Ch. 1511..1520

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1511-"Tasia!"

Cameron took two quick steps forward, threw his briefcase onto the sofa, and crouched to look at his daughter in a panic.

Anastasia’s half-opened eyes gazed at her father as blood streaked down her scraped forehead.

"Dad..."

"Don’t say a word.I’ll send you to the hospital!"

Cameron felt sorry for her and looked anxious.

"Rhea..."

Anastasia turned her head toward the stairs and pointed in the woman’s direction.

Rhea wanted to go upstairs but had stopped hearing Camron’s voice.She stood there and felt awkward being pointed at by Anastasia.

Following the direction the finger was pointing, Cameron saw his niece, whom he had not met for years.

Rhea met his gaze, and her lips moved.

"Uncle."

"Hmph!"

Cameron did not answer and grunted, then bent over and tried to hold his daughter up.However, Anastasia was too heavy, and he could not lift her.

"Give me a hand!" he shouted angrily.

"Dad, I’m all right!"

Anastasia struggled to get up.

Besides her aching head and body, she did not feel too bad.

"Don’t move and listen to Dad,"

Cameron chided her quietly.

The servants ran over, propped her up, and carried her into the car.

Cameron got into the car, and the chauffeur readily got behind the wheel.

Maria tried to get into the car.

"Ron, let me send Tasia to the hospital with you."

However, Cameron blocked her way with a hand and said coldly, "There’s no need!"

He banged the door, shut her outside, then thought of something and said to the servants nearby, "See the guests out.Lock the gate, and don’t let anyone else in!"

"Yes!" the servants immediately and knowingly answered.

Without looking at anyone else, he said to the chauffeur, "Drive!"

Having the door shut in her face, Maria stared after the car in embarrassment.She knew Cameron was furious, even though he did not scold them.

"Mrs.Moore, please leave."

The servant lowered her head and gestured outward.

Fabian, who had followed them outside, looked upset as he glanced at his wife.

Maria frowned.

"Ron..."

Fabian snorted and waved at her accusingly.

"Look what your daughter has done!"

He left too.

Maria turned to see Rhea, who had stepped out of the door.

It seemed that Rhea did not manage to go upstairs and got forced to leave.

Still, Rhea stood there, looking relatively calm without showing a trace of embarrassment or panic.

"Ree, how could you push Tasia?" Maria walked over.

She could not bear to scold her daughter and let out a sigh.

"It’s just a pen holder.Is it worth making such a fuss over it? Now we’ve even offended your uncle.Do you—"

"It is!"

Rhea interrupted her.

"what?"

Blinking, Maria thought she had misheard it.

"You guys know nothing!" Rhea said with disdain, "What do mediocre people like you know?"

She stalked off.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1512-At the hospital, Anastasia had just been bandaged.She looked at her father, who was busy taking care of her, and said, "Dad, I’m okay, I truly am."

Sitting down by the bed, Cameron gazed at her tenderly.

"I know."

"You're still-"

"You need to rest."

Cameron said, "Just rest well and stop worrying.I’ll take care of everything."

"Dad..."

Moving her lips, she wanted to say something, then shifted her gaze thoughtfully and decided against it.

"What's the matter?" Cameron asked gently.

At this very moment, he was just an amiable father and not the strict and fearsome Secretary Rollins.

"Nothing."

She smiled and said, "Sorry, I made you worry."

"Silly girl, there’s nothing to apologize for."

He pulled her blanket slightly upward.

Anastasia was fine and did not need to be hospitalized, but Cameron insisted she lay down for a while so the doctor could make further observations.

The doctor did not dare to say no to him and could only agree.

"Dad, I’ve made you worry my entire life.I even used to complain that you did not spend time with me, although the truth is that you've done so much for me.I'm truly sorry!" She said it earnestly.

She had heard about the gossip about her father lately.

After the fuss Fabian and Maria kicked up, she suddenly felt that over the years she had blamed her father for neglecting her and not spending enough time with her, but her father had lacked companionship as well.

It was very likely that he had stayed single for so many years for her sake, and even though she had lost her mother, Cameron had loved her with all his heart to make up for her loss.

‘Aunt Maria was right, to a certain extent, that a man might neglect his child after he remarries.

That's why my father hasn't tried to find a new wife so that I don't suffer as a result of his marriage.

‘If he has found someone who can be with him for the rest of his life, then I shouldn’t stop him."

"You're my daughter, who else should I care about but you? You’re my responsibility," Cameron said casually with a trace of a smile.

His usually solemn face looked surprisingly gentle as he smiled.

"Dad, you’re so good to me!"

Anastasia was so moved that her eyes were wet with tears.

"Silly girl!"

He took a piece of tissue and wiped the tears off the corners of her eyes as he said softly, "Have a good rest.I knows it hasn't been easy for you lately either."

"Dad..."

Seeing him get up, she grabbed his hand.

"Yes?"

Turning around, Cameron threw her a puzzled look.

"If..."

Blushing, she felt awkward bringing it up, but she said it anyway.

"I mean, if you have found a suitable woman who’s willing to be with you, I'd be okay with it! You don’t have to worry about me since I’m a grownup who can take good care of herself.I just want you to be happy!"

Nonplussed, Cameron caught himself and frowned.

"Did you hear people gossiping about it?"

"No!"

Anastasia shook her head and continued, "I don’t care if it’s real or not, I just wish you could be happy."

Cameron slowly unfurled his brow and spoke tenderly.

"With you by my side, I have always been happy!"

He gently caressed her hair and said, "Don’t think too much.What you need most now is a good rest."

"Okay!"

Anastasia nodded blissfully.

Just as Cameron was about to leave, he saw someone leaning in through the door, holding a bag and a thermos flask.

Seeing him, Lily was surprised.

"M-Mr.Rollins."

As they had not dealt with each other officially, Lily was not used to calling him Secretary Rollins and thus addressed him as such.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1513 -Cameron recognized Lily and nodded slightly.

"Are you here to visit Tasia?"

"Yes."

Nodding, Lily said, "I heard she was injured and hospitalized.What happened?"

"Lily."

Tasia tried to sit up from the bed, and Lily hurried over to hold her down.

"Don't move and lie still, okay?"

"I’m fine!"

She blushed, thinking that she was treated like a critically ill patient and made to lie down even though she was all right.

"Look at yourself.How could you say you’re fine?"

It was a scary sight, with the wounds on her face dressed with merbromin and her forehead bandaged.

Lily wasn't sure how Anastasia got hurt, but she could tell her injuries weren't minor.

"I'm really okay.These are external wounds.It’s my father...who wants me to stay for further observation."

She blushed like a child who had done something wrong and glanced at him.

"It’s for your good!"

Seeing that her injuries were not that serious, Lily relaxed.

"What happened? How did you get injured all of a sudden?"

"I..."

Anastasia did not know how to respond to her question for a moment and pursed her lips.

Somewhat puzzled, Lily looked at her, then at Cameron, who stood aside.

Seemingly not wanting to talk about the subject, the man glanced at her.

"Hasn’t Alex returned yet?"

Lily was surprised by the question.She had not told anyone that Alexander had returned and had yet to see him in person.

Not fully understanding the current situation, she thought she should not say much and shook her head.

"No."

"Although the situation over there is not stable, he has always been a capable person.You shouldn't worry too much," he added.

Even more surprised, Lily did not expect he would console her, but she nodded anyway and answered, "Thanks for your concern, Mr.Rollins."

Nodding slightly, Cameron seemed to have nothing else to say and looked toward his daughter.

"Let the doctor make his observation for a few more hours.If everything’s fine, I'll get the chauffeur to send you home."

"Okay." Anastasia nodded.

"Are you leaving, Dad?"

"Yes, there is a lot of work to do lately.Take good care of yourself, okay?"

After a pause, he glanced at Lily.

"Thank you."

Lily was puzzled.

Seeing her look, Cameron uncharacteristically explained, "Tasia has been in very good shape lately.She has lost a lot of weight and has been in good spirits.I know the credit goes to you, Mrs.Russell.Thank you."

He thanked Lily, which surprised her.

‘Mr.Rollins has always been uptight and serious.It’s rare for him to speak kindly to a person, let alone thank me.What a pleasant surprise!’ She nodded.

"You’re welcome."

She added, "Tasia is my friend.Also, I’ve not done much, actually."

"No, I’ve gotten better all because of you!"

Anastasia stated confidently.

"Yes."

Cameron threw Lily a deep gaze, then turned and left.

Seeing him leave her sight, Lily caught herself and hurriedly looked toward Anastasia.

"Tasia, have you told your father that you were...poisoned?"

"He knows about it."

Anastasia nodded.

"The miracle doctor mentioned it too."

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1514-At the mention of "miracle doctor,"

Lily was reminded of Austin and sighed inwardly, not knowing how he was.

"Then...has your father investigated it?" Lily asked.

"No idea."

Shaking her head, Anastasia was not sure.

"He was shocked and angry when he found out about it, but he hasn’t talked about it since.Perhaps he saw I was getting better and decided to let it go."

Puzzled, Lily shook her head.

"That’s unlikely."

‘Mr.Rollins is so protective of Anastasia and wants her to be hospitalized even for minor injuries.How could he not try to investigate the chronic poisoning? If he doesn’t talk about it, he’s probably doing it in secret or is bidding his time for...revenge?’ She had seen such patience in Alexander and knew that these seemingly calm men could be ruthless when taking their revenge.

' They'll erupt like a volcano and become unstoppable!’ "Well, all I know is that he hasn’t mentioned it again."

Anastasia thought about it and decided not to dwell on it.

"How did you know I got injured?"

"I wanted to visit you, but you didn’t answer my call.When I called your house, I was told you were injured and hospitalized.Just what happened?" Lily asked nervously.

"How could you get injured at home? Were you feeling dizzy or uncomfortable?"

As she spoke, she held Anastasia’s wrist, wanting to check how she was.

"I’m fine."

Letting her hold her hand, Anastasia said resignedly, "I fell down the stairs by accident.It was nothing."

"How was it nothing if you fell down the stairs? If you weren't feeling dizzy or unwell, why would you have fallen?" Lily said in disagreement.

She carefully checked Anastasia’s pulse and felt it was steady and had improved than it had been days ago.She thought that if Anastasia kept going, she could get rid of all the toxins that were still in her body.Her mind put at ease, Lily let go of her hand.

"Tell me.What happened?"

‘It’s...my cousin."

She paused for a moment, not wanting to badmouth her behind her back.

"Rhea Moore?"

Lily did not expect Anastasia to mention the person she had just met a day before.

‘I thought Rhea hasn't hung out with her much."

"Uh-huh."

"why was she in your house? What was she doing?"

After a pause, Lily thought about something.

"Are you saying Rhea pushed you down the stairs?"

"Not exactly.We had a minor scuffle, and I fell by accident."

She was embarrassed saying so, as she was huge and yet was no match for Rhea.

"Aa scuffle?"

"Yes."

With a nod, Anastasia gave Lily a rough account of what had transpired.

"I truly have no idea which pen holder she was talking about.I did go to her house, but I hadn't seen it.I wonder why she was so mad."

"Just because of a pen holder?"

Lily was astonished.

‘Although the Moore family isn’t super rich, they’re well-to-do and could surely afford to lose a pen holder.However, based on what Anastasia said, Rhea seemed to care about it a lot.There must be more to it than meets the eye!’ "Yeah.I've no idea why she cared about it so much.Aunt Maria offered to make an identical one for her, but she did not want it and insisted on searching my house! Of course, I couldn’t let her do so, as it was so rude."

Anastasia hardly knew what to say.

"Lily, do you think my cousin has gone insane? Why would she want to do that?"

"Well...I’m afraid you have to ask her that," Lily said meaningfully.

After she left the hospital, Lily called Dominic, and his call was answered quickly.

However, the voice that came from the other end was not his.

"Hello? Who are you?"

The childish voice melted Lily’s heart in a second.

"who do you think I am?"

"Mommy!"

Galen was very happy to hear his mother's voice over the phone.

"I miss you so much, Mommy!"

"I miss you too.Have you been a good boy over at Grandpa’s place?" Galen gave no reply.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1515-‘Jeez! This little boy must’ve done something bad again!’ Lily resigned and let out a sigh.

"Galen, can’t you be kinder a bit to grandpa?"

"I’ve been very kind!"

He said immediately, feeling that he was a good boy.

"you little brat, where have you run off to? Hey, why are you holding the phone? You..."

Dominic’s voice sounded from afar.

"Mommy..."

Galen seemed to be talking to Dominic.

Lily then heard Dominic grumble, "What mommy? She’s busy and has no time for you! Anyway, if your mommy finds out you peed on my bed, she’l] kick your little a*ss..."

"Mommy..."

Galen emphasized again, and Dominic finally caught on.

"What the..."

Lily then heard Dominic’s gruff voice over the phone.

"Hello?"

"Old man..."

Lily addressed him.

"Have you reached Burnwken? Hmm, the signal is not bad!"

Dominic said throatily, thinking that Lily had already left and was calling from there.

"No, I didn’t leave the country.I’m still in Kingsland," Lily answered.

She soon heard the physician bellow, "What? What do you mean you didn't leave the country? Are you playing with me? Did you leave your child with me to enjoy your freedom? Come back quickly and take the little brat away!"

"Grandpa, I’m not going," Galen said innocently.

Lily then heard Dominic trying to coax the boy in a meager voice, "No, no, I’m just trying to scare your mommy."

Lily was dumbfounded.

‘Well, thank you for trying to scare me!’

"Old man, I have something important to tell you."

She cleared her throat and said solemnly.

"What important things? Isn’t your son important too?"

Dominic raised his voice.

"How come you’ve become so wishy-washy? Just when the hell are you leaving? The sooner you leave, the sooner you can come back.What are you stalling for?"

"I won’t be going for the time being. I’ll let Galen stay at your place for a few days, and then after I’m done handling my affairs, I'll pick him up."

After a pause, she said gravely, "Also, I think something could have happened to Austin."

"A few days? He can’t even stay for one more day, okay? Let me tell you..."

As if having just understood her words, Dominic stopped abruptly.

"What were you saying? Who?"

"Austin.Something might have happened to him."

"That little a*shole,"

He mumbled and said, "What could happen to him? Stop trying to scare me.I don’t give a s*hit about him."

He talked tough, but Lily could tell he was still somewhat worried.

"He’s gone missing, and I feel he could still be inside the research institute even though I failed to find him.That place has stepped up its security measures and..."

Lily suddenly stopped.

"Hello? Hello? What security measures? What happened to the research institute?"

Dominic hurriedly asked, thinking there was a problem with the signal.

Lily hastily said, "Let’s leave it at that.I'll meet you later."

She hung up the phone decisively.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1516-Lily discovered that her phone was getting hacked.

Alexander had previously installed an anti-hacking system in her phone that would alarm her with a siren.

When Alexander tried to install it on her behalf, she even teased him for being overly cautious.

She was a perfumer, after all, and no one would want to hack her phone to eavesdrop on her calls, not to mention she had no secrets to hide.

Now, she had to hand it to Alexander for having such foresight.

After hanging up her phone, she stared at her phone thoughtfully.

‘If I got hacked, my conversations with Dominic and Alex might have leaked.I can’t wait for bad things to happen, so I might as well go on the offensive."

Lily turned her car around and went to get herself anew phone and anew number, which she then used to call the number Alexander had called her.

However, no one answered.

Thinking that he might have refrained from taking unknown phone calls, she did not worry too much and drove straight to the research institute.

‘Since I couldn’t do it secretly, I would do it openly.If I failed to sneak into the research institute, I’d just enter through the front door.

No matter how many secrets they're hiding and traps they’ve set up, I doubt they dare to do anything to me in broad daylight in Kingsland!’ After making up her mind, she took a precautionary step by informing Dominic through a message that she was going to the laboratory and that he should not worry as she would go to his place around evening time after settling her affairs.

In other words, if Lily did not show up in the evening, she would be in trouble and call the police immediately.

She believed that he would get it since they understood each other well.

She then left a voice message on Alexander’s phone, saying she was going to the laboratory to handle some matters and would go to his place tomorrow after she was done.

She brought her bodyguards and headed straight for the research institute.

It was not far, and they soon reached the place.

However, Lily could not help but sigh inwardly as she stood at the gate.

She used to work here for months, but the place had become so dangerous that she had to take various precautions before going over.

Knowing the passcode had been changed, she knocked on the gate.

Someone inside stuck their head out and frowned upon seeing her again.

"Do you have a business here?"

"I do!"

She nodded, "My things are still in the lab, and I need to take them back.Please let me in."

"You..."

Before he could say anything else, she interrupted.

"If you can’t make the decision, then inform someone and let the person in charge talk to me, okay?"

The man opened his mouth but did not say anything and shut the gate.

Unable to hear what was happening inside, Lily patiently waited outside.

If Thompson was still around, all she needed to do was communicate directly with him, and she had no idea how Austin was at the moment.

Besides the ordinary workers she had worked with, she did not know whom to seek help from at the research institute.

‘Mike? He would surely stop me from going in.

How about Rhea Moore?’ Just as she was thinking, she saw the gate open much broader this time.

"Go in!"

Lily brought her men and was about to go in when the guard stopped her.

"Mrs.Russell, you can go in, not them!"

Alarmed, the bodyguards went over to protect her, but the man did not back down.

"Not everyone can enter the research institute.Mrs.Russell, you worked here before.I hope you understand."

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1517-The man was courteous, and Lily could not find fault for his words.She would be deemed as unreasonable to barge into the place with her men.

Lily turned her head.

"You guys stay here.I'll be right back."

"Ma'am!"

The bodyguards were worried.

"I’ll be fine," She said casually, held up her hand, and glanced inwardly.

‘Even if it’s the lion’s den, I'm still going in!’ She walked in, and the gate closed behind her.

The research institute looked deserted and eerie.

‘When Professor Thompson and I were around, the gate wouldn’t be closed during the daytime, and people would come and go freely.Although I wouldn’t describe the place as lively, there were activities.Now it’s just like an abandoned building."

She craned her neck, took a glance, and walked toward the building.

The moment she entered, she saw Rhea in her white coat, one hand in her pocket and another pointing at something on a document, whispering to someone beside her.

Only when the person nodded and left did she look up at Lily.She smiled.

"You're here again? Did you leave something important in the lab? Or you can’t bear to leave this place and want to rejoin us?"

"If I return, would you let me take your place?"

Lily glanced sideways at Rhea and said blandly.

Rhea laughed.

"What are you talking about? This isn’t a palace— we’re not vying for the throne.Can’t we work together? We were colleagues, weren’t we? Also, I’m a big fan of yours, Mrs.Russell."

"Since we were colleagues, you don’t mind if I take something I’ve left behind, do you?"

Lily looked at her and asked.

"Hey, I don’t own the research institute.If you would like to take something, go ahead.Why would I mind it?"

Rhea stepped aside to show that she would not get in the way.

Lily threw her a deep gaze and walked inward.

"Anyway, what important thing have you left behind? Can I be of any help?"

Rhea stood where she was and asked again.

"I’m afraid I don’t need help.I only left some personal items behind.If you’re worried, you can come with me."

Rhea laughed nonchalantly.

"Of course not! There’s nothing to worry about.Even if secrets exist in the laboratory, you would know about them better than I do.Why would I be worried? It was wrong for me to stop you last time.I hope you don’t take it to heart," Rhea chuckled.

Lily raised her eyebrow to indicate that she did not mind and turned to walk inward.

Rhea stood where she was and did not tag along.

However, despite the smile on her face, there was no joy in her eyes.

Lily had no idea why Rhea would let her roam in the building without anyone following her.

Of course, she knew there were surveillance cameras everywhere.

At the same time, she knew which places were without them, like the restrooms.

Lily did not believe Rhea would graciously let her search for what she wanted, as Rhea was convinced Lily was up to no good.

Now, she could not bother with it.

Since Rhea had given her a chance, she had to conduct a proper search.

She wanted to know where Austin was held and the laboratory's other secrets.

‘Also...who’s hiding in that mysterious top floor?’ After making a trip to the restroom, she walked along the corridor and stopped in front of a room.

There was hardly anyone in the corridor as if she was the only person in this vast and empty building.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1518 -The laboratories Lily passed were empty.

Although the equipment was still there, there were no specimens.

Apparently unused for experimentation for a long time, some places had even gathered dust.

Now she had stopped before what used to be Thompson’s room.

When she was busy with her experiment here, she hardly had time to go home and would stay in the building.

Those with higher ranks like her and Thompson had been allocated rooms to rest.

Since Thompson had passed away, the door to his room was wide open and empty inside, without any documents on the desk.

As she stepped in, she heard a voice say, "Professor Thompson’s room had been cleaned up.I doubt you'll find your stuff here."

Lily looked over her shoulder and saw Rhea nearby.

For an alert person like Lily, she would not fail to notice Rhea having come so close.

‘I didn’t feel like I was being followed.It means...she didn’t take the same route.I wonder where she emerged from.There are pathways...or secret chambers or passages that I don’t know about! ? She glances around, hoping to see if there are any clues, but cannot find any traces of trapdoors just by looking.

"Are you very interested in Professor Thompson’s room?" Rhea asked.

Lily looked over her shoulder at Rhea.

"I’m more interested in yours.Do you mind if I take a look?"

"I don’t have a room here."

Rhea shrugged and said calmly, "I don’t enjoy the benefits they've given you and Professor Thompson.I only focus on my experiment and practically live in the lab.If you’re interested, you can look at my lab."

Lily nodded.

"Okay!"

‘Since she invited me, how could I say no? I worked here for so long and had never heard of Rhea, yet she appeared out of nowhere and seemingly became the person in charge.As for her experiment, I'd love to find out what it is about."

Following her, Lily left the room and kept walking forward.

Getting inside an elevator, Rhea reached out her finger and pressed the "I " button.

Lily was puzzled.

There was an assortment of items in the basement, where some low-light herbal plants were being cultivated.

However, there was no laboratory to her knowledge.

Seeing her bewildered look, Rhea curled her lips into a mysterious smile.

"Looks like you’re not that familiar with the building."

"I’m not, indeed."

She nodded and agreed.

"Your research showed that you know a lot about herbal plants.I'm curious where you heard about them." Rhea asked in a seemingly casual manner.

"I did learn something, but not that much."

Looking at the indicator on the elevator as it moved downward, Lily said blandly, "Anyway, I remember that you studied mainstream medicine overseas.I didn’t expect you to know so much about herbal medicine."

"We have to keep learning, don’t we?"

Wriggling her fingers, Rhea grew relaxed, as if she were having a small talk with Lily.

"The world is so huge, and yet we know so little.Only through research and experiments will we be able to progress and learn more.Then our society could advance in leaps and bounds.Don’t you think so?"

"I believe that every advancement should benefit humanity.It’s only an advancement if it makes the world better.Otherwise, I could not agree with you."

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1519 -"How would we know if the research hasn’t succeeded yet? Maybe you're heading in the wrong direction." Rhea said it meaningfully.

The elevator dinged as it reached the floor.

Lily no longer responded to her words.

As the elevator doors opened, she wanted to step out but found someone blocking their way.

"Mike?" Lily was stunned.

Seeing him, Rhea knitted her brow.

"Mike, what are you up to again?"

"Mrs.Russel no longer works in the lab and shouldn’t come here."

Not answering Rhea, Mike looked at Lily and said, emphasizing each word.

Holding back her anger, Lily looked at him.

"I’m here to pick up what I left behind.Is it not allowed, Mr.Corden?"

She stressed his last name on purpose.

‘What is Mike up to? He keeps getting in my way."

"What have you left behind?" Mike’s gaze showed no emotions.

"You won’t be able to find anything that belongs to you here, and you shouldn't be here either.Tell me what you left behind, and I’1l get someone to return it to you.Please leave now, Mrs.Russell."

‘He's ordering me to leave.What a cold person! He truly goes by the book, doesn’t he?’

"Mrs.Russell is here to see me, and I’ve invited her to visit my workplace.You can talk to me if you have a problem with it."

To Lily’s surprise, Rhea tried to help her.

Lily threw a glance at her over the shoulder and narrowed her eyes.

Then Mike looked at Rhea and said bluntly, "Rhea, the research institute is an important place.How could you just bring anyone here? Let alone the workplace! Are you so ignorant of it that I need to remind you?"

"Mrs.Russell is not an outsider and is a founding member of the project.What secrets would we be hiding from her?"

Rhea curled her lips into a dismissive smile.

Lily felt her smile was laden with meaning.

"Since Mrs.Russell already quit, she’s no longer one of us and shouldn’t step foot in here ever again.As the biggest shareholder, I have the right to decide."

Straightening his back, he refused to move aside.

"Mrs.Russell, we’re friends after all.I hope you won't make a scene here."

‘In other words, leave, or I'll get someone to throw you out!’ "Mike! Don’t think you’re someone important just because you funded the experiment.You don't make the decisions!"

Somewhat angry, Rhea stared at him and said so, then held Lily's wrist.

"Today, I’m bringing her to visit my workplace, and I dare you to stop me!’ Lily was caught off guard and dragged along by the woman, who had not expected her to act so abruptly.Mike quickly stepped sideways and blocked their path.Angry, Rhea tried to shove him off, but he grasped her hand instead.

"I won’t let any outsiders set foot here today!"

They were caught in a stand-off.

Seeing the two glaring at each other, Lily steadied herself and raised her voice, "Enough!"

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1520-"Mike, I feel like I’ve only just started to know you today.You're truly somebody, aren’t you?" Lily said it coldly and backed into the elevator.

"You're right.Since I already quit, I shouldn't be here.I'll leave right now, so I won't be putting you two on the spot."

"Don’t go!"

Taken aback, Rhea tried to pull her, but Lily’s wrist easily shifted to dodge her grasp.

"It’s not up to him to make the decision!"

Rhea spoke angrily as she looked at Lily.

"Don’t you want to take a look at my workplace? Don’t you want to look for what you’ve left behind and see what you want to see?"Her words were extremely tempting and yet felt like a trap.

Lily let out a half-smile.

"I wanted to, but not anymore.Mr.Corden is right.This involves your secrets, and I shouldn’t ask too much about it.Goodbye!"

She pressed the button on the elevator.

"Don’t go!"

Rhea tried to stop her, but Mike dragged her back.

Caught off-guard, Rhea knocked into him.

Missing the elevator, she saw the elevator doors shut.

"Mike!"

Glaring over her shoulder, Rhea was enraged.Mike slowly let go of her hand with an indifferent look.

"Do you know what you’ve done?"

Rhea felt like tearing him apart as she stared at him.

Reason told her that she could not do so just yet, but anger overwhelmed her.

‘This man is such a nuisance!’ Mike blandly threw her a sidelong glance.

"I can ask you the same thing.If I had not stopped you, what would you have done? Trap her here in the building? How many more people are you trying to imprison in the building?"

"She knows a lot about perfumery, kickboxing, and herbal medicine, so her brain must be different than those of ordinary people and could produce an unusual lab result that’s worth studying! You just destroyed my plan!"

Clenching her fists, Rhea wished she could punch his face.

"Are we all just specimens to you? Not human beings?"

Turning around to face her, Mike slightly narrowed his eyes and sized up the petite woman, who was only as tall as his shoulders.

‘Frankly speaking, if I see her on the street, I’d only think she’s a pretty and arrogant woman.I would never imagine her to be filled with sick ideas on experiments and so cold-hearted."

"So what?"

Raising her brow, Rhea did not think there was anything wrong with her.

"What’s the difference between human beings and animals? They’re all insignificant in the universe.Why can animals be specimens and not human beings?"

Slightly shaking his head, Mike continued, "Then what kind of specimen am I to you?"

Her beautiful fox-like eyes stared unwaveringly at him, Rhea slightly stood on her toes and craned her head as she said bluntly, "

Well, one day I'd love to crack your head open and see what’s inside!’ "Then you might not have the chance for the rest of your life."

Mike said as he curled his lips.

"It’s hard to say.We’ll have to wait and see, won’t we?"

Rhea turned and strode off.

Staring after the woman as she receded into the darkness, Mike slowly narrowed his eyes.

Lily felt relieved when she stepped out of the elevator and saw daylight.