Vira sat at a little cafe shop situated a few metres outside the institute with a mug in hand. The liquid inside was hot, so she wrapped her hands around it to keep them warm. After Veyra had left with Ryker, she had come down to this place to seek solace, something she needed at the moment. However, she found it hard to feel at ease, not with her racing thoughts and mind. Jace Her thoughts returned to him. When was she going to see him? Who knows, perhaps he will save her from this mess. She sighed. What if he wanted nothing to do with her? Suddenly, her phone dinged. She took her final sip before setting the mug on the table. When the warmth in her hand subsided, she picked up the phone, wondering who had remembered to text her. Then she caught sight of the sender's name and hesitated for a few seconds. Elias. “What the hell does he want?” she asked herself as she opened the message. A photo caught her eyes, making her heart skip a beat. She quickly opened the picture to

“Would you mind telling me how you got in last night?” Jace asked Nova as he handed her the plates. When she glanced at the bread on the plates, she almost chuckled. “I can't imagine there is something you're not good at.” she said, taking one last look at the almost burnt food.Jace shrugged. “Well, I tried.”At the very least, he did his best, even if it was unthinkable on his part to assume the system knew a skill that could help him make toast. He had requested help from it, only to end up seeing a blank reply from the system.“Guess it doesn't deal with that.” he had concluded in his mind.He had never imagined himself making toast or even making breakfast, except tea or coffee. But since his workers were away, he had no one to help and had to fend for himself for a while.“Let me help with tea.” Nova offered.Jace refused. “Nevermind. I think I can pull this off by myself.”With a slight smile, she left t

The next place Serex visited after leaving the Institute was Riven Enterprise. He strolled in with eyes peeking at every corner searching for his boss. He was already aware of Jace's workaholic nature, owing to the fact that he always kept his business first. Perhaps that was why he refused to help him. On second thought, he noticed that everything was running smoothly as usual, which led him to believe that his boss had been working hard rather than looking for ways to use his influence to help him. Serex clenched his jaws and ignored the prying eyes around him. Then he put his hand in his and felt the tube in it. He recalled being given it by Lazik who had told him to use it on Jace. “Jace is not who you think he is. You will need something to subdue him first.” Lazik had told him before handing him the syringe-like tube containing yellow bubbling liquid. Now he felt the tube, he realized that he had even failed to inquire about the contents of the container and its effects on t