Spoiled by Mr. Russell

Fred thoughtfully paced back and forth for a long while. He looked somewhat anxious as he asked, “Who else knows about this?” Stunned, Rhea shook her head. “No one, I think.” “Not even Lily?” Fred was incredulous. After all, Lily had developed R10 and should know if there were issues with it.

“Well… I’m not sure,” Rhea murmured, “As you know, we don’t like each other, and she wouldn’t tell me anything. Perhaps she doesn’t know or simply chose not to tell me about it.” Fred frowned but thought Rhea was being reasonable.

“I see,” he said solemnly.

“We’ll proceed with the experiment tomorrow,”

expect him

Is that clear?” Rhea hesitated when she saw his glare. She nodded slowly, saying, “Yes, Your Grace.” She finally realized Fred would proceed with the experiment even if she told him it would surely fail. She could not understand why, but

lab and rest.” Fred waved her off while yawning. “You must stay sharp for the

and opened the drawer, removing a phone from it. “This is yours, right?” Surprised, Rhea nodded. “Yeah.” “Mike Corden called many times, but I didn’t answer.”