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.

*

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,

a stack of books

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

she couldn't help but scoff. "Keeping someone in a room like this?

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

that ultraviolet rays

curled in a faint, sarcastic

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

This isn't curing or saving lives it's illegal detention!" Karina's sense

the wild thought of

just impossible.

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

one sentence reignited

There was

a request for 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. Carter

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