The last sliver of sunlight faded away at the horizon, and the atmosphere in the neighborhood grew heavy with tension.

The families, aware of their confinement, dared not make any sudden moves. They all sat in the living room, silently listening to

the negotiations happening outside.

The shouting had ceased, leaving everyone uncertain about what was to come. Their lives were all in the hands of Bernard.

And Bernard, he had lost his mind - or perhaps he had been mad all along.

He found his seat and slowly tapped his fingers on the armrest. When the silence persisted outside, a smirk played on his lips.

He turned to Lingery behind him and said, "Look at these people. The moment their wives and children are in danger, they clam

up. They can't spout their self-righteous drivel anymore. Such hypocrites, aren't they? What makes them any different from me?"

Lingery poured him a cup of tea, "Please, have a drink."

Bernard took a sip before asking, "How's Rachel doing?"

"She got the real lan out, but Dylan didn't fall for it. Thought he'd go after them himself, but he had the Sanders family call a press

conference right away."

"He's somewhat interesting, I'll give him that."

Bernard drank half the cup of tea, his gaze drifting towards the hibernation chamber where Maja lay.

"It's a shame, really. She's pregnant and the data's unstable. Otherwise, she would've been the first one for the experiment."

deep down, it was his wife he cared for

professor. Doctor said the surgery will be done

had a good

he found it even harder to find peace. After years of plotting, his wish was about to be

and it felt surreal.

of data when Queena questioned her, "Are you sure about

111 in

doubt, holding a syringe without

face remained impassive as she pulled out her previous data

Compound 112."

known as a prodigy within the research base for

But with evidence of alterations all over the document, she

if Sarah herself

stared silently at Sarah, whose expression remained unchanged. With a forced smile, Queena

wrong. My apologies. I'll

approached

responded, "It's nothing. Just a minor error in the

looked at Queena, her face still etched with

follow Doctor's instructions, and remember not to make these simple

on her, which

to keep her and lan together forever. If she disrupted Sarah's experiment, would Bernard keep

knew how important the experiment was to

inject the next

and she whispered to Sarah, "Doctor, are you sure these compounds are correct?

Could you have made a mistake,

things seemed off. But Queena's love for lan

great. She beceven more cautious at

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