” The queen looked at Fred, then looked at the document. She realized it was a will, stating she knew she was about to die from deteriorating health. Therefore, the queen would pass on the throne to her third grandson.Simultaneously, she would give Fred the full authority to assist in governing the country. She knew signing the will would be a political suicide.“It’s so obvious you’re after my throne!” The queen grabbed the paper and glared at Fred. “My third grandson is only four. Instead of the princes, you want me to entrust my reign to someone who can’t run the country. Anyone with a brain can tell what you’re up to!” Fred smiled. “No, the third grandson is a bright and promising candidate. I’ll just be assisting him. I’ll return power to him one day. As for your sons, you know what they’re like. They aren’t suitable candidates at all!”The queen propped herself up and said, “Why didn’t I realize how ambitious you were?” “Of course you did, Your Majes
“Why must you think this way, Your Majesty? We can both benefit from this. You regain your youth and achieve immortality while I gain supreme power. Isn’t that perfect for us?” Fred rubbed his cheek indifferently.The queen snorted and turned away. However, it did not matter to Fred because everything was under his control now. He would soon get what he wanted, and no one could stop him.At that moment, a weak voice came from outside, “Your Grace…”Fred frowned and looked at the queen deeply. Then, he went out after wiping his hands and saw the person bowing at him respectfully. Fred asked, “What’s the matter?” He was upset that his men kept bothering him even after he told them not to.‘The midget was much better. He was smart despite his disability. Too bad that…’He stopped thinking when the man produced a small bottle resembling a perfume sample. However, the liquid inside seemed somewhat peculiar. “What is it?” He frowned, not taking it.After learning his lesson and be
Fred was alone with the woman. He sat still and looked her up and down. Although she tried to look dignified, her clothes were messy.“How did you—” Fred said.The woman raised her head. “I’m Rhea. I was the ‘boss’s’ most capable assistant. I helped the organization—”Fred waved and interrupted, “I have no interest in knowing who you are. Why are you here? How do you know I’m the one you should be looking for?”“Well…” Rhea smiled and said steadily, “I didn’t know who’s in charge of the organization until…I found the identifier on the ‘boss.’” “What identifier? That round metal piece? Isn’t that just a game token or something?” Fred said casually. Instead of admitting she was right, he tried to probe her. Rhea had expected this. She smiled and said thoughtfully, “That’s not an ordinary game token. The boss used it when communicating with you. I didn’t think anything was special about it. I only thought the pattern looked familiar.“I later realized the design resembled the emb
Fred was quiet, but Rhea’s words struck a chord with him. After a moment, he cleared his throat and said, “What’s your—”“Rhea Moore,” Rhea said proudly, puffing out her chest.“The ‘boss’ has been dead for quite some time now. That means you’ve had that thing for a while, too. Why have you only come to me now?” He suspected her intention.Rhea caught his drift and said, “I didn’t realize it at first, and I didn’t know how to approach you. I also got detained by Alexander Russell and his gang.”“Alexander?” Fred stood up and looked at her. “He and his gang?”“Yes! It took me a while to escape, but I came straight to you. I know only you can give me what I want, and I’m the only one who can help you,” Rhea spoke confidently.However, Fred cared more about another thing. “How did you escape?”He knew what Alexander was capable of and doubted she could escape him.“I…used a trick of mine.” Rhea smiled mysteriously, lowering her head. “You don’t have to know. Just rest assured, the