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.

*

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,

lamp, and a stack of books on a small cabinet. There was no television or communication

the room, tiny red dots blinked. Surveillance cameras

in a room like this? It's a wonder they haven't

wanted to intervene, he couldn't. Every choice required a group vote, and while he had

rays from electronic devices might disrupt

curled in a

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

can't just treat someone like this. This isn't curing

wild thought of breaking the

wasn't just

spoke calmly, "If the surgery is successful, he'll

one sentence

was right. There was still 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. Carter doesn't agree." "Dr. Carter?" Karina asked,

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