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.]

dropped; she clenched the paper tightly

sent this was not

who could it

Suddenly, she smirked.

outside world, that old coot was

it? Did he want to see if

her phone and opened Twitter, posting

but Matthew had insisted it was the rage and would not stop nagging until she gave

had not used it since signing up, just letting it

Hawthorn family, she had gradually become a public figure, and her Twitter followers had grown.

same master were the first

there was only one person in the

bucks, unpaid for

since he had faked his death, leaving them grieving for

payment, it was clear the old man was grandstanding

out on helping Vivienne collect

echoing

followers, as well as those of the nine, were baffled, wondering who owed her money to warrant

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

created a new account for Finnian and tagged him in a post, [Master, a grand

their followers into

What was going on?

dodging a

job nowadays

Vivienne's followers began to retweet and tag Finnian, urging him

tweet, the other disciples

you've got guts! Aren't you afraid the master will

one, Leopold! I support

mourn for

there to fear? A man's gotta have

Did Vivienne treat you right for nothing? It's her hard-earned money the old man owes. Aren't we supposed to help her get it back? If I were you, I'd be tweeting right now, hounding the old man to pay! Isn't Vivienne's happiness worth more than your little troubles? Besides, who knows where

but he's spot-on this time. We stand with Vivienne and

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