The man's smile faded slightly, and he curled his lips. "You're quite protective, aren't you?"

Not wasting words, Wilfred brushed past him and entered the facility, with Karina following closely.

As they passed, the man leaned in toward Karina and murmured in a low voice, "I just wonder if the one being protected is actually worth it."

Karina stopped in her tracks, glancing back at him as they reached the elevator.

He raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised that she turned around.

She met his gaze and said evenly, "Why don't you wait and see?"

Ignoring the sudden spark in the man's eyes, she stepped into the elevator and took a deep breath.

Wilfred glanced at her briefly as she lagged behind but said nothing.

*

five steps from the bed

few chairs, a bedside lamp, and a stack of books on a small cabinet. There was no

tiny red dots blinked. Surveillance cameras monitored the patient's every

watched the live footage on the monitor, she couldn't help but scoff. "Keeping someone in a room like this? It's a wonder they haven't gone

he couldn't. Every choice required a group vote, and while he had abstained,

ultraviolet rays from electronic devices might disrupt cellular

Wilfred's lips curled in a faint,

hard to believe that such nonsense had come from a so-called authority

you can't just treat someone like this. This isn't curing or saving lives it's illegal detention!" Karina's sense

she entertained the wild thought of

wasn't just impossible. It would implicate Wilfred as

calmly, "If the surgery is successful,

one sentence reignited Karina's

was still a

a closer observation of the patient. It took a long time to get approved, with some friction along the way. When the approval finally came, one of the researchers approached hesitantly. "Dr. Wilfred, I'm sorry, but... Dr.

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