CHAPTER 161Martin had just closed for the day. He headed home that night. When he got home, he found the door unlocked. "Ugh? how's that possible?" It was very odd since he always left his door locked before heading to the hospital or the drake manor. He pushed the door open and met the TV on. His gaze swept across the room and found someone on his sofa. The moment his eyes scanned who the figure was, he frowned immediately and went straight in and shut the door. "How did you get in!" He approached the woman on his sofa. The woman, just as old as Martin except for her preserved womanly features. Her eyes were focused on the TV screen. "I am talking to you woman! what are you doing in my home!" "You told your daughter to lie to me that you weren't at the hospital the other night." She started. "I knew she was lying because you will always be at that forsaken hospital of yours." "Watch your tongues woman, you have no right to be here, take whatever you brought wit

“Hands in the air!” a police officer shouted sharply. “You are all under arrest for the murder of hundreds of Z+ City citizens!”Martin’s heart skipped a beat.Everything ended right there for him.Within moments, he was arrested—alongside his fellow doctors.They all protested, raising their voices in outrage, but the police ignored every single complaint.It didn’t matter anymore.Lucian watched everything live from the news.He observed as Martin and his doctors were dragged away by the police.A faint smile appeared on his face.Everything was going according to plan.Phase Two had already been set in motion.He had successfully removed Martin Luke from the picture.Now—Only a few remained.About five of them.The remaining council members.Meanwhile, the council members gathered in a secret room.All of them were present—Except Pearl.As usual, she had never really attended any of their meetings.Seated comfortably in the room were the remaining five members of the council—Th

Pearl sat alone in a corner that evening, her expression tense. She couldn’t shake off everything she had overheard the Drake council discussing.Her thoughts kept circling back to one name—Dr. Patrick.She didn’t know who he was, but she felt an unexpected sense of pity… and fear for him. The council wasn’t the type to act gently, especially if it meant getting Martin Luke out of prison.And that worried her.She didn’t want anything to happen to him… but she also didn’t know what she could possibly do.Lost in thought, she barely noticed when Lucian walked past her.“What’s the matter? You seem worried.”Pearl startled at first, but quickly composed herself when she realized it was him.“It’s nothing… I’m always worried,” she muttered.Lucian studied her for a moment. “It’s not good to carry everything alone. If something can be solved, then it’s worth speaking about. Keeping it to yourself only makes it worse. So… how can I help?”She hesitated. “It’s nothing serious. I just… have