Maja didn't waste any time. The very next day, she hailed a cab and headed over to the area near Shirley's college to snoop

around.

Meanwhile, lan received a call from Bernard.

Bernard had helped him out before, enabling lan to whisk Patric away from Greenfield safely. At that time, lan had promised

Bernard that he would get his hands on the research facility's data, especially since Bernard's own son had died there. The higher-

ups were taking a serious interest in the facility.

Part of the research facility's data had now made its way to the top brass, and it was tfor lan to be recognized for his efforts.

Bernard was on the line now, asking about Patric.

lan had been responsible for Patric's removal, so it was his duty to bring him back in one piece. But Patric had vanished, and no

one knew his whereabouts.

"Bernard, this is on me. My team is on it," lan admitted his mistake.

Bernard's tone was gentle, "Our people are looking too. I heard from Fitch you've been under the weather?"

"Just a bit off, nothing serious."

"Alright, take care of yourself."

Bernard hung up, deep in thought.

He turned to a colleague, "Any leads?"

"We're close. We've tracked down his last known location."

Bernard's lips curled into a faint smile, "Good, keep searching."

Somewhere on the planet.

arms were wrapped in bandages as he

eye covered by a black patch.

at the research facility had cost him an eye. In the chaos, his instinct was to protect Phil, who

minor injuries.

If only

so sorry. This is

use in saying that? You're not

bowl from Phil's hands and

lips, picked up a stick from the ground, and

"I can blind myself."

grabbed his hand,

bit afraid, unsure whether

a perfectionist who took pleasure in

had

they had

within the facility. With control over the drugs, he

making Philip's years of planning seem like a

so cruel, it

in one eye, he was consumed with

usual calmness had

been retrieved, Maja was pregnant,

it all to

find an island, forget all this. Islands have lots

bugs? Is that all you aspire to in life? Don't ever claim to be

across Phil's face as he cautiously met

up, his fist hanging at

So much of it, could it have been Dr. Sarah?

her background, shouldn't she have been

had trusted her

sense of it all until he

died a long tago. The body you

the voice and saw a man who

To what extent?

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