We had watched Cane burn the notebook at Navi’s base, so how did we still have it?Atlas smirked. "I wouldn't actually burn George's life's work, of course. We burned a replica. We just made it look old."Oh."You still have it? That's great." My dad couldn't contain his excitement. "That’s fantastic, but it wouldn't be a loss even if it had been burned. All that data has been deeply ingrained in my mind. Besides, there's a lot of unpleasant stuff in there. We’re better off without it.""You're mistaken, George." Atlas countered. "I want to develop an antidote against those toxins. It's a promising venture and an urgent global project.""Do you have any ideas?" George asked immediately."I do. Several top research teams across the world are working on this, but there hasn't been a breakthrough yet. Your data and formulas are already in a leading position. If we succeed, it'll be a project that will benefit humanity and rescue those people. You'll be remembered throughout history.
Atlas was genuinely frightened. Seeing that I could still move, he immediately carried me out and gently placed me on the bed, his large hand resting on my waist. "Does it hurt? Hmm? Tell me if there's anything wrong. Don't hide it!"I relaxed a bit and took a deep breath before shaking my head. "I think I'm fine!""Did you slip?" he asked, looking at me."Yeah! It was close!" I looked at his anxious, handsome face and smiled. This man was genuinely attractive; even his nervous expression was charming.He quickly fetched my nightgown and gently helped me put it on. Still uneasy, he asked, "Should we still go to the hospital just in case?""It's okay, I didn't fall, just twisted a bit." I pulled him back to me by grabbing his already upright body. "Let's check tomorrow, and it's about time for a prenatal checkup.""Are you sure you're not uncomfortable?" He nervously looked at me and kissed me lightly. "It's my fault. I won't let you shower alone next time.""I'm fine. I want to
I had trouble falling asleep after thinking that. I had to go to the company today. After signing the second phase of the Rivendell project with Atticus, I didn't have a chance to discuss things with Ryan.I needed to plan. I decided to go with Atlas if he wanted to return to Nocturnia to see his grandfather.Even if his grandfather didn't want to see me, I wanted to go with Atlas. After all, the allure of that home in Nocturnia was too strong for me.Everything there was described to me by Atlas, but I had no memories of it at all. I always hoped to return there. Perhaps it would trigger a memory.People who hadn't experienced this couldn't understand the feeling of missing a piece of memory. It felt like leaping across a void, and suddenly, I was back to when I was fifteen.Every time Atlas described those scenes to me, it felt painful. Those ten years were exactly what I wanted to remember because it was the sweetest and happiest!There was my real mother there. My entire chil
I stood there dumbfounded, looking at everything in the bathroom. For a moment, I thought I had entered the wrong room.A new material made explicitly for children's restrooms, anti-slip boards with granular massage particles covered the entire bathroom floor.I felt incredulous. I didn't know what had happened while I was sleeping.Atlas gently wrapped his arms around me from behind. His large hand rested on my abdomen and softly asked in my ear, "Do you like it?"As I turned to face him, a sensation I had never experienced began to surge in my body and spread throughout my heart."When did you do this?" I asked softly, a bit coquettishly. My heart was utterly captivated."I couldn't let the danger of last night happen again. Jim bought this. He wanted to install it in the bathroom for our daughters. I did it last night so you wouldn't slip again!"I was startled and asked, "Are you saying, Ava and the others' bathroom was also installed?""Yes! I can't just take care of the m
"Maybe heaven made a mistake. Originally, I should have been your daughter!" I looked at my mom sincerely and said.I said this because Grandma Rose had gently reminded me to take good care of this mother who reared me, to make her feel comfortable in my home, and never to cause her heart to be uneasy.My mom had meticulously cared for me for the past 20 years. There was nothing I could fault her for.Sometimes, I even thought that if none of this had happened, I would never know the secret of my identity. After all, my biological mother left me too early. Since there were regrets, I couldn't let there be any more regrets.My mom immediately stopped me, "Chloe, you can't say that. To have a daughter like you, even if it's just for a day, is the blessing of your father and me. Moreover, we've been mother and daughter for so many years, I'm content.""Mom!" I said in a spoiled tone, "What do you mean 'content'? Without you, would there be me?""Alright, alright. Let's eat." Heart
As I nervously walked into my office, my heart raced like a joyful little deer.Carol grinned as she followed me inside. I blinked suspiciously at her."What are you smiling about?" I couldn't help but ask.But the next moment, I realized the reason behind Carol's smile.I pursed my lips and pointed outside, asking anxiously, "...Did you see it?""Haha, so romantic!" Carol suddenly exclaimed with a lovesick expression.I rolled my eyes in exasperation and scoffed under my breath, "Only you young girls like romance!"Carol laughed as if she had gained some advantage, "I do like it!"I didn't want to be so flashy. It's all because of that man; now he's increasingly unrestrained.I made a silent resolution, "Wait until we get home tonight; I'll have to talk with him. Can't he have a bit of restraint?"However, Carol disagreed, "I don't think so!”"Get Grayson to come over!" I said bluntly with a firm tone.Carol was suddenly stunned, "Chloe, what do you want to do?"Carol fel
I briefed Grayson about the situation with Fred Myers and his brothers. I said, "I want you to look into the Myers family's past and find out more about Fred Myers. Next, we need to get Fred Myers to fall into the trap himself."Grayson immediately understood my meaning. He nodded and said, "Understood. I learned many things when I was in Solaris last time. Don’t worry. It won’t be a problem to make him behave from now on.""This needs to be handled meticulously and naturally. We can’t have any trouble from this in the future,” I cautioned Grayson. "Only the two of us need to know about it.""Understood."I trusted Grayson. I was sure he had dealt with such matters before."How's progress in Solaris? Your focus should be there in the future. I'm not comfortable with anyone else intervening, but I’ll be more at ease with you there. I'll assign someone to take care of things here." I instructed Grayson, "They’re close to the Beringer family. You know what I mean."Grayson nodded, a
Grayson, who was sitting in the front, immediately turned around to look at me. "Ms. Chloe, are you going back to Nocturnia?""Yes," I affirmed. "I want to see my family. This is something between me and Atlas. I won't let him face it alone.""Looks like the capitalist is going to exploit someone again!" Ryan looked at me and said, "He has a convincing reason, too!""Do you have any objections?" I looked at Ryan provocatively.But I secretly believed that Ryan would eventually need to take over this company entirely. I couldn't promise that I would be able to visit the company every day after giving birth to the baby, after all.And I couldn't guarantee that I would report to the company during the several months of pregnancy, either.Ryan must have felt a little trapped."I don't have any objections, but I feel like I've boarded a thief's ship," Ryan said. "I can't get off now."Grayson chuckled. "I'm afraid you'll never get off in this lifetime," he teased."Are you saying s