"Philip, don't be mad, okay?"

Phil had no clue what he'd done wrong this time. He had always aimed to please the professor, and when she was happy, so was

Philip. Had he messed up again?

He was at a loss. Panic began to set in, the icy grip of the machinery he feared he'd be thrown back into seemed all too close.

"Philip."

The voice was grating to him, and in an instant, Philip grabbed Phil's hand tightly, his tone tinged with rare sulk. He never snapped

at this person, but this time, he couldn't hold back.

"You slept with her? What were you thinking?"

"lI wanted you to be happy."

"Do you think that makeshappy?"

Confusion clouded Phil's eyes as he echoed the question, not understanding why Philip wouldn't be happy.

Philip suddenly felt embarrassed, as if his gentle facade was being ripped away. He'd lived in Greenfield for so long, witnessed so

much deceit and change of heart, yet now he couldn't deal with one sincere soul.

Releasing Phil's hand after a long pause, Philip still didn't know what to say. He turned to retreat to his room, with Phil trailing

behind him cautiously, not wanting to stir his anger further.

Once in the room, Philip stood by a cabfilled with leaves Phil had collected, each meticulously cleaned.

years. After a minute with closed eyes, Philip

"But..."

"No buts."

didn’t argue further. He fished a piece of biscuit from his pocket and

After such a significant incident, Phil seemed unaffected, not realizing sᴇaʀᴄh

with a woman

he felt the turmoil within

now on, just do

then he said without hesitation, "As long as you're happy,

as if to say, “Just

nothing, still

staff here were the lowest of the low, their sole task

people or the deceased. They all wore the suniform: white

and Walter were clearly

from snippets of conversation, lan gathered this was just a tiny corner of

further in, a place off-limits to the likes

looking to select a few

general experiments, and those who

volunteered to help with

layout was similar, and the staff wore the suniforms. He overheard the person in front leading the

folks

out of seclusion? But what about that

got

is not someone you lot can

Who was that? While lan pondered this, the

glanced at lan, "What are you still doing

the man quickly answered the call, "Doctor, you're coming personally? Yes, of course. I'll open

gate for you."

no longer had tto deal with lan and hurried to a massive door. As

Sarah, Doctor of the research

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255