Tom raised his hand, signaling the squad to advance.
The crew approached the villa at a measured pace.
Vivienne and Percival lagged behind, letting the first wave take point before ambushing, quickly followed by the second. It wasn't long before the villa was surrounded.
Inside the villa.
Samantha's eyes snapped open, her hand instinctively touching her face. Sensing something amiss, she bolted up and strode to the mirror. Her eyebrows knitted tightly together at her reflection. Her face was etched with wrinkles. Her skin was aging rapidly.
"Damn it!" she cursed, slamming her palm down on the wooden desk, which splintered under the force. "Another failure."
She had slept all day, yet the lines on her face hadn't softened. ST-1 couldn't stave off her aging.
At this rate, she would die before getting what she wanted.
Samantha composed herself, then dialed a number on her phone.
"Didn't I say no calls unless it's urgent?" a gruff voice snapped from the other end, clearly irked.
Ignoring his tone, Samantha went straight to the point. "Time to develop a new drug. ST-1 isn't cutting it. I think we can start by..."
She stopped mid-sentence, bolting to the window. Seeing the siege outside, her expression darkened.
"What's going on?" the man demanded.
"I've been made."
"Idiot!" he barked.
"Save your insults. Better
scolded, but Samantha
research direction. If you don't save me, you can
she could not even notice the siege beforehand, her
side of the call remained silent as
After quite some time, the man finally
turning back
front, and someone
the place,
had clearly underestimated
using high-tech to cloak the area behind an illusionary barrier. But somehow, Vivienne
narrowed as she grabbed an object
her next move, the
stood
expect you to be first. Thought your mother would beat you
hands in her pockets, looked down at Samantha, her eyes gleaming with a hint of mischief. Probably because of her running earlier, a few strands of stray
needed
take me?"
not try?" Vivienne's smile
recovered quickly. "Let's talk. Might be our last chance, nephew
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