The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 234

Chapter 234

“What?” The old man grumbled as he took the pack of cigarettes Anna tossed to him, skillfully slipping it into his jeans pocket. “People are always rummaging around here, as if there’s something worth finding among all this junk. It’s truly preposterous”

“Has anyone else been here recently?” Anna asked, her face showing signs of concern.

“Yeah. Some weirdos in black suits were here a few days ago and were tossing things around i asked them who they were and got nothing but bad attitude in return” The old man retorted, clearly irked by the disrespect he was given by those men.

“You’re okay, right?” Anna asked, her anxiety mounting.

“I’m fine. I threatened to call the cops, and they ran off The old man puffed out his chest with pride

Anna let out a sigh of relief. She and her friends, Percival and Vivienne, exchanged looks.

“Let’s get what we came for Anna led the way to the basement

Percival and Vivienne followed As Vivienne looked back, she locked eyes with the old man, who snorted before walking away with his head held high

making Vivienne frown.

Inside the basement.

This used to be Karen’s main lab. Upon entering. Vivienne noticed an abandoned 3D bio–printer.

She blinked in surprise, while Percival looked around the lab as a softness crept onto his normally stern face.

When he first visited this lab, he was just a child. At that time, he was completely awestruck by the wonders inside.

the world came from here, he felt a swell of pride

the visionary behind all this was no

hole in the corner. It was the

and gently tapped on

white heads popped out. They were lab rats.

squeaked and retreated back into their hole, only to return shortly with a small glass vial filled with a green

rats? Vivienne asked as Anna picked up the vial

from a 24–hour convenience store earlier, along with the cigarettes for the

not realizing

probably descendants of the lab rats used here before.” Anna replied while shaking

food I found them to

bere

thought she’d hide something so

Anna handed the

without a

going” Percival suggested

were still squeaking around her feet, and followed Vivienne and Percival

old

Anne called out to the empty

from a hidden

Percival drove them away, he asked Anna, “What

she had been running and heding, fearful of being

members

“You have two choices. You can come with me and work for me, or you can go

Anna stayed silent

need go to university But dont

understand” Anna

was beginning to peak through

was 6:15 am

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