Spoiled by Mr. Russell

Satisfied, Fred took the phone and said, “Didn’t I ask you to tell Mike that his son is dead?”

Rhea grew alarmed. Although Fred sounded casual, he blamed her for not following his orders.

“I…” Rhea said nervously, “I’m worried the news would be too much for him and cause brainwave fluctuations that could affect my control over him. Although I won’t lose him, I don’t want to cause any trouble at this crucial moment. I plan to tell him after the experiment.”

Fred caught on and nodded. “Oh, I see. Relax. I asked you to tell Mike about it so he would leave you alone. Since you know how to deal with him, I’ll leave it matter to you.” However, Rhea was still worried. She said, “I’ll tell him about his son’s death after we complete the experiment tomorrow.”

can count on you. I’m putting you in charge of the experiment tomorrow, then. You won’t let me

her despite his gentle

despite herself. “I’ll do

have much confidence in tomorrow’s experiment. She even thought it was likely to fail, but she would not dare

right, get some rest. I’m going back to sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a big day!” Fred smiled as he

…

left after hanging up. He had not just gotten out of bed as he led Rhea to believe. Instead, Mike was sitting