Sarah stood in silence, her gaze fixated on the woman lying on the bed. Snippets of conversations she had overheard made it clear

that the basement they were in was nothing short of formidable.

The construction crew had toiled for a month, but they still couldnt crack the switch to this place.

A mocking smile flickered across Sarah's lips. It seemed Summer had truly expended a lot of energy and resources to craft this

cage.

So, Cynthia had spent her days here until the slow-acting poison was about to take effect? To struggle in this confined space, and

to endure the presence of someone like Summer.

For a moment, Sarah couldn't decide who had it worse - herself or Cynthia. Moreover, she couldn't even ascertain which of them

really was Cynthia.

Human experimentation at the research base was a breach of moral ethics. People like her, who were subjected to experiments

against their will, struggled to find any meaning in their very existence.

She watched Maja holding Cynthia's hand, weeping silently. That tear seemed to pierce through Sarah’s heart without making a

sound.

But she couldn't say anything, let alone reveal her true identity. Because even now, she wasn’t sure who she really was.

Maja was being led out of the basement, guided toward the outside world. The sky above was a clear blue. Ever since the city walls

by a bomb, one could stand here and see the vast sea

the construction crew was preparing to blow

spread quickly, with thick smoke billowing into the air. Maja stood at a distance, watching, but the

to split into a crevice,

was in the Sanders family residence. Gazing up at the familiar ceiling, she curled her

still on the

do you mean you've searched everywhere? How couldn't you find him? I get it, an 8.1 magnitude earthquake, but what

could have been swallowed up by a fissure in the ground? Alive

don’t care, keep looking there; if

voice, Maja felt a pang in her head. She reached out a

the bed and quickly hung up the

back home. Bernard and his team have taken the

him. Once we find lan, you two can return

check on you.

news about lan. Maja was too smart; hiding it would only

bedside, “Don’t worry. The earthquake affected a wide

I'll let you know. You just focus on getting better. I

good news.”

lowered her eyes, tugging at her

I'm okay. What about Dylan and

day, she refused to take

cout of the base with him has been sticking by

gone out to work today and won't be back for a

“Work?”

shares are in your hands.

he can’t work at any big companies. I heard he's taken

can't talk. I'm worried he might not be

pleading for Dylan; it was a punishment

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