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.

your insults. Better hurry if you

but Samantha cut him off with a

new research direction. If you don't save me, you can

tech savvy, but if Vivienne was so prepared that she could not even notice the siege beforehand, her options were limited. She had to rely on that man to get out of

remained silent as if

After quite some time, the man finally said and hung

exhaled with relief silently, turning back to the

the villa's front, and

to blow up the place, she realized,

clearly

advantage, using high-tech to cloak the area behind an

she grabbed an object from the drawer,

contemplated her next move, the

Percival stood there, their

expect you to be first. Thought your mother would beat you to

hands in her pockets, looked down at Samantha, her eyes gleaming with a hint of mischief. Probably because of her running earlier,

needed to handle

think you can take me?" Samantha

not try?" Vivienne's smile was bright yet

by Vivienne's confidence and beauty, recovered quickly. "Let's talk. Might be our last chance, nephew

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