Chapter 117: After descending the winding mountain road, Allison headed her car back toward Muisvedo, her attention divided between driving and a phone conversation with the director of the MDH Pharmaceutical Research Institute.

So, you're telling me that The drug is still in the experimental phase.

How much time do we have left, he asked, his voice high with impatience.

If Allison wanted to discover the truth about Kinslee, she first had to find a way to treat his condition.

Alzheimer's.

Miss Clarke, as you know, Alzheimer's research is a difficult path.

We have been working on it for years, but there are no quick solutions.

That said, we have made progress.

The drug is advancing in trials, but it requires more time, the voice on the other end explained cautiously.

Allison knew there were no shortcuts: rushing could have disastrous results.

He couldn't afford to use an unreliable treatment on Kinslee.

After a brief conversation, she ended the call and turned her attention back to the road.

When she finally reached Muisvedo, the warehouse that housed the server loomed before her, hidden in a maze of alleys and parked cars.

As he exited the vehicle, his attention was drawn to a huge electronic billboard across the street.

Its colorful poster advertised a series of comics.

New series by original artist Onyx Jiménez, now on sale! Several young women with megaphones were enthusiastically promoting the latest news.

Nearby, a group of fans was buzzing with enthusiasm.

Onyx Jiménez is incredible.

He's the sexiest comic book artist there is, one of them exclaims.

Yes, and I've heard that he's young - he's barely twenty - and very easy on the eyes.

Plus, her stories are great, another added.

as noise, but something about the

one of the comics and flipped

his mood changed like a sudden drop in

feeling the unspoken

the plot… it

the abandoned drafts of his Leswington

the title: Onyx

dry laugh escaped

old acquaintance,

really is so

her voice carefree but with a

in

Jiménez is taking the Internet

will have a signing event

her work, you should

Allison mused, putting down the

one to rush, but for something as fun

"Do you know him?" Allison's lips curved into a

No.

back and pulled a trick like this, there was no chance he wanted her to

Everything fell into place.

it made sense that Onix would have dared to pass off her discarded

she probably never thought their paths would cross again, especially not in

a time when Allison would have barged in, demanding answers from

days

her priority was fixing the

Allison returned home, washed off the day in a steamy shower, and lay on the bed, muttering under

even a little troubleshooting had left her with a

seemed to exhaust her more than

eyes get lost in the

mountain that awaited her:

a thorn in his side, there was the one person he

get on

key that would allow him to take

the Charisma Company: every corner

could

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