Chapter 821

A Cue for Love Chapter 821

The Underground Palace

While explaining the logic to Benjamin, Natalie turned around and shot daggers at the giant doll behind her.

Does King think he’s God, who can easily manipulate people with a prank like this?

Does he think he can stir up fear in our minds and force us to fend for ourselves?

Struck dumb, Benjamin stood still and stared at Natalie. Had he not entered this secret chamber with this woman, he would have gone bonkers when he heard the beta waves.

“You’re an incredible woman, Natalie, so much more incredible than I imagined.”

“Oh,” Natalie responded casually and started walking on the walkway.

The tunnel-like walkway was in total darkness.

But when Natalie stepped on the walkway, the path instantly brightened up.

A cold white light illuminated the entire walkway, causing the enclosed space to emit a strange vibe.

Natalie studied the space closely and noticed that cables, which gave out lights, were in use.

If these cables were all connected to some lab equipment, the underground base might be a futuristic palace-like underground research chamber.

Natalie and Benjamin would not have believed it had they not witnessed this with their eyes. Never did they expect this kind of facility to exist in the country!

“This is Blaze.” Benjamin gritted his teeth. “These people would utilize the state-of-the-art technologies to commit the vilest deeds!”

“Let’s look for the antidote first. We’ll talk about the next course of action later.”

Natalie, too, hated Blaze to the bone.

But she would not allow her hatred to cloud her thoughts, as she was determined to attain her ultimate goal.

“Come on. Let’s go.”

The three-hundred-foot walkway was built along a slope. Although Natalie was walking downhill, she did not feel uncomfortable as a proper ventilation system was installed along the passage.

When she reached the end of the walkway, she keyed in the password Yara had left behind and managed to access the other side of the enclosed space.

Natalie could not believe her eyes when she stepped into the realm ahead of her.

The underground chamber was nothing like a palace. On the contrary, it was a living hell.

The entire underground base was about sixty-six foot tall. The building housed rows and rows of machines that ran at full capacity. Each of them contained liquids that came in different colors.

Natalie and Benjamin found specimens of different animals soaked in the transparent liquid. These specimens bobbed up and down in the machines as if they were still alive.

Natalie could not help but feel disgusted by what she saw.

The diary that Yara had left behind contained the floor plan of the entire underground base and the exact spot where she stored the most important drugs.

Natalie and Benjamin explored the premises according to the markers Yara wrote in the diary and did not encounter any problems.

When Natalie was about to enter the central pharmacy, she heard an elderly man’s voice from behind. “Ms. Yara? What brings you here today?”

Natalie instantly knew the people in the base had mistaken her for Yara. She turned around and played along. “I came to check on the progress.”

Clad in a white robe, the man, probably in his seventies, had a full head of gray hair and wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses.

Standing beside him was a mild-mannered young man who seemed to be in his twenties. But somehow, there was a cunning look on his face.

“Ah, okay.” Ranzoph, also known as Professor Vangleland, grinned like a cheeky teenager. “We’ll be able to give you the results soon! Once we can alter the genes of a newborn, we should be able to subtitle the child with any genes that we want!”

Natalie sized up the elderly man. This man might seem a little eccentric, but there’s nothing unusual about him.

“All right then. Good luck!”

“Don’t worry, Ms. Yara. I’ll complete the experiment as soon as possible. We should be able to bless the world with this technology in no time!”

His remark rendered Natalie speechless.

She had no idea what Blaze told this professor, but the outcome of his lab experiment would definitely not benefit the entire human race.

Natalie did not want to waste time talking to the professor as she needed to find the antidote as soon as possible. “I’ll attend your briefing next time. I need to go to the central pharmacy now.”

 

A Cue for Love Chapter 822

Exposed

Razoph gave her a smile. “All right then.”

Natalie and Benjamin then turned around and left.

She heaved a sigh of relief after walking away from Ranzoph. Phew, thank goodness he didn’t realize I wasn’t Yara.

But there’s something strange about the professor. I don’t think Blaze forced him to come here. It seems he enjoys working in this underground base.

Natalie thought she would find out more about Ranzoph after obtaining the antidote.

After watching Natalie and Benjamin leave, Ranzoph turned to the young man and grinned. “Seamus, don’t you think Ms. Yara looks different today? She seems friendlier. Can you believe she was willing to listen to me talk about my experiment?”

Seamus knitted his brows, adjusted the glasses on his nose, and kept mum.

Ranzoph did not pay much attention to Seamus’ reaction and continued, “You know, in the past, Ms. Yara would never bother to look at me. She must have thought I was crazy! I wonder if she has changed her impression of me since I’ve made great strides in my lab work. If that’s the case, I must work harder and not let her down! Can’t wait to share my progress with her soon!”

The elderly man giggled. It was as if he was living in his own world.

Seamus contemplated what Ranzoph said and fell into deep thought.

He had seen Yara before and knew what she looked like.

But the woman they bumped into earlier did not exude the same vibe as Yara.

Could she be…

Right then, Seamus thought of something and immediately turned to Ranzoph. “Professor Vangleland, I need to return to the office to collect some documents. I’ll be back in a short while, so please wait for me!”

Professor Vangleland expressed his dismay. “How could you forget something so important? Quick, go and get it now!”

“All right!” Seamus returned to the office.

Instead of looking for the documents, he gave Gale a call. “Mr. Gale.”

“You sound anxious. What’s wrong?” Gale asked. “Did something happen to the old man?”

“Nope. It’s not about the old man.” Seamus tightened his grip on the phone. “It’s Yara. I saw Yara in the underground base. She came with someone I’d never seen before and said she wanted to visit the central pharmacy.”

“Yara? What the f*ck? Are you kidding me?” Gale cussed. “I shot her in the forehead, and now you’re telling me she’s alive? What bullsh*t are you talking about?”

Wait a minute…

Gale realized something was amiss. “You’re not kidding, are you? Did you really see Yara with your own eyes?”

Seamus replied in a serious voice, “I’m not kidding. She was standing right in front of me earlier—a living person, not a ghost! If you’re sure you’d killed Yara, then someone else must have intruded the underground base!”

Someone else?

Another person’s face popped up in Gale’s mind.

Since Yara is dead, the person who appeared in the underground base must be Natalie!

“Oh, no!” Gale stepped on the car’s accelerator and started heading toward the underground base. “Activate the alarm, Seamus! The woman is not our ally. She’s our enemy! Stop her from entering the central pharmacy. Stop her at all costs!”

Gale was thunderstruck.

F*ck!

King had poured his blood, sweat, and tears into building this underground empire and made every entrance to this base as secretive as possible.

Many people had tried intruding into the underground base but were all killed before they could enter the building. That was why Gale was surprised that Natalie managed to infiltrate the highly secluded establishment.

Natalie Nichols, who the h*ll are you? How on earth did you manage to come in?

 

A Cue for Love Chapter 823

You Cannot Run Away

Should Natalie enter the central pharmacy and sneak drugs out of the underground base, Blaze would have to deal with unimaginable consequences.

A murderous glint flashed across Gale’s eyes.

King has yet to mark Natalie his target, but this woman is much more capable than I imagined.

If we don’t take her down while we can, she could turn around and bite us!

Besides stopping Natalie from infiltrating the central pharmacy, Gale was determined to kill her!

Meanwhile, back at the central pharmacy, Natalie leaned forward and positioned one of her eyes in front of the scanner.

For her to get into the central pharmacy, the biometric system had to recognize her iris.

The biometric system then greeted her, “Welcome.”

Though Natalie did not experience any difficulties during the verification process, she felt conflicted. After all, the only reason she could access the central pharmacy was that her iris was ninety-nine percent similar to Yara’s.

Benjamin froze for a bit.

Natalie turned to him and said, “Let’s go.”

After entering the central pharmacy, Natalie could finally take a closer look at the cabinet with dark grey glass covers.

Each section of the cabinet was labeled with different codes, starting from YF-One to YF-Thirty. Different sections contained different drugs. While some were capsules, the rest were either in liquid or gel form.

All of a sudden, an alarm started blaring all over the underground base.

Benjamin’s eyes narrowed. “Shoot! They know we’re here. We’ve to find the antidote and get out of here as fast as possible!”

Natalie pressed her lips and remained quiet.

Since she had no idea which drug Yara wanted to inject her with, she could only walk back and forth and scrutinize the drugs in all of the thirty sections.

Of all thirty sections in the cabinet, only YF-Six, YF-Fourteen, YF-Twenty-Five, and YF-Twenty-Nine contained liquid bottles.

Natalie took out all the bottles and placed them inside her bag.

Since someone had triggered the alarm, she did not have the time to distinguish the antidote from the poison on the spot. The safest way was for her to bring all the liquid bottles back to study them in detail.

When Natalie was about to retrieve the liquid bottles from the YF-Six section, she heard a man’s voice from behind.

“Freeze! Hands in the air!” The man then aimed his gun at them.

“Put the drugs down. These are valuable assets to our organization. You can’t take them with you!” the man warned.

Natalie and Benjamin looked up and realized he was that mild-mannered young man who stood next to Ranzoph.

Yet, Natalie ignored his warning and continued packing the liquid bottles from the YF-Six section. She then nonchalantly stood up and asked, “Why can’t I take them with me? I can enter this place without issues, so why are you questioning my identity?”

“And who are you to aim your gun at me? What you’re doing is not in line with the organization’s security policy,” she added.

Natalie thought she could get away by pretending to be Yara.

Upon hearing that, Seamus let out a cold snort. He aimed his gun at Natalie’s chest. “Stop acting, you imposter! I’ve checked with the management, and they told me Yara Nichols is dead! In other words, you are not Yara!”

Natalie was struck dumb when she heard that.

When Seamus was about to fire a shot at her, he said, “The organization’s management knows you’re here. You can’t run away from them!”

Natalie could not help but clench her fists. The force she exerted was so strong that even her knuckles started to turn white.

She knew Samuel was waiting for her and wanted him to live on.

He must survive this. He mustn’t die before me!

That was her conviction.

“Professor! Professor!” Natalie looked behind Seamus and asked with a look of disbelief in her eyes, “W-What are you doing here?”

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A Cue for Love Chapter 824

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Thinking that the elderly professor had followed him, Seamus turned around subconsciously.

The moment he turned around, Benjamin moved as quick as lightning and swung a punch at the former’s head.

The blow knocked Seamus’ spectacles askew, but he did not loosen his grip on the gun. He pointed the gun at Benjamin, ready to pull the trigger.

However, Benjamin was faster and more ruthless than Seamus. He pinned the latter’s arms to his sides and managed to maneuver the gun in time so that it pointed toward the pharmacy’s ceiling and merely fired into the air.

Bang!

The piercing sound of a shot fired rang out.

Immediately after that, a dogfight between the two men ensued.

Seamus gripped the gun tightly, desperately trying to aim it at Benjamin again.

Using one hand to grab Seamus’ hand that held the gun, Benjamin balled his other hand into a fist and punched the man’s eye repeatedly.

Every blow was accompanied by the sickening crunch of a fist against bone and flesh.

The lens in Seamus’ spectacles shattered, and as Benjamin continued raining punches, the broken pieces cut into the former’s skin, leaving a bloody mess around his eye.

Despite the acute pain, Seamus did not dare to let go and continued struggling to point the gun’s barrel toward Benjamin with all his strength.

“Argh!”

The back of Benjamin’s hand was raw and bleeding by the time he delivered his final blow, and it also drove the shards of the broken lens into Seamus’ eye.

Unable to bear the pain, Seamus raised his hands to cover his eye, and Benjamin quickly seized the opportunity to knock the gun out of his hand.

Having lost his gun and suffering in agony from his injured eye, Seamus flew into a rage and attacked Benjamin again.

Although lacking in fighting skills compared to Benjamin, he was much more adept at employing underhanded tricks. He would resort to striking his male opponents in the crotch whenever he got into a fight. Thus attacked, Benjamin was temporarily incapacitated and could not even retaliate.

Suddenly, Seamus formed a claw with his fingers, intending to gouge Benjamin’s eyes out while the latter’s guard was down.

But just as his fingers were only two or three inches away from Benjamin’s eyes, he suddenly felt something cold and hollow pressing on his temple.

“You!”

He knew full well what was pressing against his head at that moment.

Natalie’s red lips parted as she said slowly and clearly, “If you dare to injure his eyes, I’ll kill you with a single shot. If you don’t believe me, you’re more than welcome to test it yourself. Test and see whether I’m lying to you.”

Hearing that, Seamus dared not act rashly.

Benjamin quickly spun around, twisted Seamus’ arms behind his back, and pinned him to the floor.

But even as Seamus bled from his mouth, he declared arrogantly, “Do you think you can escape? Kill me, then! Kill me if you dare! I’m telling you. You can’t escape! Mr. Gale is already on his way!”

“Shut up!” Benjamin growled.

Instead of expressing her frustration verbally like Benjamin, Natalie chose to make her point through her actions by shooting Seamus once in the shoulder.

Bang!

Following the loud bang of a gunshot, Seamus’ shoulder started to bleed.

Natalie had taken aim carefully. Although she did not hit any of Seamus’ vital points, it was enough to let him have a taste of excruciating pain.

“You…” Seamus began, groaning in pain. He had not expected her to actually fire at him.

Aiming the gun straight at his temple, Natalie sneered, “Weren’t you acting all cocky just now? Why are you behaving like a wimp now? I have no interest in taking your life. As long as you tell me how to get out of here, I’ll spare you.”

Seamus snickered. “Don’t hold your breath on that!”

Not wanting to waste her breath, Natalie fired another shot at his left shoulder.

Overwhelmed with pain and shock, Seamus stared at her wordlessly.

In a frosty tone, Natalie continued, “Just as you said, Mr. Gale is on his way right now. I don’t want to waste time dilly-dallying with you here. All I want now is to know where the exit is to escape this place.”

 

A Cue for Love Chapter 825

See You In A Different Light

However, Seamus stubbornly refused to say anything.

Natalie’s almond-shaped eyes turned cold, and she warned, “If you tell me where the exit is, you won’t die right away. But if you refuse, you’ll die right here, right now! An intelligent person will know nothing is more important in this world than one’s life.”

Despite her threat, Seamus still clenched his jaw tightly and remained silent.

“It doesn’t seem like you intend to reveal anything. Well, it looks like the next shot will have to be at your heart…” With that, Natalie dug the barrel of the gun into Seamus’ back.

There was no doubt that Seamus was terrified of dying. His heart was in his mouth when he felt the gun’s barrel pressing into his back.

There’s no saying when Mr. Gale will arrive. In any case, I can’t just die here like this!

Just as Natalie was about to pull the trigger, Seamus finally blurted out, “Okay, okay! I’ll tell you! The exit is inside the cabinet next to the power station. It’s not a real cabinet. It’s the only way out of the base.”

Seamus felt as if a weight had been lifted off his chest after saying that.

But just then, two gunshots rang out. Seamus got hit twice, one shot in each knee, and crimson blood started flowing immediately.

Writhing in agony, he shouted, “You b*tch! How could you go against your word? I f*cking told you everything, yet you still shot me!”

“Seems like you were telling the truth,” Natalie responded impassively.

Then, she shot Benjamin a look, indicating for him to let go of the young assistant. After all, he had gotten shot in the joints of each limb. While the injuries would not be fatal, there was no way for him to move at all.

“You b*tch! You dare to trick me?” Seamus glared at Natalie fiercely.

Glancing at him, Natalie replied lightly, “Hush… The more you talk, the faster you’ll lose blood.”

After collecting all the ampoules that possibly contained the antidote, Natalie and Benjamin’s goal changed to getting themselves out of there safely.

Hence, they ignored Seamus as he lay on the floor and hurried toward the power station within the hidden underground research facility. The power station was large and eye-catching, so they quickly found it and located the cabinet.

It looked like a nondescript cabinet, but when Benjamin opened the door, he discovered it led to a dark passageway.

The sirens wailed louder and louder, and they could detect the sound of footsteps approaching from all directions.

“We have no time to lose.”

Worried that the passageway would be unsafe, Benjamin bent down and crawled in first.

Natalie followed him closely, shutting the cabinet’s door behind her.

Besides being dark and cramped, it was hard to see ahead clearly in the passageway, which made it challenging for Benjamin to make his way through.

Finally, it started getting a little brighter. Benjamin pushed aside the hard and hollow manhole cover, only to see that the passageway led to a warehouse above ground filled with goods piled up high.

Natalie and Benjamin had finally escaped safely!

The former walked up to one of the piles of goods and lifted the tarp covering them, only to see a shiny AK rifle before her eyes.

Natalie inhaled sharply. “Firearms?”

An underground bio lab with a warehouse of firearms above it! And on Chanaean soil! It’s simply outrageous!

“There’s no time to look around. We have to hurry up and leave,” Benjamin reminded.

“Okay.”

Knowing that they were not out of the woods yet, they did not continue exploring the firearms warehouse and turned to leave.

Alas, when they opened the warehouse’s doors to walk out, their gazes fell upon a man who had a cigarette between his lips and was pointing a gun directly at them.

Blowing a puff of smoke into the air, Gale uttered coldly, “Tsk, tsk, tsk… Natalie Nichols, you’re way more capable than I thought. You possess such exceptional abilities that you even found the escape route from the base. No wonder your twin sister lost to you. You’ve made me see you in a different light time and time again. I don’t even have the words to describe you!”

 

A Cue for Love Chapter 826

An Unavoidable Confrontation

“And you,” Gale continued, shifting his gaze to Benjamin.

He added in a snide tone, “The vanquished opponent who escaped from my clutches. I can’t believe you didn’t die after suffering such severe injuries. Instead, you became this woman’s lackey. You were lucky the last time. This time, you won’t be so lucky.”

Natalie and Benjamin had not expected that Gale would accurately predict their course of action, setting up a trap at the warehouse and patiently waiting for his prey to show up.

Benjamin had had first-hand experience of just how powerful Gale was.

Now, we meet again in an unavoidable confrontation. Given the current circumstances, Natalie and I are no match for him at all.

Pulling Natalie behind him, Benjamin called out, “If you want to attack, just come at me.”

Gale raised his eyebrows. “Oh, my. Are you still planning on playing the part of a knight in shining armor at a time like this? I’m afraid your brain is addled. At most, the both of you will have the chance to accompany each other as you descend to hell and see whether you’re fated to become a couple in the underworld.”

“You!”

“What’s the matter? Still up to your same old tricks?” Gale sneered, then fired a shot at Benjamin.

Although Benjamin dodged to avoid getting hit, he got shot in the arm.

Glancing around the warehouse and seeing a small truck parked inside, Natalie said to Benjamin, “You don’t need to defeat him. Just stall him.” With that, she pushed the gun she held into his hand.

Taking the gun from her, Benjamin launched into a counter-attack.

Gale had thought the duo was unarmed, so he was stunned when Benjamin started shooting at him.

“Benjamin Millers, don’t try to put on a ruse!”

Rage surged within Gale, and he fired several consecutive shots at Benjamin.

All Benjamin could do was hide in the gaps between the piles of goods in the warehouse to dodge the bullets and retaliate when Gale was unprepared.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The loud cracks of their gunshots reverberated throughout the warehouse.

However, just as Benjamin tried to pull the trigger again, he realized he had no more bullets in the gun chamber.

Seeing that he had run out of bullets, Gale cackled coldly.

“Oh, Benjamin. Why did you give up your peaceful life as a noble to work for Mr. Nine? And now, here you are with your life on the line. Do you think it’s worth it?”

Benjamin pressed his lips together and did not respond, his brows tightly furrowed.

He knew there was no way out behind him.

Even if I continue hiding from him like this, I won’t be able to escape the fate of getting cornered by him and killed by a single shot. Don’t tell me it’ll happen as he predicted. Will I meet my end here?

At that moment, the engine of the small truck inside the warehouse roared to life.

Following the rumble of its exhaust pipe, the vehicle sped toward Gale.

Seeing that, Gale gaped in shock, then subconsciously retreated several steps. It had never crossed his mind that the small truck’s engine would suddenly start.

As the vehicle drew nearer, he finally had a clear look at the person in the truck’s cab. It was Natalie!

It was then that he realized Natalie had not been cowering in a corner. Instead, she had slipped quietly toward the truck while he and Benjamin were engaged in a gunfight.

How devious!

He dove out of the way, narrowly avoiding getting run over by the truck and tumbling to the floor in a miserable heap.

Instead of running him over, Natalie had only wanted to divert his attention. After ramming the truck toward him, she reversed it, flung open the front passenger seat’s door, and shouted at Benjamin, “Quick! Get in!”

Catching on at once, Benjamin nodded and swiftly climbed into the truck, ignoring the injury on his arm.

As soon as Natalie saw that he was inside the truck, she floored the accelerator and drove straight toward the warehouse’s doors.

The truck sped off with a squeal of tires as she put the pedal to the metal.

Gale cursed under his breath, then quickly jumped into the off-road vehicle parked at the warehouse’s entrance and gave chase.

 

A Cue for Love Chapter 827

Detonate The Bomb

In the countryside of Coldbridge, two vehicles were speeding on the muddy grounds of a half-constructed road.

A small truck zoomed in front while a green jeep was in close pursuit at the back.

The truck’s steering wheel was heavy, and the shock absorber was of poor quality. Despite that, Natalie held her breath and gripped the wheel firmly.

Her cheeks were pale while sweat dotted her forehead.

She was biting her lip so hard that they were about to bleed.

Clutching his bleeding arm, Benjamin glanced at Natalie, who was driving the truck rapidly. He was filled with anxiety and admiration at the same time.

Meanwhile, Gale was in the jeep at the back, thinking that he could catch up with the run-down truck quickly.

To his surprise, he had not gained any advantage over Natalie yet as the distance between both vehicles had not decreased.

“D*mn it!” cursed Gale through gritted teeth. “Natalie’s too wild! If she’s already this capable as a woman, she would definitely drive me crazy as a man! I refuse to believe that you are so impressive that you can drive your truck faster than my jeep!”

Gradually, the gap between the two vehicles shortened. It was obvious that they were nearing each other.

Gale licked his lips as a bloodthirsty glint flashed across his eyes. He thought that this game of pursuit would end soon. However, he did not realize that Natalie was driving further into the countryside.

Inside the truck, Natalie did not dare to let go even though her hands had turned numb from driving on the bumpy road.

“Can your hands take it?” asked Benjamin worriedly. “Why don’t I take over?”

“Take care of yours first,” replied Natalie, keeping her eyes straight in front. “Don’t bring me more trouble.”

Benjamin could only furrow his brows in silence.

Natalie’s physical and mental strength was weakening. However, she did not have any intentions of giving up.

Samuel! I don’t mind dying on this run-down road, but he mustn’t! If it weren’t for him, I’d be the aging one with a face filled with wrinkles right now.

“Wait for me… Wait for me…”

Natalie could taste blood in her mouth. Mustering all her strength, she slammed her foot on the accelerator and gripped the steering wheel tightly.

She just needed to hold out for a while more. Everything would be fine after she reached another road.

When she spotted a green sign, Natalie took one hand off the steering wheel and whipped out her phone.

As the car was traveling at high speed and her fingers had turned numb, her hand kept trembling. After much difficulty, she opened a mobile application.

Glancing at the jeep through the rearview mirror, she instructed Benjamin, “Shield your head!”

In the next second, Natalie pressed the ‘Enter’ button without any hesitation.

At that moment, a loud boom sounded from the road sign.

The explosion sent shockwaves surging through the air, and flames erupted immediately. The jeep, which had just passed by the sign, flipped in the air and was soon engulfed in flames.

Although their truck was not on fire, it was sent flying away by the impact. It flipped in the air multiple times before crashing on the dividers.

The explosion was so destructive that the underground research base was caught in the impact too. The base trembled before its roof started to collapse.

When Professor Vangleland saw that the machines had stopped operating, he clutched his head and cried, “Argh! My machines! I don’t have any backup! My data is gone! All of the data is gone! I don’t have my experiment results anymore!”

By then, Seamus had already been rescued. But since the base suddenly collapsed, no one cared about his survival anymore. No matter how much he yelled for help, it was futile.

“Save me! Please, save me!”

The state-of-the-art underground research chamber crumbled into pieces within a matter of minutes.

 

A Cue for Love Chapter 828

The Faith To Hang In There

The truck crashed into the divider.

Benjamin fainted from the impact. Glancing at the man, whose head was covered in blood, Natalie muttered with difficulty, “I’m so sorry.”

She had selfishly crashed the car at an angle that ensured her safety.

Time was running out, and she needed to quickly find the actual antidote and inject it into Samuel.

Natalie’s head was also covered in blood. It dripped onto the phone screen, obscuring the words on it. After wiping it clean with her shirt, she called Ross.

“Ms. Nichols…” Ross’s voice sounded from the phone.

“Ross, I’m in a car accident. Find me using my GPS location.” Although Natalie’s voice was very frail, she managed to choke out, “I’m afraid that… Samuel is running out of time.”

Ross was shocked. “Okay! I’ll come right away!”

“Mm.”

Natalie took in a deep breath as she waited for rescue.

At that moment, she was in immense pain. It felt like every bone in her body had been fractured.

However, she did not allow herself to collapse. The only thing that was compelling her to hang in there was Samuel.

“Wait for me…” Tears welled up in Natalie’s eyes as she mumbled, “Samuel… Wait for me…”

Within half an hour, Ross rushed over with a few men and rescued Natalie from the truck.

When Ross saw the blood covering Natalie’s body, he exclaimed anxiously, “Ms. Nichols, you’re severely injured! I’ll send you to the hospital immediately.”

“I’m not going!” insisted Natalie stubbornly. “Ross, instruct someone to send Benjamin to the hospital for treatment. You and I must return to the laboratory.”

“Natalie!”

Ross did not understand why Natalie was doing that, and he did not want to. How could she not go to the hospital when she has sustained such serious injuries!

However, it was Natalie’s first time speaking so sternly to him. “Ross, I’m your direct superior. You must do everything I tell you to. If not, leave!”

Ross gazed into Natalie’s eyes, which were filled with sheer determination. He knew that nothing could change her mind.

She’s Natalie! Once she’s set her mind to something, no one in the world can convince her otherwise.

In the end, Ross relented. “I’ll send you to the laboratory.”

“Thanks.”

With that, Ross drove Natalie back to the laboratory.

The latter carefully opened her bag and took out the four ampoules.

“Ross, help me prepare forty-eight laboratory rats and divide them into eight groups,” instructed Natalie through clenched jaws. “You’re responsible for recording the experiment and cooperating with me.”

Knowing how determined Natalie was, Ross nodded solemnly. “I understand.”

In no time, he brought forty-eight live laboratory rats over.

While using a machine to analyze the substance in the ampoules, Natalie asked Ross to prepare the experiment and record the symptoms experienced by the rats.

After the first experiment was done, Natalie and Ross were astonished.

While finding the antidote for Samuel, they discovered three other chemicals that were similar to the aging chemical. They were extremely damaging to the human nervous system.

However, Natalie could not be bothered by that at that moment. She was more worried about Samuel.

When she stood up from the chair, she felt extremely dizzy.

“Ms. Nichols…” Ross quickly steadied her.

“I’m fine.” Shaking her head, Natalie said, “Send me home now. I must personally inject the antidote into Samuel.”

“Okay.”

When they returned to the Bowers residence, Steven and Luna saw that Natalie was covered in injuries.

“Natalie…” Steven was surprised. “How did you…”

“Where’s your brother?”

“He aged even further, but he’s in a stable condition.”

Natalie smiled faintly. “Good. I’ve found the antidote. I’ll inject it into him right now.”

However, at that moment, Luna frowned and asked, “I’m sorry, ma’am. Could you let me take a look at the antidote?”

 

A Cue for Love Chapter 829

Finally My Turn

“Why?” Natalie shot a cold glare at the gentle-looking woman in front of her. She snapped in annoyance, “Move aside! Stop hindering me from saving him!”

Ignoring Natalie’s hostile words, Luna insisted, “Because I’m Samuel’s doctor in charge!”

However, Natalie was sure that the antidote she had could save Samuel, so she did not want to waste any more time.

“Don’t let me repeat myself for the third time. Move aside!”

“I won’t.” Although Luna looked gentle, she stood her ground adamantly. “I’m a doctor, so I must be responsible for my patient.”

The atmosphere between the two women immediately became tense.

Grabbing Luna’s arm, Steven persuaded, “Ms. Garcia, Ms. Nichols here is my brother’s fianceé. She’s the last person who would sabotage him.”

When Luna heard that, she was stunned. Only then did she realize that Samuel was already engaged, and this hostile woman in front of her was his fiancée.

Her face immediately turned pale.

Time was too precious for Natalie, and she did not want to waste a single second.

Ignoring Luna’s reaction, she repeated, “Move aside!” Then, she forcefully barged into the room.

Returning to her senses, Luna was about to enter the room as well before Steven grabbed her arm.

“Mr. Steven, what are you doing?” asked Luna with a frown.

“Don’t worry. My future sister-in-law is a doctor too. If she says that’s the antidote, it’s definitely true.” Pursing his lips, Steven continued solemnly, “We just need to wait outside.”

When Luna heard that, she bit her lip and stopped trying to enter the room.

Right then, only Samuel and Natalie were in the bedroom.

Lying on the bed, Samuel looked like he was over seventy years old. There were wrinkles all over his face, and his initially black hair had turned white.

“Samuel, I’m here…”

Natalie walked toward Samuel. Squatting on the floor, she took out the ampoule from her bag.

After opening the cap, she used a syringe to retrieve the antidote. Throughout the process, her hand kept trembling due to the injuries on her back and arm.

A bit more… Just a bit more before I can save Samuel!

Faith was the only thing keeping Natalie going. After finishing all preparations to inject the antidote, she located the vein on Samuel’s arm. Then, the needle pierced through his skin quickly and accurately.

As Natalie pushed the syringe, the antidote was injected into Samuel’s body.

After all the antidotes had been injected, Natalie smiled in relief.

“I’ve finally done it! You’ve always been the one saving me. This time, I can finally be of use to you. You… You must be well…”

Natalie grabbed Samuel’s hand and pressed it to her cheek. When she laughed, tears kept streaming down her cheeks.

Only God knew how she had spent the past few days.

It was only then that Natalie finally dared to relieve herself from the worries that had been plaguing her. With that, the pain from all over her body finally engulfed her.

The pain was too much to handle, and she could barely muster the strength to open her eyes.

Holding Samuel’s hand tightly, Natalie fainted beside the bed.

After a while, Steven no longer heard any noises from the bedroom. Frowning, he remarked, “Natalie has gone in for a long time. I wonder how it’s going…”

Glancing at Steven, Ross said, “I’ll go in and take a look.”

With that, he quickly knocked on the door and entered the room.

When he was inside, he saw Samuel lying on the bed as usual. Meanwhile, Natalie had passed out beside him with her eyes tightly shut.

“Ms. Nichols!” Ross walked toward her briskly, placed her arm over his neck, and carried her.

 

A Cue for Love Chapter 830

Is This How You Take Care Of Your Girlfriend

When Steven saw that Natalie had fainted, he could not help but ask, “Natalie… What’s wrong with her?”

“She’s suffering from severe injuries. She was barely hanging in there while delivering the antidote,” replied Ross angrily.

“But why?”

“Yeah! Why?” Glancing at Natalie in his arms, Ross snapped in annoyance, “In order to give Samuel the antidote, she did not even have time to treat her injuries. Still, she secretly changed her clothes.”

“What?”

Only then did Steven realize that Natalie had almost died finding the antidote for his brother.

“Move aside! I’m sending Ms. Nichols to the hospital right away.” Before leaving, Ross glanced at Luna. “Since you said that you’re the doctor in charge of Samuel, please take care of him. Ms. Nichols has already injected the antidote into him, so his condition should improve gradually.”

With that, Ross carried the injured Natalie and strode out of the Bowers residence before heading straight to the hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital, the nurse helped Natalie change into a hospital gown. She was surprised upon seeing how serious Natalie’s injuries were.

After changing Natalie’s clothes, the nurse walked out of the operating theater and shot Ross a fierce glare. “Is this how you take care of your girlfriend?”

“I…”

Before Ross could deny it, the nurse scolded indignantly, “Your girlfriend is so severely injured! Why did you send her over so late? Do you want her to die from the excruciating pain?”

“I…”

“Stop finding excuses and handle the paperwork!” The nurse continued, “The hospital will think of a way.”

After saying that, the nurse quickly went to prepare the equipment needed for the stitching.

The nurse’s scolding kept echoing in Ross’s mind. Behind his glasses, a guilty look flashed across his eyes. He clenched his right fist and punched the wall forcefully.

At that moment, he hated how weak he was. If I were stronger, I might have been able to protect Natalie.

Meanwhile, far away in Loang, a man was standing by the lake.

Holding an azure can, he grabbed some fish food and scattered it over the lake.

Immediately, a dozen carps of red, black, and gold rushed over and competed amongst themselves for the food.

As he gazed at the carps, his mood improved. A smile was even playing on his lips. That was until he received a call.

“King, I’m… I’m Zophie.”

King spoke solemnly into the Bluetooth earphone, “What’s wrong? It’s my first time hearing you speak in such a flustered manner.”

“King, Gale… Gale died…”

Zophie sounded like she was sobbing, but she did not dare to cry out loud when speaking to King.

“Continue.”

“The research base at Chanaea has been blown up. As the explosion was too impactful, it even attracted the police’s attention. The base automatically activated the self-destruction system. Now, it has become a pile of rubble!” exclaimed Zophie sadly. “Gale… Gale has also been blown up during his mission. His corpse couldn’t even be found…”

“Where did the bomb come from?”

“I checked the recordings of Gale’s calls before he died. It’s Natalie. I don’t know how, but she managed to infiltrate the base and enter the central pharmacy,” informed Zophie.

She thought that King would say something, but all she heard was, “Understood.”

Then, the call ended.

However, the man did not act as calmly as he sounded over the phone. Instead, he threw the can forcefully into the lake.

Although the fish food was scattered all over, the carps were shocked by the sudden splash. None of them dared to swim forward.

“Natalie, it looks like I’ve underestimated you…” His eyes were filled with rage. “You managed to infiltrate the underground palace that I’ve created. If I can’t make you work for me, I’ll destroy you myself!”