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Chapter 126

Author: ONYINYE
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-27 04:33:36

**The Awakening of Project 02**

The Moment Everything Changed

The lab was eerily silent except for the low hiss of the containment chamber releasing pressure.

Ayesha stood frozen, her pulse thundering in her ears as she watched the girl inside the glass pod stir.

The girl’s eyes fluttered open—identical to Ayesha’s.

For a moment, there was nothing. Just silence.

Then, the girl’s gaze locked onto Ayesha.

And she smiled.

Ayesha’s breath hitched.

Because it wasn’t a smile of confusion.

Or fear.

It was a smile of recognition.

Like she had been expecting this.

Like she had been waiting.

The Voice from the Shadows

Ayesha barely registered the flickering monitors or the wires detaching from the girl’s skin.

She was still reeling from the voice that had spoken just moments ago.

Safiya.

Her mother.

The mastermind behind all of this.

“You always wanted the truth,” Safiya’s voice echoed through the intercom. “And now you have it.”

Ayesha’s hands curled into fists.

“Where are you?” she demanded.

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