“Mr. Ferguson, I’d be an idiot if I didn’t know how to read cues. Since you’re not in the mood to help, then forget it. I won’t force you to. Anyway, I don’t believe that you’re the only one who knows George Quay. Haven’t you heard of a theory? Everyone is just six or fewer social connections away from each other.”Nicole looked at Eric nonchalantly and was about to leave after she spoke.Eric gritted his teeth and sighed.“I really don’t know what to do with you…”His voice was low, and he sounded helpless.“You might as well ask me since you’d need to find at least five people to get to George, and he might not meet you either. But if you beg me, I can let you meet him right now.”His voice had a deep pull as if he was drawing a huge net, trying to trap her in it.Of course, Nicole was not that stupid.Nicole immediately stopped. She brushed her hair aside and looked at him solemnly.“I beg you.”In the meantime, she even bowed with a begging attitude.Eric froze slightly.
Chance’s voice was soft and aggrieved.Nicole’s heart trembled and softened.Eric looked at Chance with satisfaction and thought, ‘That kid finally knows how to use his brain.’“Fine… But this will only be valid while Levi and Chance are in this school. if Levi skips a grade or transfers to another school, this agreement will be void immediately.”Nicole looked at Eric.Eric nodded. “Okay, deal.”He looked like he was thinking of Chance, but in fact, this was just his first step in approaching Nicole.Eric was steadily walking into Nicole’s world, and no one could stop him this time.Chance curled his lips happily.“Thank you, Auntie! I’ll behave well and won’t cause trouble.”Nicole smiled. She had no problems with Chance.She was affected by Chance’s sudden change in mood.“No problem.”Nicole said with a smile.She raised her eyebrows and looked at Eric, who pursed his lips and took out his phone.Then, he called George.George’s secretary answered the phone.“Hello
Eric had no choice but to take over the phone from Nicole.“Okay. Please send me the location. You should also go back as soon as possible.”Eric hung up the phone and looked at her cautiously.“Nicole, are you okay? What’s the matter?”Nicole blinked. She felt as if she had been smashed on the head. First, she was numb. Then, there was severe pain.She felt like she was being toyed with, and she felt suffocated, dismal, and powerless.Jeff and Clayton.Their figures appeared in her mind, but it was Clayton who remained in the end.Was Jeff Clayton?If Clayton was not dead, why did he not return to her?Why did he watch as she was in despair because of him?That was not right.Nicole saw Jeff’s face, which did not resemble Clayton’s.Or did Clayton make minor adjustments to his face to avoid being recognized by Nicole?It had been a few months. Any high-tech fine-tuning surgery would have enough time to heal.Once the doubt in her heart seeded, she could not control it a
The female patient was just as calm as Nicole. She laughed, exchanged pleasantries, and mingled like a normal person.There was nothing unusual, but her arms were full of self-inflicted scars.It was shocking.That was why the psychiatrist called Nicole right away.It was not that he had never seen such patients before. He was just worried that some patients would make themselves seem better than they were to mislead him.He would misunderstand that they were going in a good direction, but in fact, their condition could be worse.The psychiatrist panicked when he did not hear Nicole’s response.“Ms. Stanton, you...”Nicole coughed and finally spoke.Her voice was nonchalant, somewhat hoarse, and steady.“Sorry, I was replying to an email just now. Don’t worry. I’m fine. I know my body. After this trip, I’ll contact you when I return to Mediania. We can talk about it later, okay?”The psychiatrist felt that it was strange and kept silent.He was suspicious.Was Nicole just
Nicole shook hands with the man gently and smiled. He had an accent and spoke eloquently.However, he did not seem like a native English speaker.“You’re welcome.”“Ms. Stanton, I heard that your friend is still there. To thank you for your help, we’ll help you rescue your friend while we capture Sebastian and destroy the laboratory. What’s his name?”Nicole lowered her eyes slightly, pursed her lips, and was silent for a few seconds.“Jeff Lieberman. He’s a disabled person and has limited mobility, so please make sure he’s safe.”“Okay.”The man agreed and glanced at Luca with some scrutiny.“Ms. Stanton, since you brought your own bodyguard, I hope you can protect yourself later.”“Mr. Upton, you don’t have to care about me. I just want to find my friend.”Connor nodded.Leighton came out and patted Connor on the shoulder.“Shall we start?”“Okay. I’ll leave this to you. Ms. Stanton, since you’ve been here before, why don’t you come in and tell us more about it?”“Okay.
Connor chuckled disdainfully and was a little speechless.“Sebastian stole someone else’s achievements and connections. Now, he even stole our design?”Seeing Nicole’s puzzled look, Leighton explained, “This laboratory is practically the same as our research institute. The entrance and the location of the anatomy room and exhibition hall are the same as our research institute.”Nicole froze in shock.“Then you guys will be familiar with the lab, right?”“Of course. I can go around with my eyes closed. It looks like today’s operation will go smoothly.”Connor raised his eyebrows and did not make a sound, but he looked much more relaxed.Not long after, someone came over and said something to Leighton, who nodded and looked at Connor.“We’re there. We can go in.”Connor glanced at Nicole.“Ms. Stanton?”Nicole smiled, stood up, and glanced at Luca, who was also ready.Several people got into the elevator.The elevator was very spacious, enough to accommodate nearly thirty pe
Luca asked, “So what are we looking for here?”“We’re looking for someone.”Nicole kept silent and spoke.Regardless of whether the person she was looking for was there or not, Nicole was sure that every corridor and room on this ship was connected.If it was connected, there must be a way to enter and exit.That would be much safer than searching out in the open.This was what Connor told her before he left.Otherwise, Nicole would not have been so sure. If she started from here, she might even meet Connor and the others soon.Luca paused and did not continue to ask.However, he looked around and became more vigilant.Nicole looked at the reflective place. It was a wall that looked like it was made of glass, but it did not look thick enough to be a wall.She stood there and felt her heart beating faster.Afterward, she pushed the glass. Sure enough, the glass door opened.It was quiet all around.Even the white noise from the sea outside seemed to be amplified countless
However, Jeff calmed down quickly.His panic faded.He could even raise his eyes to meet Nicole’s cold gaze and calmly said, “I’ve turned it down because I don’t want to die on the operating table.”Nicole suddenly felt like crying. Her eyes were sore as if an electric current passed through, which almost made her lose control.Suddenly, the phone rang.Jeff paused and took out his phone. Sebastian’s panicked voice came through, “Bro, it’s bad! Connor Upton’s people barged in and raided the place. They’re trying to arrest me. Will you help me think of a way? I can’t get arrested! My career is just beginning, and I can change the history of humankind!”Sebastian’s voice was unstable as he was probably running to escape.It looked like Connor and Leighton already surrounded the place.However, Sebastian brought this onto himself.Sebastian designed the undersea laboratory to be exactly the same as the research institute. Thus, it was a great convenience for Leighton and Connor.