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.

*

was clean and minimalistic. Wearing hospital-issued pajamas, the patient moved about within a severely limited range-about five steps from the bed to the washroom, no more than ten or so in total. The room was shockingly cramped, barely

and a stack of books on a small cabinet. There was no

tiny red dots

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 insane yet." Wilfred glanced at

intervene, he couldn't. Every choice required a group vote,

they provided? Concerns that ultraviolet rays from electronic devices might disrupt

of Wilfred's lips curled

hard to believe that such nonsense had

like this. This isn't curing or saving

entertained the wild

quickly grounded her. It wasn't just impossible.

spoke calmly, "If the surgery is successful, he'll be released and return to

one sentence

was still

time to get approved, with some friction along the way. When the approval finally came, one of the researchers approached hesitantly. "Dr. Wilfred,

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