Spoiled by Mr. Russell

Lily’s heart and mind raced as she ran. Since she had come from the laboratory, she knew Yasmin was not there. The latter could not have brought Nick away so abruptly and secretively just to talk to him, either.

Since Yasmin was eager for the experiment, she would not just need Nick. Fred would be there, too. As the queen kept this from Lily and Rhea, the older woman would also need the doctors who were present the other day.

Therefore, it was evident that Yasmin intended to proceed with the experiment without telling Lily about it.

‘Has she lost her mind?! Why would she do it knowing it’ll fail?!’ Lily pressed the floor button multiple times, wishing the elevator would move faster. To her surprise, the button to the floor where Fred was did not light up. It stayed that way no matter how many times she pressed it.

‘Is it locked?’ Lily knew nothing was wrong with the elevator. After all, it should not have been able to reach other floors if there were. It was evident access to that floor was unavailable. However, it also proved Lily’s suspicions to be true.

Rhea neared and snorted. “You’re trying to get to that floor, right? For your information, it’s locked. I tried the stairs just now, but there

didn’t she? I wonder how long it’s been since they started the

added,

Regardless of the outcome, she thought it was a

kept it from you. I’ve always been supportive of the experiment, after all.” Lily glanced at her

stairwell and said, “Hey, I told you the guards

she changed her mind and hurried out instead of pressing