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Two minutes later, the staff member walked out of the testing room, beaming with excitement as he clutched the report.

Theon also walked over to Nyx with a smile. “Nyx, we found your family.”

Nyx’s eyes widened, and she shot to her feet. “Really?”

The two males looked just as emotional, their eyes welling up with tears as they rushed forward to hug her.

Nyx took two steps back to avoid them, gripping the hem of her shirt awkwardly and lowering her head.

“It’s their first time meeting, so Nyx isn’t used to them yet,” Aurelius said, holding Nyx protectively.

The two males nodded in understanding and pulled back without forcing it.

“Why don’t you come over to our place? You can chat with Nyx and have dinner together,” Theon offered.

The two of them exchanged a look, clearly eager to accept the invitation.

But the aircraft didn’t take them to the new house. Instead, it brought them to the Marshal’s estate.

The two males didn’t notice anything wrong–until they stepped through the door and their expressions suddenly changed.

Before they could react, Felix, who had been waiting, swiftly knocked them out. A quick search revealed they were carrying listening devices.

Another scan uncovered a chip embedded beneath their collarbones that monitored their physical condition. Once they confirmed there were no other devices, the captives were taken away for thorough interrogation.

Nyx’s baiting mission was over. She returned home safe and sound, though still a little dazed. “That’s it? That was way too easy.”

She had thought these two would be much trickier to deal with. She had been so tense while acting, afraid they would see through her.

“They were overconfident, so they weren’t on guard,” Aurelius said, giving her hand a reassuring squeeze. “Which means the people behind them are just as confident.”

kind of arrogance, bordering on conceit,

the leads from these two captives quickly led them straight to Edmund.

thought I was an experiment too?” Nyx said in surprise. She went to find Jaws to share what had happened.

match to the artificial test subjects in the lab’s records. If she really had been created in that illegal lab, and then her body would have the same genetic

should know whether or not she existed as one of their

a cold laugh, answering her doubts. “He barely

excuse for a fake family reunion, knowing full well we’d

been backed into a corner. The Empire’s been pressing him too hard, so he took

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Empire, his tone was a lot calmer than before.

Nyx, his face lighting up with barely contained joy. “You’re really not an experiment? I was even

he would die with her. A pair of runaway lovers dying together–it wouldn’t be the worst way to

because they shared the same pain. That once he knew she wasn’t an experiment, he’d feel differently.

gonna try to stick around a

was really worried about Jaws. His body could collapse at any moment if he

arms and rubbing his face against hers. “Wait for me. I’ll be back soon” His gaze landed on the mark on Nyx’s collarbone, and he suddenly froze. Gritting his teeth, he repeated, “Very soon.” If he didn’t hurry up, someone else was going to put

devices

took off to hunt him down.

morning when she woke up, the first thing she did

Edmund was still on the

few days, Nyx decided to start a foundation. She put all the money she had earned from streaming into it, using

already been cleaned up. All the residents, including Jorge, had

of them were eager to work for it

was visibly nervous, not sure where to

hadn’t known who she was. When he later found out that Nyx was an SSS–level female, he had nearly passed out from shock.

said, her attitude as casual as ever.

grinned. “I mean, I might not be

and called out,

followed his gaze.

and immediately averted his

felt a little weird about it.

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