Lily got the idea from some sci-fi novels and movies she had read and watched before. She came up with it at the last minute just to buy time.She could not let Nick become the test subject. Therefore, she planned to convince Yasmin that her idea had worked so that the old queen would give up on the R10 experiment. Of course, whether she could realize it was another matter. At least Lily had gotten the queen to let Dominic leave. However, the old man stubbornly refused to do so as Lily had expected.Dominic said in a huff, “I’ll only leave with you!”"Come on!" Lily let out a helpless sigh. "You know I can't go.""Then I'm staying. I've lived long enough, anyway. If you don't care about your life, then I don’t care about mine!" Dominic spoke dismissively, spreading his arms. Lily knew he was upset because he cared about her safety. "Old man…" Having not called him that for a long time, she sat beside him and dangled her legs like when she was young. She softened her tone and
After some persuasion, Dominic left the following day.To avoid any trouble, Lily ensured the old man left early in the morning. It was done quietly, so not many people knew about it. Lily stood on the balcony and sighed in relief when she saw the car carrying Dominic leave the embassy.She knew Fred might try to stop Dominic halfway, but the queen would not do such a thing. Lily then took a deep breath and headed straight to the laboratory. Although familiar with her way there, she was surprised to see it still in operation when she arrived. Entering, she saw Rhea sitting alone by the table, where a piece of equipment was running. Rhea seemed to have dozed off with her head propped on her hand and back toward Lily. Lily quietly walked up behind her and narrowed her eyes when she saw the things inside the equipment. She could not tell what they were, but she knew Rhea's experiment was never meant to help people.Rhea caught herself from leaning forward and looked up. She then
Rhea sounded rather proud of herself, but Lily looked at her impassively, asking, “Are you done?”Rhea looked puzzled. "Get out of my way then." Lily pushed her aside and walked away. Rhea was furious, but there was nothing she could do because she was no match for Lily. Even if she had a gun, she could not kill Lily. Rhea then took a deep breath and reminded herself not to get upset as Lily was bound to die. Instead of arguing, Rhea knew to focus on her experiment.After studying the formula many times, she discovered that it should work. However, she needed to adjust the ratio of the ingredients. At least according to computer analysis, the formula was able to change the DNA sequence of organisms, which was crucial. Rhea was thrilled, thinking she might be able to make it work.On the other hand, Lily chose a relatively quiet room to conduct her experiment. After checking out other rooms, she picked this one because there was only one entrance that she could easily monito
"Alex has been busy," Mike suddenly said.Austin played along, "Yeah, we haven’t seen much of him over the past two days. I wonder what he's up to."After a pause, he thought of something and looked over his shoulder at Mike. "You're waiting for Alex?""What has he been doing?" Mike finally turned to look at Austin. The former looked confused and somewhat suspicious."What else? He must be busy with the rescue. Besides, he can't just abandon his business, can he? I'm sure he still has to take care of it occasionally." Thinking Mike was behaving strangely, Austin added, "You're not suspicious of him, are you?" "Can't I be?" Mike asked. Austin instinctively tried to feel his forehead, but Mike leaned back, avoiding his hand. "Are you feeling okay? What's gotten into you? You know what Alex has done for us. I know you're anxious for your son, but you shouldn't overthink things, okay?" Austin said. Mike looked at Austin intensely and turned to look toward the yard. "I'm not."
“Uncle Dom!" Austin grabbed Dominic's arms excitedly. "It's really you!""Of course it's me!" Dominic snorted and glared at him.Austin giggled, unable to contain his joy. As the two talked, someone stormed past them toward the car. Mike pressed against the car window and strained to look inside, banging on it. “Nick?! Nicky!”Alexander, Austin, and Dominic fell silent. Ultimately, Alexander went over and patted Mike’s shoulder. “He’s not in there.”"You're lying!" Mike pushed Alexander’s hand off him, refusing to accept the truth. "If Dominic can come back, why can't my son?"Mike pointed at the old man as he roared.Alexander looked at him deeply. “You know your son’s scenario is different.”"How is it different? He's just a kid!" Mike shouted, almost bursting into tears. Since he was on the brink of breaking down, it was too much of a blow to him that the embassy had released Dominic but not Nick."You know they’re treating him as a test subject like Lily," Alexander said ca
Momentarily taken aback, Mike nodded and stood up. "Yeah, you're right. My son is much tougher than me!""Do you know in which aspect?" Dominic asked, baffling not just Mike but also Alexander and Austin, who shared a look. Mike shook his head. "I guess in every aspect.""It's the mindset,” Dominic shook his head and said meaningfully, "Your son has a better mindset than you. I've met many people, but rarely anyone like him.”Dominic continued sympathetically, "The situation is hard to bear, let alone for a child. However, he's very calm and sensible. He's something else—I'll give him that." Mike let out a half-smile after hearing the old man’s praise as if he was seeing his son now. "Yeah, Nicky has always been a sensible boy. Many people say he's too mature to be a child."Mike’s smile slowly faded as he continued, "Sometimes I wish he could be more childlike. It's my fault for not being around for him much."Since Nick had always been with his mother in the past, Mike wishe
Amused, Alexander quickly asked his housekeepers to prepare a meal. Dominic later wolfed down the food as the trio looked on. "Didn't the embassy provide any food?""So what if they did?" Dominic took a burrito. "I'm not used to Yudonian dishes."He shook his head as if disgusted by their food. Austin pushed a bowl of mushroom soup over. "Eat slowly, Uncle Dom. It's all yours.""So why did they let you go?" Mike asked curiously. Dominic glanced at him and fell silent for a moment. He then grabbed a napkin to wipe the corner of his mouth. "That little brat found a way to get me out."The trio was puzzled for a moment but soon realized he was referring to Lily. "But why would they agree to let you go?"Indeed, it was surprising. After all, Nick and Lily had never managed to escape before this. "Well, I'm not very important to them." Dominic leaned into his chair and said casually, "What matters to them is the experiment, not an old man like me."Nodding, Alexander knew he w
Alexander said, "If we can show her the experiment is doomed to fail, she might change her mind.”Austin shook his head. "Well, you may be right, but how are we going to do that? We can't take over the experiment, can we? Unless she sees it, a suspicious person like her will never believe it."Dominic nodded repeatedly. Based on his conversation with Yasmin, he could tell how stubborn she was, even though she might waver sometimes. That was why it was difficult to persuade her. "That's what we have to do—conduct the experiment!" Alexander said, "Let’s show her how it'll fail."Austin was bewildered, but Mike had an inkling of what Alexander meant. "You're not talking about hypnosis, are you?"If they could perform hypnosis on Yasmin the way Rhea did to Ross and stage the experiment, they might be able to mislead her into thinking it had failed. "No, no, no! That won't work." Austin shook his head. "What about Mike and Prince Ross? Since the hypnosis failed on them, it shows it