Shelves lined with bottles and jars, test tubes filled with colorful liquids, and the bubbling sound of distillation surrounded them. This was just a part of Seth's lab, which contained both poisons and antidotes. Each was labeled with a code, not a name. The lab housed at least a dozen researchers, fully geared up and working diligently.

Nash was placed on a sofa, unconscious.

Nina was taken to the hospital for a full-body check-up. Apart from some scrapes, she was fine.

Thanks to Scarlett's protection, she had survived the ordeal. She worried about Scarlett, who had always expressed her loneliness and isolation.

Even in the operating room, Scarlett was alone, with no one to visit her. Nina did not want her to be alone and wanted to provide her with some warmth.

Nina waited outside the operating room, hoping that when Scarlett woke up, she would see someone who cared about her. Maybe that would give her more hope to live.

After three hours, Scarlett was wheeled out of the operating room. Nina stood up immediately, relieved to see Scarlett alive.

"The surgery was successful. The bullet has been removed, but the patient needs to rest," the doctor informed her.

"Thank you, doctor."

with his team guarding Scarlett's room and asked, "What's going on? Why are there so many officers?" James explained, "This woman is connected to the criminals. She is a key suspect and

heart sank. "Even if she was coerced, she

replied, "That will be determined

worried about Scarlett's fate, asked, "Will

on whether she's found to be a principal offender or an

girl haszto do things against her will to survive, with no control over her life, what should she do? Choose death or

what she did,

"Ma'am, please calm down. Her fate hasn't

her time with Scarlett. She understood Scarlett's

been able to empathize as deeply. It was

him.

Nina's suspicion grew.

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