“Damn it!” Selene in a fit of rage threw a tablet across the room with considerable force, causing it to shatter. Her eyes blazing with unconcealed annoyance demanded of no one in particular. “How long has he been in that bloody state? Why isn’t he regaining consciousness at all?” Selene’s eyes swept through everybody in the room who all avoided meeting her gaze as if doing so would condemn them to a lifetime of damnation. They all tried to reduce their presence as much as possible to avoid attracting Selene’s ire. And seeing everybody trying to avoid her like the plague, Selene brutally settled her gaze on Cale’s body which remained unconscious till this moment. Although Selene asked how long it had been since Cale was like this, she knew for certain herself without needing to ask others. It had already been over thirty minutes and yet the bloody bastard was still like this. During this time, it wasn’t like Selene had been idle and just waiting for Cale to wake up himself. She

The events that unfolded following Cale’s accident were a blur to Selene. Everything happened so quickly—from Cale’s body nearly being cooked to him being wheeled out of the cell after barely retaining a single breath of life—it was so quick that throughout all this, Selene was like a zombie working on autopilot, completely numb to all this. And so she continued in that state for the rest of the day. After Cale was wheeled to the infirmary, Selene didn’t know how she made it back to her office. When people came to report about Cale’s situation, Selene listened to them without hearing a single word they said. When Trevor came to check on Selene, he stopped before entering her office. From the open door, Trevor saw Selene blankly staring at the wall of her office, her gaze seemingly far away despite there being nothing to see. In her state, it was clear that Selene was not in any mood to talk so Trevor only glanced at her for some time before leaving, closing the door behind him i

Trevor’s sudden interruption caught not only Selene off guard but also Professor Ludwig who has just been speaking. Not too long ago—barely even a few seconds past—Professor Ludwig had just dismissed Selene from her duties as head of the research on Cale’s awakening and handed her position over to her assistant, Trevor effectively promoting him. Yet instead of being happy about this, Trevor suddenly pleaded for the professor to reconsider his decision. “What is the meaning of this?” Professor Ludwig asked. Trevor replied, “I am sorry speaking out of turn professor but I implore you to reconsider you decision and reinstate junior professor Selene back as the head of the project.” The room was silent for a moment as nobody spoke while Professor Ludwig scrutinized Trevor to see if he was serious. But he was unable to determine anything through Trevor’s blank face so he simply asked again. “Why are you doing this? Do you pity your previous superior or are you just trying to be modest

Ahhhh! “Finally, we are done with all the bloody nonsense. Gosh, who knew it would take so long just to deal with the aftermath of such a small beast tide.” Karla stretched, arms raised high into the air and her body winding up tightly like a tautly drawn string before going loose and falling limply on the table. Her face, carrying a satisfied smile beamed radiantly and flushed under the influence of the alcohol running through her body. At that moment, she was the picture of languid satisfaction and contentment. All around her, the members of her team sat each nursing a bottle of alcoholic beverage, equally as relaxed as Karla was. They were in a bar that was filled with the noisy chatter and bluster of inebriated patrons lending a boisterous atmosphere of joy and gallantry so tangible it formed pink wisp like tendrils that flowed and gathered upward, forming a pink cloud that hung over the heads of the patrons. This was the Cloud Bliss Bar, a famous gathering hotspot amo

Back in the lab… Selene walked through the hallway, clothes straightened, face washed and her hair all done up. Having left her office after the last episode with the professor, Selene had cleaned herself up and resumed work, allowing everything to go back to normal… well almost! Things had changed a little bit in the lab. The good news was that Selene and Trevor had managed to keep their jobs working in the lab. The bad news was they were no longer in charge of the project and no longer had the authority to oversee Cale’s examination. Now Selene was just a simple executive level researcher with a little more power than normal researchers. She could delegate some simple tasks but would need authorization to carry out more significant tasks. As for what she did in particular, it basically involved doing a bit here and a bit there, focusing on everything but not in charge of any—like a bit fat cat whose only job was to sit down and watch. It was clear all of it was because of Pr