Astrid chuckled dryly.

Mature enough?

If leaked, the research material in the lab would send shock waves around the globe.

Yet, in Vivienne's words, it was merely mature enough?

Astrid glanced at her and asked, "So, you agree to stay in the lab?"

Vivienne nodded. "Yeah."

Astrid breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "Thanks, Vivienne. I really appreciate you agreeing to be part of this experiment. Our progress will surely skyrocket now." Vivienne did not respond. Instead, she turned her gaze to the car window, watching the streetlights fall, and a slow smile spread across her lips.

After dropping Vivienne off at home, Astrid did not go upstairs. Instead, she turned the car around and drove away.

In the back seat lay the experimental data Vivienne had revised that day.

Returning home, Dorian and Cordelia were already asleep, and even though the light was on in Thaddeus' room, he was sound asleep, too. Vivienne switched off Thaddeus' light and entered her own room.

The moment she opened the door, her steps faltered, her eyes sharpening instantly.

A chill ran through her as she looked towards the window - a piece of paper was wedged in the crack.

This was the twenty-third floor; unless it was an inside job, this kind of infiltration was extraordinary!

She was sure that apart from Dorian's family, no one else was here.

Obviously, she was dealing with a pro!

She walked over and pulled out the paper.

The message was a mishmash of newspaper cutouts, and crooked letters forming a single line.

[The TCL Lab.]

the paper tightly in her

sent this was not the same

who could it

Suddenly, she smirked.

had his fill of the outside world, that old coot was now

it? Did he want to

slightly as she pulled out her phone and opened Twitter,

Twitter, but Matthew had insisted it was the rage and

not used it since signing up, just

become a public figure, and her Twitter followers

same master were the first to get

only one person in the world who could owe Vivienne

bucks, unpaid

he had faked his death, leaving them

public call for payment, it was

how could they miss out on helping Vivienne collect her

echoing

those of the nine, were baffled, wondering who owed her

who owed her, only Leopold replied seriously, "The debtor

tagged him in

their followers

What was going on?

master dodging

job nowadays

to retweet and tag Finnian, urging him to

the other disciples were

to message the group, [Holy smokes! Leopold, you've got guts! Aren't you afraid the master will come for

[Nice one, Leopold! I support you.

[I'll mourn for you in

A man's

I'd be tweeting right now, hounding

[Leopold used to be unreliable, but he's spot-on this time. We stand with Vivienne and must stand up for

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